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Download full textHuman Development Institute, 2022
This manual was designed primarily for use by people with disabilities. The hope is that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with disabilities. The focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read information about available resources, and to provide immediate…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Children, Health Services
Human Development Institute, 2024
This manual was designed primarily for use by people with disabilities. The hope is that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with disabilities. The focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read information about available resources, and to provide immediate…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Children, Health Services, Resources
Mirkes, Donna Z., Ed. – 1981
The document describes model demonstration projects, products, and Learning Disabilities Research Institutes funded by the Program for Severely/Profoundly Handicapped Children and Youth and by the Handicapped Children Model Program (HCMP). An overview section contains an analysis of data regarding the characteristics of children/youth served,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Mirkes, Donna Z., Ed.; Haring, Norris G. – 1980
The directory provides information on federally funded programs: the Handicapped Children's Model Programs (HCMPs) which include five Learning Disabilities Research Institutes (LDRIs), and the Programs for Severely/Profoundly Handicapped Children and Youth. The two types of programs are explained and differences noted in an introduction. The…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Ensign, Arselia S., Ed. – 1989
Techniques are presented for sewing clothing for children or adults with handicaps. Considerations in sewing adapted clothing include the most appropriate type of pattern for a particular disability, fabric choices, and items needed for clothing construction. Eight sources of sewing supplies are listed, with descriptions of items available.…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Clothing, Clothing Design, Clothing Instruction
Gonzalez, Patricia; And Others – 1990
This annual directory describes current and newly expired projects funded under the United States Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services' (OSERS) Secondary and Transition Initiative. Project areas include family networking, secondary and transition services follow-up and follow-along projects, training and employment models for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Gibbs, Linda; And Others – 1980
The document describes a model for an assistive device center that can provide a cost effective, coordinated delivery system to assure that handicapped students who need adaptive aids and equipment have access to them and are trained in their most efficient use. The model is explained in terms of purposes and objectives, personnel, location and…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Electromechanical Aids, Equipment
Illinois Assistive Technology Project, Springfield. – 2000
This manual is a guide to funding resources for assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities in Illinois. Part 1 is an introduction that describes general funding sources and agencies and details nine steps in developing a funding strategy. Part 2 is a directory to 43 specific funding sources. Each listing includes information on…
Descriptors: Agencies, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Financial Support
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. National Support Systems Project. – 1982
The document contains abstracts of over 100 Dean's Grants Projects, federally supported programs designed to prepare regular education teachers to work with mainstreamed handicapped students. Projects are grouped alphabetically by state and the abstracts provide information on project title, principal investigator(s) sponsoring unit, year of…
Descriptors: Colleges, Disabilities, Federal Programs, Mainstreaming
McCutchan, Nancy, Comp.; Hunt, Janice, Comp. – 1980
The booklet contains descriptions of 15 Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) projects as well as descriptions of special education projects developed with funds from other sources. The first section contains an overview of all HCEEP programs; identifies the special class of children who are targets for HCEEP efforts; and briefly…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Federal Legislation, Information Dissemination
de Mezerville, Gaston; And Others – 1980
The manual, in Spanish, provides descriptions of rehabilitation, medical, and special education services; centers and institutions which offer physical and mental rehabilitation services; and lists of professionals and advocacy organizations in Costa Rica. Part 1 includes an overview of rehabilitation and special education, a short history of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Program Descriptions
Eichleay, Kristen; Pressman, Harvey – Exceptional Parent, 1987
Exemplary projects which help disabled people use technology (particularly computers) expand their employment opportunities include: Project Entry (Seattle); Georgia Computer Programmer Project (Atlanta); Perkins Project with Industry (Watertown, Massachusetts); Project Byte (Newton Massachusetts); Technology Relevant to You (St. Louis); Special…
Descriptors: Computers, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Job Development
Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities, Pittsburgh, PA. – 1982
The listing describes approximately 50 colleges and universities with programs for learning disabled (LD) students. Descriptions are arranged alphabetically by state and include the college's name, address, telephone number, name of contact person, and brief description. Among services listed are textbooks on cassette; academic, career, and…
Descriptors: College Programs, Counseling Services, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Council of Administrators of Special Education, Inc. – 1983
This booklet presents summary information on 44 programs in Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania nominated as demonstrating unique or exemplary practices in special education. Citations include program name, brief description, information on the target population, process for evaluation or analysis and renewal, adoption requirements, funding…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Educational Technology, Emotional Disturbances
Paciorek, Michael J.; Jones, Jeffery A. – 1989
This resource manual represents the most comprehensive information available on adapted sport and recreation activities for people with disabilities. The book focuses on ways that people with disabilities can access sport and recreational opportunities from which they have been traditionally excluded. The manual takes a cross-disability view of…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Athletic Equipment, Athletics, Disabilities
