ERIC Number: ED299787
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 163
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ISBN: ISBN-0-944232-00-0
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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)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Deaf Blind, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems, Group Homes, Leisure Time, Multiple Disabilities, Physical Health, Recreational Activities, Residential Programs, Severe Disabilities, Social Integration, Transitional Programs
Teaching Research Publications, 345 North Monmouth Ave., Monmouth, OR 97361 ($10.00).
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Information Analyses
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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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