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Illinois State Board of Education, 2023
This report describes the establishment of and delivery of Illinois Career and Technical Education (CTE), the existing condition of Illinois CTE based on fiscal year 2022 data, and the future developments and recommendations for CTE in our state as required by Illinois School Code 105 ILCS 435/2e. Further, this report provides an update on police…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Equal Education, Gender Bias, Program Development
Human Development Institute, 2022
This manual was designed primarily for use by people with disabilities. The hope is that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with disabilities. The focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read information about available resources, and to provide immediate…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Children, Health Services
MartinRogers, Nicole; Kinoglu, Sera; Bell, Sheila – Wilder Research, 2019
In 2007, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) law was passed in Minnesota mandating newborn hearing screening. Recognizing that a number of state-level agencies and statewide advocacy and direct services organizations share responsibility for serving deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing children and youth, the Minnesota Commission…
Descriptors: Deafness, Deaf Blind, Hearing Impairments, Planning Commissions
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Raimondo, Barbara – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2013
The United States is more accessible to deaf and hard of hearing individuals and people with disabilities today than it was 50, 20, or even 10 years ago. A variety of laws ensures equality in the treatment of deaf and hard of hearing people. Communication barriers have been addressed, and wider opportunities are available in education, employment,…
Descriptors: Deafness, Screening Tests, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Family Service Plans
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces. – 1976
Presented are the proceedings of a 1976 conference on rehabilitation of the deaf. The complete texts of the following addresses are included: "Rehabilitation Imperatives" by C. Mills; "What Must Be Done?" (ten priority areas such as early identification of children with hearing loss) by J. Melcher; "The Current Scene as Viewed by the Deaf" by M.…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Deafness, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
FELLENDORF, GEORGE W. – 1966
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF URGED THAT THE STATE OF MARYLAND CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION OF THE HANDICAPPED. HE RECOMMENDED THAT CONTINUAL REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF NEEDS BE MADE BY REGIONAL SUBCOMMITTEES, PROGRAMS BE COORDINATED BY AN ADMINISTRATOR AT THE…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Deafness
Winnick, Joseph P., Ed.; Short, Francis X., Ed. – 1981
The report contains 12 author contributed chapters concerned with special athletic opportunities for individuals with handicapping conditions. The monograph begins with a detailed treatment of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 followed by descriptions of athletic programs developed by various groups. Remaining chapters are concerned…
Descriptors: Athletics, Basketball, Blindness, Cerebral Palsy
Austin, Gary F., Ed. – Journal of Rehabilitation of the Deaf, 1977
The report contains the papers given and resolution adopted at the 1976 conference of the Professional Rehabilitation Workers with the Adult Deaf. An introduction by the association's president (C. Lloyd) precedes the keynote address and response (by C. Mills and H. Hirschi, respectively) which focused on such issues as mainstreaming and Public…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adults, Caseworkers, Certification
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1990
This hearing focuses on the discretionary programs of the Education of the Handicapped Act, which cover research, technical assistance, information dissemination, personnel training, and model demonstration projects and activities. The testimony focuses on the significant percentage of disabled minority-group students not receiving special…
Descriptors: Black Students, Deafness, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
House-Deere, Deb, Comp.; Beckett, Julie, Comp. – 1990
The primary purpose of this document is to help Iowa's parents of young children with special needs find financial resources and services. It is expected that the document will also serve as a resource guide for professionals who provide services to children with special needs and their families. Contents are organized in four sections concerning,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Check Lists, Child Health, Community Programs