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US Department of Education, 2005
A two-day conference on Emergency Evacuation of People with Physical Disabilities from Buildings, sponsored by the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR), Interagency Subcommittee on Technology (IST), was held on October 13-14, 2004, in Rockville, Maryland. This document is meant to summarize the conference's presentations and…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Physical Disabilities, Buildings, Safety
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Raymond, Jill A. – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
Advances in medicine have increased the survival rates of children with complex medical conditions, including those who are dependent on technology such as ventilators and tracheostomies. The process of integrating children dependent on medical technology into public schools requires the collaboration of a multidisciplinary team to ensure that…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Public Schools, School Nurses, Health Programs
National Council on Disability, 2008
This report compares actual performance with the projected levels of performance set out in the National Council on Disability's (NCD's) annual performance plan. The findings of this report show a positive link between the allocated resources and NCD's performance. NCD's assessment review showed that it was successful in meeting its goals and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Employment Opportunities, Public Policy
Pressey, James – PEPNet-Northeast, 2001
If a campus has students who are deaf or hard of hearing, its Public Safety department needs to become aware of some basic information about deafness in order to serve those students well. Public Safety officers may interact with deaf students in a variety of situations: (1) Reporting a theft; (2) Emergency medical situations; (3) Reporting items…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Deafness, Deaf Interpreting, Assistive Technology
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education, 2008
This National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) resource guide on emergency management research and people with disabilities provides a listing and description of research projects funded by the federal government and nonfederal entities, research recommendations that have come out of conferences on emergency management…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Emergency Programs, Research Projects, Research Needs
National Council on Disability, 2007
This report compares actual performance with the projected levels of performance set out in the National Council on Disability's (NCD's) annual performance plan. The findings of this report show a positive link between the allocated resources and NCD's performance. NCD's assessment review showed that it was successful in meeting its goals and…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Public Policy, Disabilities, Public Opinion