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ERIC Number: ED299787
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 163
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-944232-00-0
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EISSN: N/A
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Transition for Persons with Deaf-Blindness and Other Profound Handicaps: State of the Art. Papers from the National Conference on the Transition of Profoundly/Multiply Handicapped Deaf-Blind Youth (Washington, D.C., April 7-10, 1986).
Covert, Angela M., Ed.; Fredericks, H. D. Bud, Ed.
This conference report focuses upon transition issues for those individuals with profound multiple-sensory impairments. It contains presentations, reactions, and syntheses of discussions by working groups. The keynote address, by H. D. Bud Fredericks, is titled "Those with Profound Handicaps: Who Are They? How Can They Be Served?." Section I begins with a paper by Lyle Romer titled "Community-based Residential Options for Persons with Severe/Multiple Disabilities: Impact of Services on People's Lifestyles," followed by responses by George Singer and Stephen Barrett. Section II opens with a paper by Paul Wehman and Janet Hill, titled "Supported Competitive Employment for Persons Labeled Severely and Profoundly Mentally Retarded: Impact of Wages and Integration," with responses by Kevin Lessard and Nancy Norman. A section on the health and psychosocial aspects of transition contains a paper by Sharon Hostler called "Youth with Profound Multiple Handicaps of Deaf-Blindness: Health Issues in Their Transition," accompanied by responses by Mary O'Donnell and Hank Bersani, Jr. The final section includes "Recreation and Leisure: Practices in Educational Programs Which Hold Promise for Adult Service Models" by Lori Goetz, along with a response by Pamela Mathy-Laikko and Terrence Dolan and a second response by Barbara Ryan. (JDD)
Teaching Research Publications, 345 North Monmouth Ave., Monmouth, OR 97361 ($10.00).
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office for Maternal and Child Health Services.; Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC.
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