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Ekvall, Shirley M., Ed.; And Others – 1987
The following papers were delivered at a symposium on improving the nutritional status of a child who is chronically ill or handicapped: (1) "Planning Comprehensive Health Services for the Chronically Ill/Handicapped Child; (2) "Future National Directions in Maternal and Child Health"; (3) "Nutrition Services in a State Crippled Children's…
Descriptors: Children, Chronic Illness, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill. Technical Assistance Development System. – 1979
The document summarizes discussions and presentations of a 1979 workshop to examine minority leadership aspects of the federally funded Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP). The following 11 titles and presenters are included: "Insights into the Leadership Role" (J. Birckhead); "Managing the Development of an…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Minority Group Teachers
Reynolds, Grace D., Comp. – 1979
The proceedings of an institute on PAM--Project Aquatics Mainstreaming, designed to develop a continuum of services in aquatics for handicapped persons--is presented. Addresses touch on the following topics: the project's history, analysis of mainstreaming, mainstreaming issues (including legal and legislative ones); program and individual…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Conference Reports, Disabilities, Facility Guidelines
Nary, Dot; White, Glen; Jones, Darrell Lynn; Buppapong, Raweewan; Petty, Richard; Heinsohn, Dawn; Langbehn, Kristy – 2002
This manual contains training materials on full participation in independent living for a national conference for personnel in agencies concerned with independent living for people with disabilities. Preliminary materials include the conference agenda, background information about the trainers, and organizational information on Independent Living…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adults, Agencies, Disabilities
Bane, David C., Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1978
The document offers proceedings of the First National Conference on Special Recreation for the handicapped which coincided with the dedication of White Oak Village/Mountwood Park (West Virginia), a recreational facility designed to serve as a national model for meeting the recreational needs of the handicapped. An introductory paper by E. Lehew…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Day Care, Disabilities, Parks
Minnesota Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, St. Paul. – 1989
Twenty-nine recommendations were compiled from ideas generated by participants at the National Conference on Self- Determination, which was called by the United States Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, with over half the participants having disabilities of some kind. The participants came with different perspectives, but…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Government Role, Interpersonal Relationship
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). – 1988
This monograph presents resolutions passed by conferences of European ministers responsible for sport in five meetings from 1975 to 1986. The meetings were held in Brussels, London, Palma de Majorca, Malta, and Dublin. Reported also are declarations, press communiques, and resolutions issued by informal working parties and informal meetings of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Western States Technical Assistance Resource, Monmouth, OR. – 1983
Seven papers are presented from a 1982 conference on interagency collaboration in special education. Participants at the conference represented a variety of disciplines. B. McNulty and E. Soper cite 14 critical elements of successful interagency practice in chapter I, including communication, conflict resolution strategies, commitment to an…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal State Relationship
There Ought to Be a Law? Ensuring State-Wide Services for Disabled and At-Risk Infants and Toddlers.
National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, Washington, DC. – 1985
The paper explores policy options for beginning, expanding, or establishing services for disabled and at-risk infants and toddlers in a state. An initial section outlines characteristic advantages and drawbacks of options in three areas: legislative action (mandatory, phase-in, and non-mandatory legislation), executive action, and interagency…
Descriptors: Disabilities, High Risk Persons, Infants, Policy Formation
Thayer, 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
Jordan, June B., Ed. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1985
Seven author-contributed papers focus on excellence in urban special education schools. Libby Goodman reviews the isolation of special education teachers and children, in "The Effective School Movement and Special Education," while Dan L. Peterson et al. trace the implications for the Seattle School District of the efforts described in…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Anderson, Penny P.; Fenichel, Emily Schrag – 1989
This publication emerged from an invitational meeting held by "Project Zero to Three" to address how best to provide effective, culturally sensitive, and comprehensive early intervention programs to all infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families in an equitable way. Following an overview of the concept of culture and how that…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Marx, Pat, Comp. – 1980
The document contains the proceedings of the third national conference on the handicapped student on college campuses. Forty-four papers are divided into seven categories--keynote address, student advocacy, support services, inservice training, long range planning, specialized services, and summary. Among the presentations are the following titles…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Advocacy, Ancillary School Services, College Students
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1994
This report reviews the outcomes of a forum convened to examine policy and practice issues surrounding the annual evaluation of effectiveness of programs and services for students with disabilities. At the forum, alternative approaches being used by states to implement program evaluation were discussed, along with issues in gathering…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
American Council on Rural Special Education. – 1985
The proceedings from the March 1985 conference on rural special education present papers, abstracts, and presentation materials on a wide range of topics. Topics include: rural delivery models, a learning center approach to health and physical education, the microcomputer as an electronic teacher's aide, supervision strategies for a rural…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Inservice Teacher Education