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Ipsen, Catherine; Seekins, Tom; Ravesloot, Craig – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2010
Research studies report a negative relationship between employment and secondary conditions. Access to health promotion programs to manage secondary conditions, however, is limited for people with disabilities due to employment, financial, and insurance barriers. Vocational rehabilitation (VR) is one possible delivery point to overcome these…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Health Promotion, Health Services, Access to Health Care
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Morrier, Michael J.; Gallagher, Peggy A. – Journal of Special Education, 2012
More than 67,000 preschoolers with disabilities across five states were examined for disproportionate special education eligibilities using risk ratios (RRs). Results indicated children classified as American Indian (RR = 2.25) and Black (RR = 1.64) were disproportionate in one state, whereas children classified as Asian, Hispanic, and White…
Descriptors: Special Education, Developmental Delays, American Indians, Language Impairments
Blake, Gary D. – 1970
To determine the effectiveness, feasibility, and desirability of providing rehabilitation services to the adult deaf in a residential facility for handicapped hearing persons, 131 deaf clients were studied during 3 years. Forty were multiply handicapped while the majority were underachievers. The program was viewed as only desirable to a degree…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Problems, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments
Holder, Loreta – 1977
This final report describes a federally-funded project that was designed to provide a model for service delivery to severely physically involved infants and their families living in the highly rural area of West Alabama. The project developed and refined an eclectic treatment approach known as Developmental Physical Management Techniques (DPMT).…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Curriculum Development, Early Intervention, Infants
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. Special Education Section. – 1999
This final report describes accomplishments and activities of a four-year federally funded project in Arkansas to provide technical services to families and service providers of children with deaf-blindness. Project activities have included inservice and pre-service training for educators and other service providers, training for families, onsite…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Deaf Blind, Disability Identification, Early Childhood Education