This guide describes how a person with a disability can work and keep federal benefits, such as Social Security. It is useful for transition planners and disabled youth and their families who need to know how to keep benefits during the transition from school to work. The guide explains work incentives and provides an overview of Social Security…

The impact of changes in the special education environment on the role of the resource teacher are discussed, such as trends toward placing students with special needs within regular classrooms, delivering programs to learners with a wider range of instructional needs, and collaborating in delivery of classroom instruction. Consequent shifts in…

This manual offers definitions, techniques, and strategies to generate curricular adaptations to meet the needs of students with a range of intellectual abilities, and thereby increase the practice of inclusive schooling in which all children learn together and multiplicity of learning styles is valued. First, an in-depth definition of…

This guide provides precise, detailed descriptions of empirically validated best practices to promote learning in infants and young children with disabilities. It is designed to be a practical and comprehensive, easy-to-read introductory methods text that addresses the fundamental issues associated with implementing the legislative mandates of the…

This long-range program is presented by the Alaska State Library to meet the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) and to show how LSCA funds can contribute to meeting library needs in the state. The program has been reviewed and revised in accordance with the needs of the state for assistance under the LSCA. It reflects…

This monograph contains the conference proceedings of the 1991 conference of the Society for the Advancement of Gifted Education, held in Calgary, Alberta. The papers have the following titles and authors: "Experiencing Creativity in Music" (Loretta Baker); "Students Who are Hearing Impaired and Gifted: Teachers' Perspectives"…

This newsletter issues offers suggestions to individuals with disabilities whose requests for assistive technology equipment or services have been refused due to an agency's financial situation. Parents asking for services for their child should point out that federal laws such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act guarantee a child's…

This final report presents the results of an 18-month Connecticut symposia project to confront the difficult issues facing special education and to meet those challenges through a collaborative systemic change process. The project goal, objectives, and implementation procedures are specified, and background information on five targeted topics is…

This paper describes a functional educational curriculum for students with severe behavior disorders within a hospital setting. The program stressed the meeting of individual needs while using an established, accredited curriculum. Curriculum development considerations discussed include the curriculum's philosophical base, developmental…

This manual provides information and suggestions on training the increasingly older work force. An introduction addresses a needed emphasis on training programs to retain older workers as employees and development of effective training that focuses on needs and limitations of older adults as learners. It introduces McDonald's McMaster's Program,…

This guide provides information about the nature of learning disabilities in higher education and about ways of assisting students with learning disabilities at Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) to fulfill their potential. The booklet uses the metaphor of a "zig zag lightning in the brain" to describe the erratic thinking style…

This issue paper is based on recommendations of a February, 1991 meeting on promoting child health through Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Part H emphasizes family-centered care; service coordination; comprehensive services; collaboration among service providers and funding sources; outreach to traditionally…

This text aims to provide a comprehensive and cohesive look at theory and practice in transition of persons with mild disabilities. Part I addresses transition's rationale, definitions, components, legislative history, models, related models, and supports and barriers. Part II examines the relationship of secondary and postsecondary special…

This paper describes a project addressing the assistive technology training needs of teachers of children with disabilities in rural eastern North Carolina, through development of a multimedia software tutorial service. The project utilized both a special education/assistive technology professional and an instructional technology professional to…

The Alaska Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) Committee sought to develop a coordinated plan of action to deal with the recruitment and retention of special education teachers, a significant problem for such a rural state with immense distances and widely diverse population centers. Two subcommittees were formed to work on…