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Mangrum, Charles T., II, Ed.; Strichart, Stephen S., Ed. – 1985
A guide to 279 college and universities offering full-service programs for students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities (LDs) is presented. An introductory section discusses what LDs are, what college students with LDs are like, why colleges began providing programs for these students, admissions and support after admission, and how high…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Accessibility (for Disabled), Ancillary School Services, College Admission
Download full textMcGuire, Joan M., Ed.; Shaw, Stan F., Ed. – 1989
A resource guide describes the availability of support services for students with learning disabilities at colleges and universities in the state of Connecticut. Designed to help high school guidance counselors, students, teachers, and parents, it is the result of a survey of 41 institutions (public and private community, junior, baccalaureate,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Bound Students, College Choice, Counseling
Bliton, Gilbert; Ash, Paul – 1979
Based on reporting forms from nearly 500 teachers, the booklet identifies effective materials for use with exceptional learners. Contents are divided into various exceptionality areas (educable mentally retarded, trainable mentally retarded, severely and profoundly retarded, communication handicapped, learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, deaf…
Descriptors: Blindness, Communication Disorders, Deafness, Disabilities
Adams, Lois; And Others – 1988
This guide for learning-disabled postsecondary students in Colorado was prepared from information obtained in a survey of 43 postsecondary schools and colleges in Colorado. An introductory section titled "Getting Started" explains the types of postsecondary schools, admissions policies, terminology, and types of services for…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Programs, College Students, Community Colleges
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. HEATH Resource Center. – 1986
Resources and references concerning laboratory and classroom access for disabled people in the field of science and engineering are presented in this fact sheet. This information is intended to assist high school and postsecondary students, faculty members and administrators in recognizing the problems, solutions, and rewards of providing…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), College Science, Disabilities, Educational Facilities Planning
Arkava, Alan J.; Sterrett, Barbara B. – 1988
A survey of colleges was conducted to identify those colleges that offer programs for the learning disabled, and the survey results are compiled in this directory of 83 programs. Each program description includes the college's name, address, and telephone number; program title; fees charged to the student for special services; name, title, and…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Access to Education, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Admission
Warner, Don; And Others – 1990
This resource book serves as a bibliography and a directory of information sources and educational/rehabilitation service providers for all categories of disabilities. The book was developed for use by individuals in the 11 state hospitals and developmental centers in California. The resource guide's scope includes: agencies, software, videotapes,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Computer Software, Deafness, Disabilities
Payne, Mario D., Ed.; Robins, Eve, Ed. – 1994
This resource guide is designed to help adults who suspect they have a learning disability gather sufficient information to set realistic goals, achieve those goals, and lead productive lives. The first section, which discusses assessing learning disabilities, includes lists of agencies equipped to help diagnose learning disabilities in adults and…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies
Riviere, Adrienne – 1996
This monograph briefly describes a sampling of tools and technologies that can be used by adults with learning disabilities to improve their functional capabilities in employment, educational, or personal settings. Stressed is the importance of evaluating each technology in terms of the individual's unique profile, the function to be performed,…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Oriented Programs
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
Texas State Library, Austin. Div. for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1988
The Texas State Library provides services to persons unable to read standard print due to blindness or other visual impairments, including a wide range of large print materials, braille, and recordings. The library also coordinates a reading machine program incorporating 70 sites in public and academic libraries and provides classrooms with books,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Blindness, Braille
Johnson, Virginia G., Ed.; Schlessinger, Rashelle, Ed. – 1984
Accommodations that can aid in the learning process for disabled students at Clarion University of Pennsylvania are outlined in this handbook funded by the college's Affirmative Action Committee. Objectives of the guide are: to define and describe the major disabilities (hearing impairment, learning disability, mobility impairment, speech…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), College Planning, College Students
Leach, Lynda N. – 1991
This directory describes current and newly expired projects funded under the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services' Secondary Education and Transition Initiative. An introduction describes the Transition Initiative and the role of the Transition Institute at the University of Illinois. A series of one-page case studies describes…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Academic Therapy Publications, Novato, CA. – 1993
This directory lists, by state, facilities and services for children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities. Facilities and services include summer camps, college programs, day and residential schools, diagnostic services, behavioral development services, educational therapy, consulting seminars, guidance and mental health services,…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Career Counseling, Children
Seaman, Don F.; Alagaraja, Meera; Earhart, Stella – 2001
This resource guide aims to assist local Texas family literacy projects in acquiring resources to better serve their clients in the areas of adult literacy education, early childhood education, parent education, and learning disabilities. Funding resources--corporate and foundation-- are listed. Each area is approached from national, state, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Resources, Community Services
