The paper discusses ways in which the Apple II plus and Apple IIe computers can be adapted to become highly effective tools in the education of the physically/multiply handicapped student. The role of word processing programs as communication aids, alternative input and output devices, and innovative software programs is examined. Among the…

The mother of a child with spina bifida recounts her difficulties in trying to obtain services for her disabled son. She touches on such topics as her feelings on being told her infant was disabled, treatment by medical personnel, reactions of family and friends, home therapy with the Doman Delacato patterning program, testing and evaluation,…

The use of a teaching machine in working with physically handicapped retarded children is discussed. (CD)

Of 173 children with myelodysplsia (a congenital anomaly with probable paralysis and mental retardation) who were followed between 1968 and 1972, 30 (17 percent) have been placed outside their natural families for temporary or long-term care. (Author/DB)

The report describes, in photographs and text, a demonstration program in early education for multiply handicapped preschool children carried on by United Cerebral Palsy of New York City (UCP) in cooperation with the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped. Reviewed are the objectives of the project, home and family involvement, the staff team,…

The authors describe the effects of combining a vision specialist's abilities with those of a physical therapist when working with low functioning visually and physically handicapped preschoolers. (CL)

Reevaluation of two studies on relationships between nonhandicapped and severely mentally retarded children (ages 8-12) suggested that nonhandicapped children work harder, receive and emit fewer social reinforcers, have less opportunity to play and have fun, and achieve lower levels of social play when the playmate is physically handicapped as…

The article describes adaptive techniques used to evaluate and teach mobility to the physically handicapped blind individual, with emphasis on users of wheelchairs and walkers. The use of electronic travel aids is discussed, and a system is designed by the authors to mount the Mowat Sensor to a walker is described. (Author/CL)

Reported was an attempt to reduce the postural hypertonicity in certain facial muscles of a 64-year-old woman with a 15-year history of Parkinsonism. (Author)

There is extensive discussion on the quality of education and support for individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) in relation to inclusion and full citizenship. The discussions are complicated because of differences or lack of clarity in the description of the variations and types of PIMD. A description of the core…

In an earlier study of disabled graduates from campus-based institutions in the UK, students who had previously declared that they had an unseen disability were less likely to obtain good degrees (with first-class or upper second-class honours). The present study investigated the role of disability as a factor in the attainment and experiences of…

One of a series of materials developed by Project APT (Administrators, Parents, and Teachers/Assessment, Programing, and Training), a program designed to foster home/school coordination in educational planning and program implementation for severely mentally retarded and/or multiply handicapped students; the booklet provides information on…

Listed in the handbook for teachers, administrators, and instructors of teacher education are suggestions for teaching the homebound and hospitalized physically and multiply handicapped children. The purposes of home and hospital teaching are given to include compensation for loss in-school experience and adjustment of instruction according to the…