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Shira, Lowell C. – 1983
The document lists California preschool agencies outside of the public school system which offer special education and/or related services to children 3-4.9 years old. The information was gathered through mail surveys and telephone verifications. Each entry (presented in an extensive appendix) provides information on the following aspect: county,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Preschool Education, Private Agencies, Program Descriptions
Download full textDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. – 1983
The guide summarizes eight federal programs providing special services and aids to disabled postsecondary students. Each program is described in terms of program name; legislative authority; brief summary; services to disabled postsecondary students; name or title of campus contact person; eligibility information (students and institutions);…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Programs, Organizations (Groups), Postsecondary Education
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
Selznick, Harrie; And Others – 1981
The report provides descriptions of 65 projects in the states of Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin which were identified by a peer nomination process as representing unique and exemplary practices in special education. The one page description of each project includes program title; information on population served; a one…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
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
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
Office of Human Development (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office for Handicapped Individuals. – 1977
Excerpted from the "1977 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance," the document describes federal programs and activities serving the handicapped or people working with or for them. Following initial sections which cover the Office for Handicapped Individuals and its clearinghouse, definitions, instructions for using the directory, and…
Descriptors: Directories, Disabilities, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
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
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1981
The document provides summaries of 53 programs from around the country demonstrating innovative approaches to identifying needs and developing and delivering services and materials to families. Chapters are organized according to broad themes which underlie their programs' design. Chapter 1 (10 programs) examines programs which explore informal…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Assael, Daniel, Ed.; Harrison, Gary, Ed. – 1981
The document serves as a directory of projects supported by the U.S. Office of Special Education in the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) and provides an overview of their activities. An introduction describes the HCEEP network. The overview summarizes the activities of the five types of HCEEP projects: Demonstration, Outreach…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Intervention
Baker, Betty C. – 1988
This document is comprised of catalogs of projects concerned with the transition from school to work of students with disabilities and sponsored by the Department of Education's Division of Personnel Preparation of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for the years 1984-1988. Each project description typically contains…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Federal Aid, Grants
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Washington, DC. – 1990
This monograph lists 500 projects receiving federal funding at the beginning of 1990 from the Office of Maternal and Child Health. For most projects the following information is provided: title, address, phone number, name of a contact person, project start and end dates, and a brief description. Projects are grouped into the following categories:…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Disabilities, Federal Aid
Rugg, Deborah – 1989
The directory provides an annotated listing of 208 projects funded under the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Secondary and Transition Initiative since 1984. Data were obtained from a 1989 questionnaire of project characteristics as well as from original project grants and previous years' profiles. The introduction describes the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
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
