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Capital Area School Development Association, Albany, NY. – 1981
The report documents activities of a 3 day conference to promote cross training and dialogue among New York State teachers, specialist educators, professors, state officials, and agency representatives involved in the education of handicapped children and adults. Summarized are presentations by Dr. Frank Bowe on issues of advocacy, the impact of…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Conferences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Cutcher, Bertha N., Ed.; Shworles, Thomas R., Ed. – 1979
The book contains the major addresses, workshop findings, and materials from a 2 day workshop on communication networks designed to promote opportunities for the handicapped in higher education. The book is arranged in sections following the format of the conference program, with each segment prefaced by a brief introduction indicating the content…
Descriptors: Communications, Disabilities, Educational Opportunities, Information Networks
Murphy, Harry J., Ed. – 1976
Presented are the proceedings of a 1975 conference on higher education for deaf blind persons which emphasized ways to raise the level of expectation that society and educators hold for the deaf blind. Noted are various communication methods used during the conference including platform interpreting (for the deaf) and the Tadoma method,…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Deaf Blind, Educational Needs, Equal Education
Stubbins, Joseph, Ed. – Rehabilitation Literature, 1984
Nine author-contributed papers focus on social science perspectives of vocational rehabilitation. Papers address issues related to history, psychological perspectives, ideologies of clinical and ecological models, economics, social policy, political science, phenomenology, cross-cultural studies, and vocational rehabilitation as a social science.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Economics, History, Political Science
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 2000
The Miscellaneous section of the proceedings contains the following four papers from the Media and Disability Interest Group, Public Relations Division, and the Visual Communication Division: "Technology and the Knowledge Gap: Two Barriers to Distance Education for the Person with a Disability" (Jeffrey Alan John); "Hoddle's…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Council of Administrators of Special Education, Inc. – 1986
The texts of six papers presented at the Canadian Symposium on Special Education Issues are included in these proceedings. The papers' titles and authors are: "How Are We Doing? Issues and Research Related to the Integration of Students with Special Needs" (Janet Quintal); "Post-Secondary Programmes and Services for Exceptional Persons: North…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, College Programs, College Students, Computer Uses in Education
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. Special Needs Section. – 1973
A two-day workshop in Council Bluffs, Iowa, organized by the Special Needs Section, Iowa Department of Public Instruction reviewed commercial vocational assessment systems for possible inclusion in educational programs in secondary public schools, area vocational and community colleges, and correctional institutions. The document consists of…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Community Colleges
Rouin, Carole – 1976
Presented are the proceedings of a 1975 special study institute for parents, teachers, and administrators in programs for the deaf-blind. Entries are divided into two sections--institute for parents and institute for teachers and administrators--and include the following titles: "Legal Rights and Advocacy for the Deaf-Blind" (F. Laski), "Political…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Child Advocacy, Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education
Markowitz, Joy – 2000
This publication summarizes the proceedings of a Project FORUM conference that examined the needs of homeless children and youth with disabilities. The summarized presentations address the definition of homelessness, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, services for homeless students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Hagerman, Randi Jenssen, Ed.; McKenzie, Pamela, Ed. – 1992
This proceedings document presents the texts or summaries of 52 papers given at a 1992 conference on Fragile X syndrome. Preliminary information includes names and institutional affiliations of conference faculty, information about the National Fragile X Foundation, awards presented at the conference, and a list of resource centers (by state).…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Methods
National Association of Vocational Education Special Needs Personnel. – 1985
This report includes 87 1-page abstracts of presentations delivered at a conference on transition to work and life for disabled students. Names of presenters are included along with titles and abstracts are grouped into five major areas (sample presentation topics in parentheses): (1) career/vocational assessment (school-based vocational…
Descriptors: Career Development, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Perlman, Leonard G., Ed.; Hansen, Carl E., Ed. – 1993
This monograph reflects the writings, discussions, and recommendations of the Switzer Scholars at the 16th annual Memorial Seminar. Introductory materials include the following: "A Tribute to Mary E. Switzer"; "Welcome from the National Rehabilitation Association" (Spencer L. Mosley, Ann Ward Tourigny); list of seminar sponsors; "Introduction"…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Business, Disabilities, Health Insurance
Daugherty, Kay, Ed. – 1983
The proceedings from a 1983 conference on sports and recreation for students with physical disabilities are presented. The major part of the proceedings consists of state of the art analyses on five topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): (1) ability assessment (fitness norms, energy cost of walking, wheelchair kinesiology, psychology of…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Athletics, Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Disabilities
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students. – 1983
This resource manual--proceedings of two task force meetings--is intended to assist Florida school districts, state agencies, and parents in the provision of special programs for students who exhibit disorders in oral or written language. As part of a continuing effort to improve services for exceptional students in Florida's public schools, the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Handicaps, Learning Disabilities, Oral Language
Watson, Douglas, Ed.; And Others – 1983
This monograph, a product of a symposium that examined innovative research and practices in evaluation, adjustment training, and employment services for hearing impaired persons addresses the assessment phase of the vocational rehabilitation process. The editorial introduction provides an overview of how assessment is conducted with deaf…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Multiple Disabilities
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