Graduate programs in adapted physical education (APE) prepare individuals to work with students with disabilities in the physical education setting. However, these APE graduate programs vary widely throughout the country, and there has never been a systematic effort to identify and analyze these programs. Therefore, the purpose of this…

In 2011, the Arizona State Legislature adopted a law creating the first education savings account (ESA) in the United States. Following Arizona's lead, several other states, including Florida Tennessee,Mississippi and Nevada, have implemented ESA policies. Typical eligibility requirements include conditions such as a pupil's diagnosed disability,…

The 5 year report on Project SETT-UP (Special Education via Telecommunications--Teacher Upgrade), a two way telecommunications inservice training project in southeastern Virginia, is presented. The report is organized into three sections concerned with personnel involved in the program, achievement of program objectives, and special program…

This guide is designed to provide information to CETA prime sponsors in Virginia concerning non-traditional agencies serving the handicapped. Following an introductory section, the first of three additional sections discusses the operation of these private agencies, their traditional funding and referral sources, and how they prepare handicapped…

This document contains abstracts from 28 exemplary vocational guidance and counseling projects funded in Virginia during the 1980-81 school year. Of the projects included, nine are designed to increase vocational guidance and counseling for adults, ten are developed to increase vocational guidance and counseling services for handicapped persons,…

Designed to serve as an introduction to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) for agencies serving the handicapped, this guide analyzes the CETA process and suggests ways in which CETA funds can be used to help handicapped persons achieve their vocational potential. After giving a brief history and overview of the legislation, the…

This collection of abstracts provides descriptions of exemplary vocational guidance and counseling projects funded in Virginia through Title II (Vocational Education) of Public Law 94-482. The abstracts describe programs to improve vocational guidance for special needs persons (disadvantaged, handicapped) as well as those to improve vocational…

This report reviews the 31 exemplary vocational guidance and counseling projects in Virginia during the 1981-82 school year and includes a brief summary of each project, its objectives and methodology, and the name, address, institutional affiliation, and phone number of the project director. Nine of the abstracts deal with programs to increase…

The handbook provides general information about the resource program for learning disabled (LD) students at the secondary level in Augusta County, Virginia. Noted in the section on program philosophy is the intention to provide academic skills and coping strategies through a unified combination of remedial and compensatory teaching. The section on…

This report presents summaries of federally-assisted and state (Virginia) funded programs as required by Public Law 100-146, The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1987. Information presented for each of the 55 programs includes: (1) the administering agency; (2) the legislation enabling the provision of…

This manual presents information about major causes of developmental disabilities, discusses strategies to prevent development disabilities, and identifies relevant resources and reference material. Introductory information defines developmental disabilities and prevention (under Virginia statutes). The first section considers causes prior to and…

This booklet, developed for persons interested in exemplary programs to improve vocational guidance and counseling, reviews currently funded projects in the field of vocational guidance. The document contains abstracts from 39 exemplary projects in vocational guidance and counseling in the state of Virginia. Included are abstracts from 7 projects…

Assistive technology is equipment that improves the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. Using assistive technology, children discover they have control over their environment and develop a sense of competence and independence. As special education enrollments increase, more students are using assistive technology, but many…

The first issue of this semi-annual journal features presentations and papers from the sixth Annual Virginia Community Colleges Association Convention held November 17-18, 1988, including the following: "Community College Mission: An Ideology Out of Balance," by Darrel Clowes and Bernard H. Levin; "The Bottom of the Blind Man's…