Discusses the University of Wyoming's program in which practice teachers are placed with handicapped students; explains how students, trainees, and public school teachers can benefit from such a program. (SH)

The development and implementation of a physical education program adapted to the needs of severely physically disabled students attending the University of Arizona (Tucson) is described. (TA)

Current literature reveals little with regard to the delivery of programs and services to the visually handicapped by university and college counseling centers. Philosophically and logistically counseling centers are in the position to not only sensitize the academic community to the needs of the visually handicapped, but also to support the…

Instructional technologies that can help institutions comply with the mandates of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, requiring equal educational opportunity for disabled persons, are reviewed. Suggestions for the implementation of the mandates to the benefit of both the institutions and the disabled are listed. (PHR)

This manual has been prepared to assist college and university administrators in making their campus facilities accessible to physically handicapped students, faculty, and staff. It gives a step-by-step procedure for developing and implementating campuswide programs required by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It explains the…

College faculty can learn to deal with common questions concerning disabled students, such as how much special assistance to offer them, and what special accommodations must be made to their particular limitations. Program requirements should be reviewed in order to distinguish what is essential. (Author/JMD)

Results are presented of a national workshop designed to improve educational and employment opportunities for handicapped and disadvantaged persons by providing a setting for fifteen university teams (one from each of the ten U.S. Office of Education regions and five at large) to develop specific plans of action for the creation or expansion of…

A project was conducted to develop and implement a coordinated program of supportive services for the physically and sensorially limited adult at the postsecondary level. Phase I consisted of removing architectural barriers, establishing an advisory committee, staffing the project, preparing the budget, and purchasing needed equipment. During…

One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or who will be serving the handicapped in regular vocational education settings, this module, concerned with the orthopedically handicapped student and with the health impaired student, is designed to (1) explain what orthopedically…

One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or who will be serving the handicapped in regular vocational education settings, this module, dealing primarily with the educable mentally retarded (EMR), is designed to (1) explain what mental retardation is and to explore the range of…

One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or will become involved in the instruction of handicapped students in regular (mainstream) classes, this module is intended as a practical tool useful for instructing one or more handicapped students, along with nonhandicapped students,…

One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or will become involved in teaching handicapped students in regular education settings, this module, concerned with communication impaired students (those who are deaf or hard of hearing and those who have speech impairments), is designed…

One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or will become involved in the instruction of handicapped students in regular (mainstream) classes, this module is intended for inservice training of vocational educators (including administrators, coordinators, counselors, and preservice…

One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or will become involved in the instruction of handicapped students in regular (mainstream) classes, this module is intended for inservice training of vocational educators working at the secondary level, and focuses on (1) acquainting…