The study evaluated the extent of gender inequity in vocational rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities, through analysis of data on input, program, and output dimensions over a 13-year period, 1972 to 1984, for state rehabilitation agencies in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. (Author/DB)

Interest in the rural context of education is growing, and connections between education and the wider rural community are increasingly acknowledged to be important. Hundreds of organizations were contacted to update this directory, which provides recent information on programs, organizations, and resources useful to practitioners, policymakers,…

The selected guide to government agencies involved with exceptional children is based on data available as of April, 1971. (For a companion guide, see EC 042 251.) For each agency listed, the following information is provided where applicable: agency name, a brief explanatory statement about the agency and its responsibilities, center and director…

Listed are supportive and rehabilitative services for the deaf including federal agencies, state agencies, regional and local programs, social/recreational programs and agencies, national organizations, centers related to deafness, and professional committee membership (National Association of the Deaf, Conference of Educational Administrator…

This manual provides rehabilitation service provider organizations with necessary information and instructions for completing an Information Request Form (IRF), the first step in the process of applying for recognition by the Regional Rehabilitation Exchange (RRX) Project as an exemplary program model in the area of independent living services.…

The directory identifies resources which provide services to cerebral palsied, epileptic, and mentally retarded citizens of Florida. Listed are names and addresses of Divison of Retardation facilities; private agencies such as the Florida Association for Retarded Children, the Epilepsy Foundation of America, and United Cerebral Palsy of Florida;…

This manual provides rehabilitation service provider organizations with necessary information and instructions for completing an Information Request Form (IRF), the first step in the process of applying for recognition by the Regional Rehabilitation Exchange (RRX) Project as an exemplary program model in the area of supported employment. The RRX…

Summarizing research conducted under the Western Regional Research Project on the delivery of rural community services, this report presents explications of the following generalizations which have been supported by research: (1) Many rural service institutions need reorganization and renewal, (2) Regionalization increases organizations' ability…

This manual provides rehabilitation service provider organizations with necessary information and instructions for completing an Information Request Form (IRF), the first step in the process of applying for recognition by the Regional Rehabilitation Exchange (RRX) Project as an exemplary program model in the area of school-to-adult life transition…

National recognition of the correlation between rural and urban problems has brought about an atmosphere of confidence relative to the future of the rural and/or small school. Such confidence is evidenced by: (1) renewed interest and concern over the plight of rural education by society in general; (2) Federal commitment in recognition of the fact…

A systems analysis of a community educational television (ETV) structure and of community needs was made in three counties of Appalachian Maryland to see whether an ETV system could meet integrated needs of public school students, disadvantaged families, educators, health service groups, police and fire departments, and business/industry across…

An exploratory study was conducted to obtain information regarding staff requirements in small tumor registry centers, involving a brief analysis of existing tumor registry centers and exploration of training and organizational factors that might be associated with establishing new centers. Activities performed by tumor registry personnel were…