ERIC Number: ED276226
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 103
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Deaf/Blind. Resource Manuals for Program for Exceptional Children. Volume X.
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services.
The manual is intended to help local education agencies implement Georgia's laws for providing effective instructional programs for deaf-blind children. A definition and eligibility criteria for deaf-blind children are presented. A section discussing due process considers screening, referral, comprehensive evaluation, individualized education programs, participants in individualized planning conferences, placement, confidentiality, and exit criteria. The section on program organization discusses program philosophy, service delivery staff competencies, personnel, inservice certification, and facilities. Assessment, student characteristics, professional resources, organizations providing special materials and equipment, and related services are outlined in a section devoted to the instructional program. Program evaluation is briefly discussed in a separate section. Additional resources are listed in the sixth section, and include professional resources, community organizations, child advocacy, the Georgia Learning Resource System, the Child Serve Program, and the Georgia Psychoeducational Center. Three state schools--Atlanta Area School for the Deaf, Georgia Academy for the Blind, and Georgia School for the Deaf--are also described. Among appendices are a glossary, a medical report form, guidelines for interpreting eye reports, a certification form, a program evaluation instrument, and graduation requirements. A bibliography lists 9 assessment instruments, 23 bibliographies, and 250 books or documents. (CB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Deaf Blind, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Graduation Requirements, Handicap Identification, Individualized Education Programs, Instructional Development, Medical Evaluation, Program Development, Program Evaluation, School Districts, Special Schools, State Schools, State Standards, Student Placement, Teacher Qualifications
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Tests/Questionnaires
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services.
Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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