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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1982
The report presents recommendations from a 1981 meeting sponsored by Unesco (United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization) on the topic of integration of severely/multiply handicapped persons into general and vocational education. A summary of discussion topics addresses terminology; the concept of integration--its advantages and…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, International Programs
Stewart, Larry G., Ed. – 1978
The monograph offers three papers presented at a 1978 symposium in Arizona entitled "Foundations of Rehabilitation Planning with Deaf Persons who are Severely Handicapped." The keynote address by Ralph White presents an overview of what can and should be happening with the severely handicapped deaf population, considering such questions as who the…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Conferences, Deafness, Definitions
Download full textThayer, Ted M.; Rice, B. Douglas – 1990
This report explores ramifications of vocational rehabilitation services being provided in independent living programs through tracing the development of disability rights and independent living movements from their inception to the present. Comparisons are drawn between the programmatic approaches of state rehabilitation agencies and independent…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Liberties, Definitions, Delivery Systems
Zollinger, Ruth H., Ed.; Klein, Nancy K., Ed. – 1975
Presented are six papers originally delivered at a colloquium series on the problems of the learning disabled child, with emphasis on a multidisciplinary perspective. In "One Psychologist's Perspective on Learning Disabilities," J. Kessler provides an overview of the field with sections on definition and identification, etiology, testing as a…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology
Ooms, Theodora – 1990
This report provides background information and summarizes a 1990 seminar on the parent/professional partnership in the implementation of Public Law 99-457. Topics considered in the seminar included eligibility under Part H of the law, early intervention prior to P.L. 99-457, the process of the legislation, future of the legislation, timing of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Disabilities
Lineham, Patrice – 2001
This document is the outcome of a conference that examined promising practices in services for children with developmental delays (DD) and gathered input for making policy recommendations related to the implementation of DD as a specific disability category for children ages 3 through 9. It begins by discussing changes to the Individuals with…
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Developmental Delays, Disability Identification
Brown, Dale S.; And Others – 1990
The President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities brought together a total of 61 educators, employers, helping professionals, people with learning disabilities, family members, and government policy leaders in a conference designed to identify issues and develop a strategic plan to improve employment opportunities for people with…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Attitudes, Definitions
Leach, James A., Ed. – 1980
This monograph is concerned with the topic of productivity in the workforce. The papers presented represent an attempt to bring together the thinking of individuals from various fields of study on the topic. The first set of papers in the monograph is concerned with defining productivity in a broad sense. To this end, papers are presented that…
Descriptors: Business, Curriculum, Definitions, Developmental Disabilities
Association for Cross-Cultural Education and Social Studies, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1981
The workshop report provides a philosophy and rationale for special education for the culturally and linguistically different exceptional child, outlines components of personnel preparation, reviews model admission criteria, and suggests strategies to create effective leadership. Chapter 1 contains a legislative review, definitions, and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Bilingual Education, College Admission, Competency Based Teacher Education
University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR. – 1993
Forty representative learning disabilities specialists from 19 states met to discuss ways of improving the diagnosis, remediation, and counseling of adults with learning disabilities. First, the activities of the Jones Learning Center at the University of the Ozarks regarding diagnosing and mainstreaming college students with learning disabilities…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Change Strategies
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1995
This proceedings document provides the texts of 23 presentations given at a conference in 1994 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. An initial paper compares the definition of transition developed by Andrew Halpern…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
