Five of the nine papers in the compilation concern aurally handicapped and deaf-blind children. Described are a home training and nursery program in a public school setting for hearing impaired children aged 18 months to 4 1/2 years, problems and progress in the Illinois state plan for hearing impaired children, and new trends in deaf-blind…

This study examined the flow of all special education funds to Illinois school districts, in order to identify the financial incentives which influence school districts to educate children with disabilities away from their home schools. Background information on inclusive education precedes the study report. The study involved a review of federal…

This case study describes the 2-year process of moving a young child with severe disabilities and complex medical needs from a special school setting to a special class in a regular education setting. The child had Marshall-Smith Syndrome, characterized by respiratory, pulmonary, and skeletal abnormalities, and developmental delays due to the…

Presented are the state's minimum training requirement for approval of school social workers and school psychologists, and of teachers in these areas: speech handicapped, blind, partially seeing, educable mentally handicapped, trainable mentally handicapped, deaf, maladjusted, multiply handicapped, physically handicapped in special classes, and…

A specifically designed nature trail can provide enjoyable and relaxed outdoor learning, greater independence and self-direction, and an awareness of the dynamic outside world to the physically, mentally, and multiply handicapped. The trail proposed for the Russell Forest Preserve near Genoa, Illinois, is designed in two loops and features a…