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Osguthorpe, Russell T. – Exceptional Parent, 1985
The author describes a project in which disabled students are trained to tutor nondisabled students. The advantages of such an approach are considered. Tutoring is described in resource rooms, total class approaches, and as a "ripple" model which begins small and expands. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Teaching, Program Development
Bradley, Valerie J.; Agosta, John M. – Exceptional Parent, 1985
The history, philosophy, and importance of family support programs to enhance caregiving capacities of families with disabled children are recounted. Information from a survey of state family support programs is summarized, and successful aspects of Michigan's support subsidy are described. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Family Programs, Placement, Program Development
Cobb, Polyxane S. – Exceptional Parent, 1987
Designed for parents who wish to develop local respite care services for families with disabled children, this primer outlines strategies for: evaluating current available services and programs; pulling people together; conducting a needs assessment; raising money; and writing a proposal. (CB)
Descriptors: Children, Coping, Disabilities, Needs Assessment
Garber, Malcolm; Perry, Mary – Exceptional Parent, 1985
The Paraprofessional Outreach Program shows parents more effective ways of managing behaviors and teaching new skills to their disabled children. The program uses as paraprofessionals other parents of developmentally delayed children living at home. A 10-day training process for parent trainees focuses on such topics as goals of community…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Outreach Programs, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Parent Education
Exceptional Parent, 1990
Parent to Parent programs are described as support programs that match experienced parents of disabled children with new parents. A partial directory of Parent to Parent programs, in alphabetical order by state, lists names, addresses, and telephone numbers for programs from Alabama to Kansas. (JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Helping Relationship, Parent Counseling, Parent Education
Klein, Stanley D., Ed. – Exceptional Parent, 1989
This editorial describes the role of early intervention programs in helping children with disabilities, focusing on parents' and infants' needs, the Family Service Plan, and the role of case managers. The editorial cautions that: early intervention's effectiveness is unproven, early is not always better, and more is not always better. (JDD)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Disabilities, Family Role, Intervention
Pressman, Harvey – Exceptional Parent, 1987
The article describes the National Special Education Alliance, a network of parent-led organizations seeking to speed the delivery of computer technology to the disabled. Discussed are program origins, starting a local center, charter members of the alliance, benefits of Alliance membership, and the Alliance's relationship with Apple computer. (DB)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities
