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Download full textAnderson, Penny P.; Fenichel, Emily Schrag – 1989
This publication emerged from an invitational meeting held by "Project Zero to Three" to address how best to provide effective, culturally sensitive, and comprehensive early intervention programs to all infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families in an equitable way. Following an overview of the concept of culture and how that…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Crocker, Allen C., Comp.; And Others – 1989
The increasing number of individuals infected with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has created a need to examine public policy issues and to further efforts in planning, implementing, and evaluating services for individuals with HIV infection and their families. A working conference was convened, which identified several…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, Children
Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. – 1998
This paper summarizes the "Global Workshop on Children with Disabilities in Developing Countries" held in Washington, D.C. in February 1997. The conference focused on children with disabilities in developing countries which encouraged networking, linkages, and partnerships. The conference was attended by representatives of more than 30 nations,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Child Advocacy, Children, Childrens Rights
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1994
This report presents the outcomes of a policy forum convened to address issues of disciplining students with disabilities. Summaries of panel presentations are provided, focusing on legal and policy issues, school/interagency solutions/good practices, and family and community issues. Observations and recommendation of forum workgroups are also…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Curriculum Development
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1994
This paper reports on the design, purpose, implementation, and outcomes of a policy forum on disproportionate representation of students from minority ethnic/racial groups in special education. The purpose of this policy forum was to develop an action agenda for implementation of two recommendations assigned a high priority by a group of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Diagnosis
Browning, Philip; Rabren, Karen – 1997
This publication provides information on the Alabama Transition Initiative for students with disabilities, including papers presented at two statewide transition conferences. Conference papers include: (1) "Pell City School System's Community Transition Team Model" (Deloris Frasier); (2) "Alabama's MH/MR Service Coordinators in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Development, Coordination, Daily Living Skills
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1992
This proceedings document provides the texts of 13 presentations given at a 2-day conference in 1991 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. Two papers address the national scene: "Transition: Old Wine in New…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Family Involvement
Black, Talbot; And Others – 1980
Activities of the 104 participants at the first 3-day Rural Workshop of the Handicapped Childrens Early Education Program (HCEEP) Rural Consortium focused on identifying issues and needs of rural projects serving young handicapped children and their families. A pre-workshop survey identified topics and issues to be addressed and resource speakers,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Services, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1995
This proceedings document provides the texts of 23 presentations given at a conference in 1994 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. An initial paper compares the definition of transition developed by Andrew Halpern…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Turnbull, Ann; Shaffer, Harriet – 1986
These summarized proceedings focus on the positive aspects of knowing, living with, and loving a child or an adult with a disability and ways in which service providers and policymakers could be more responsive to special family needs. An introductory chapter defines a family and family life and outlines seven premises that shape the specification…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Case Studies, Daily Living Skills, Delivery Systems
Perlman, Leonard G., Ed. – 1979
This publication includes six action papers presented at the Denver, Colorado, seminar on June 5-7, 1978. Three disability categories highlighted in the seminar are the topics of the papers: cancer, cardiac illness, and epilepsy. There are two papers devoted to each category of disability, one focusing on action for eliminating barriers to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cancer, Change Strategies, Community Involvement
Shores, Elizabeth F., Ed. – National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives - Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute, 2006
The papers in this volume join other commentators in noting the marked gaps in research on Indian Education. Regardless of the logistic, cultural, and other challenges that may be to some degree responsible for this gap, the lack of research-based knowledge in this area is to the detriment of Indian educators and the Indian communities within…
Descriptors: Research Needs, School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, American Indians
