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Kabele, Frantisek – 1977
A symposium on the problems of educating teachers of handicapped youth was organized by the European Information Centre for Further Education of Teachers (Prague, Czechoslovakia) in 1977. The Czechoslovak position on special education teachers was given in the symposium's main paper. Co-authors Frantisek Kabele and Ludvik Edelsberger described the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, International Educational Exchange
Ysseldyke, James E., Ed.; Mirkin, Phyllis K., Ed. – 1979
Proceedings from the Minnesota Roundtable Conference on Assessment of Learning Disabled children include two major presentations reviewing research and reactions to those presentations from conference participants. J. Ysseldyke's presentation "Psychoeducational Assessment and Decision Making" reviews basic considerations underlying his…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Intervention
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
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1976
The 35 articles represent presentations made during a conference on improving services to deaf-blind/multihandicapped individuals in residential facilities. Among entries are the following titles and authors: "Federal Thrust of Deaf-Blind Multihandicapped Funding" (J. Franklin); "Prevocational Training for Deaf-Blind (A Research Endeavor)" (J.…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Disabilities
Brainard, Suzanne Gage, Ed. – 1974
Presented are eight author contributed papers on research needs in the neuropsychological, socio-environmental, and educational aspects of learning disabilities. Issues focused on in the papers and conference include the definition of learning disabilities, the role of screening in prevention or remediation, and whether curriculum should focus on…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Needs, Environmental Influences, Exceptional Child Research
Specific Learning Difficulties Association of Victoria (Australia). – 1970
Presented are five papers given at a 1970 seminar on reading difficulty and the intelligent underachiever. In the first paper, Dr. T. D. Hagger discusses the concept of specific learning disabilities and stresses the trend to search for causation in organic factors within the child, the importance of early identification, and the need for…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Etiology, Exceptional Child Education, Identification
Male, Richard; Schulz, Lee; Jones, Darrell Lynn; Buppapong, Raweewan; Langbehn, Kristy; George, Carri; Petty, Richard; Heinsohn, Dawn – 2002
The participant's manual contains training materials for a national conference on mobilizing resources and fund raising in agencies concerned with promoting independent living for people with disabilities. Preliminary materials include the conference agenda, background information about the trainers, organizational information on Independent…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Adults, Agencies, Case Studies
Brubaker, Cliff, Ed. – 1985
These proceedings represent a cross-section of the results of rehabilitation research across a range of disciplines. The 130 presentations, which deal generally with the exploitation of science and technology in the rehabilitative process, are divided among 21 sessions. Topics of the first 15 sessions are: aids to promote independent vocation and…
Descriptors: Biomechanics, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
Kok, Marilyn, Ed.; And Others – 1980
These proceedings from a three-day Texas conference focus on the needs of handicapped students in vocational education. In the keynote speech, Marc Gold asks two questions: How do you distinguish those people who have special needs from those who don't--if you can distinguish; and, Is it possible to think in terms of goals that need to be…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Court Litigation
Sykes, Dennis J., Ed. – 1989
This document describes the proceedings of a conference of early childhood education planners on the provision of the least restrictive environment (LRE) for young children with disabilities. The goal of the conference was to positively impact on the development of state early childhood plans in the areas of integration and the provision of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Environment, Mainstreaming, Planning
Shuster, Susan K., Ed.; Groman, Cynthia L., Ed. – 1980
The document summarizes proceedings of an August 1980 conference on early intervention programs for developmentally disabled children attended by representatives of public instruction, federal and state model programs, early childhood staff from university affiliated facilities, instructors from colleges and universities and graduate students.…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Infants, Intervention
Tobias, Jim, Ed.; Woods, Diane E., Ed. – 1988
Symposium papers describe programs which use volunteers to provide rehabilitation technology services. George Winston describes Australia's Technical Aid to the Disabled (TAD), focusing on volunteer recruitment and selection, legal liability, volunteer insurance, advantages and limitations of the volunteer approach, and the TAD organization,…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Engineering Technology, Foreign Countries, Physical Disabilities
Brady, Mary; And Others – 1986
Brief papers authored by staff of the Trace Research and Development Center on Communication, Control, and Computer Access for Handicapped Individuals and presented at the first through ninth annual conferences on rehabilitation engineering technology are presented. Papers have the following titles and authors: "The Data Routing Module:…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Software, Computers
1985
Twelve papers are presented from a conference on special education and information technology. The conference featured 130 participants from 15 countries. The following titles and authors are represented: "Computer as a Communication Aid" (A. Fleischer); "Computers in Special Education" (F. Dalhoff); "Experiences Using Computer-Assisted…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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
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