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Hammer, Edwin K. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1975
The increase in the number of programs available for the deaf blind requires the setting of standards for evaluating program effectiveness. (Author/LH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Deaf Blind, Educational Objectives, Evaluation
Peer reviewedGriffin, S. L.; Lowry, J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1989
This article identifies segments of the deaf-blind population needing additional support to secure and maintain employment, such as the deaf-blind mentally retarded. Supported employment models are described in this context, with special emphasis on the individual placement model and its approaches to job development, worker assessment, training…
Descriptors: Adults, Deaf Blind, Employment Problems, Employment Services
Sherrill, Claudine – 1979
The stages of psychomotor development in deaf blind children and youth are reviewed, and educational principles to guide psychomotor development programs for the deaf blind are outlined. Etiological factors which contribute to the psychomotor development of deaf blind persons are discussed including nonambulation and sensory deprivation, heart…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Deaf Blind, Developmental Programs, Models
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1981
This volume contains six documents that represent the results of a year-long, statewide study and planning effort for developing a program to serve the deaf-blind population in Kansas. The first document discusses the perceived problems and includes a study of the history of national, regional and state efforts, the initial project goals and…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Demography, Financial Support
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1981
This document provides the guidelines to develop a state-wide plan for a continuum of services for deaf-blind individuals. This paper extrapolates from the development of a model plan in Kansas a general set of procedures and policies that can be used by other states and proposes a series of steps for developing a plan for deaf-blind services. The…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Group Activities, Individual Needs
Download full textDowning, June E. – 1996
This volume is a guide for assessing children with dual sensory or severe impairments between the ages of 6 and 15. It presents a functional-ecological assessment process that is individually determined, contextually based, and leads directly to intervention. It begins by discussing the benefits of this model over standardized assessment…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Intervention
Giangreco, Michael F.; And Others – 1996
This paper describes the Vermont Interdependent Services Team Approach (VISTA), a decision-making process for determining the educational support service needs of students with deaf-blindness or other multiple disabilities. The paper also analyzes perceptions of VISTA held by experts in a variety of fields. Specifically, VISTA provides a team…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Clark, Douglas H., Ed. – 1978
The report presents the proceedings of a 1978 Nebraska statewide conference intitled "The Education and Training of the Deaf-Blind/Severely-Profoundly Handicapped." Titles and authors of the 13 papers presented include "Considerations for Full Educational Service for the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped" (N. Haring);…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Conference Reports
