The directory on Research Programs and Services in the Area of Deafness provides listings for selected government sponsored research projects, Deafness Research Foundation projects, research and/or demonstration projects in schools and classes for the deaf, and doctoral dissertations on deaf education. (MC)

Presented are brief descriptions of the winning entries in this magazine's contest for existing programs to serve as prototypes for wide-scale use in elementary schools of the 1980s. Top prizes went to computer literacy, energy education, and nutrition projects. Twenty runners-up are also described. Project addresses are included. (SJL)

The directory lists research and/or demonstration projects in schools and classes for the deaf funded through the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (Chapter 1) and 68 recent doctoral dissertations. (DB)

Presented is an update of the special Critical Viewing Skills curriculum projects (reviewed in Teacher, April, 1979) sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education. The update provides feedback on the projects. (KC)

This directory lists, by state, the 1989-90 research and/or demonstration projects reported by schools and classes for the deaf in the United States. Listed separately are projects funded by the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, Chapter I. (DB)

Lists currently available programs for elementary and middle/junior high school teachers at museums throughout the United States. Identifies exemplary programs that were selected by the Association of Science-Technology Centers. Provides the museum's address, program name, intended audience, and types of programs offered. (ML)

The annual directory provides information on schools and classes for the deaf and deaf blind in the United States and Canada, university programs training personnel in deafness and deaf blindness, federal programs, state vocational rehabilitation offices and departments of education and health, independent programs, state associations, national…

The successful transition of developmentally disabled persons from school to employment, often supported employment, involves changing the attitudes of both families and businesses. Contacts on state committees on employment of the handicapped are listed as are seven model supported work and school to work transition programs. (DB)

The directory lists and describes 48 resources organized by: projects using microcomputers to instruct young exceptional children, other early childhood special education microcomputer projects, technical assistance projects, software evaluation projects, publications and projects on adapted toys and educational devices, online electronic…

Listed in this section are over 100 current (1988-89) research and/or demonstration projects (funded through the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act--Chapter 1 and other sources) in schools and classes for the deaf. Titles and authors of 46 1988 doctoral dissertations are also listed. (Author)