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Bogdan, Robert; Taylor, Steven J. – Qualitative Sociology, 1990
This paper presents an example of "optimistic research," a qualitative approach which focuses on positive interventions helpful to practitioners, in this case an examination of programs successfully integrating people with severe disabilities. The study evaluated 40 programs through site visits which focus on observation, interviews, and…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adults, Children, Community Programs
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto (Ontario). – 1991
This booklet discusses the impact and treatment of the two craniosynostosis syndromes (Apert and Crouzon), which involve the premature fusion of skull sutures, are usually identified at birth, and require years of treatment. It is noted that children with Apert syndrome may have some degree of mental retardation while children with Crouzon…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Emotional Adjustment, Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments
Hostler, Sharon L.; And Others – 1987
This compilation brings together various conference papers and a working group report on health and psychosocial aspects of transition for people with deaf-blindness and other profound disabilities. The title paper by Sharon Hostler focuses on health service needs of the individual, including health planning, a transition health assessment, and an…
Descriptors: Adults, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Family Involvement
Goetz, Lori; And Others – 1987
This report of a conference session dealing with recreation and leisure activities for people with deaf-blindness and other profound multiple disabilities contains three papers and a working group report. The title paper by Lori Goetz reviews "model indicators" for recreation and leisure educational programming with individuals who have severe and…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Communication Skills, Deaf Blind
Dunn, Nancy; And Others – 1988
The monograph is intended to offer educators a systematic approach to using electronic technology and computers with students having multiple handicaps. A model is presented which features a top down approach to curriculum with emphasis on developing age-appropriate functional skills useful in future environments. A training sequence based upon…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Computer Literacy
Roberts, Thomas G. – 1981
The final report summarizes activities regarding development of the Early Childhood Education for the Severely/Multiply Handicapped Project, a model demonstration program providing comprehensive and direct educational services to 0 to 6 year old children and their parents. The program and curriculum design is based on two phases--the early…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Individualized Education Programs
CHANCE, BURTON, JR.; MCDONALD, EUGENE T. – 1964
THIS INTRODUCTORY TEXT ON CEREBRAL PALSY IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE BOOK CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF CEREBRAL PALSY, PROGRAMS FOR THOSE WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, THE NEUROLOGICAL BASES, ETIOLOGY, AND DIAGNOSIS, AND THE CLASSIFICATION OF CEREBRAL PALSY. PROBLEMS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH CEREBRAL PALSY…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Children, Etiology, Exceptional Child Services
South Carolina State Dept. of Mental Retardation, Clinton. Piedmont Region. – 1979
The document reports on a demonstration project funded under the Early Education for Multihandicapped Children Project to develop a model for children (0 to 8 years old) in the moderate to profound range of mental retardation with one or more physical handicaps and their families. Accomplishments during each of the project's 3 years are reported…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Inservice Education
Southwestern Region Deaf-Blind Center, Sacramento, CA. – 1979
The document contains 11 papers presented at a workshop sponsored by the Southwestern Region Deaf-Blind Center on the identification, assessment, and training of the deaf blind and multiply handicapped child. Entries include the following titles and authors: "Auditory Assessment of the Multihandicapped Deaf-Blind Child" (auditory evaluation of…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Communication Skills, Conference Reports, Deaf Blind
National Association for Retarded Children, New York, NY. – 1967
Conference papers consider designing facilities to meet the needs of the mentally retarded and other handicapped persons. Complete texts and summaries are provided of R.B. Price on environmental design, E.D. Helsel on architectural barriers, H. Gordon on preschool programs and facilities, and H. Palmer on training centers for young adults. Also…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Design Requirements, Disabilities, Educational Facilities
American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY. Dept. of Educational Research. – 1977
Presented are the proceedings of the First Historic Helen Keller World Conference on Services to Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, held in New York City in September, 1977 on the theme "The Deaf-Blind Person in the Community." Reports have the following titles and authors: "Definition, Demography, Causes and Prevention of Deaf-Blindness; Finding and…
Descriptors: Braille, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Role, Community Services
Office of Child Development (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1975
This report documents the status of handicapped children in Head Start programs during Fiscal Year 1975, including the number of children served, their handicapping conditions, and the services provided. It is reported that children professionally diagnosed as handicapped accounted for at least 10.4 percent of children enrolled in full-year Head…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Handicap Identification, Handicapped Children, Language Handicaps
Norris, Arthur G., Ed. – 1974
Presented are 20 author contributed papers on the status of deaf persons, their needs, and innovative procedures developed to meet those needs, and reported are research and demonstration activities in the field of deafness. Among topics covered in the papers are: economic factors in deafness, training needs of rehabilitative personnel serving…
Descriptors: Adults, Deafness, Demonstration Programs, Educational Media
Langley, Beth – 1976
Existing instruments for assessing brain damaged physically handicapped children are examined, and research on test modifications in the cognitive, communication, and motor performance domains is reviewed. Noted is the lack of tests standardized on a physically handicapped population. Cautions and criticisms are cited for modifications which have…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research
Smith, Benjamin F. – 1974
Potentials of three classifications of rubella deaf blind children are discussed. Potentials for children at the middle trainable level and below are discussed for the areas of communication skills, daily living skills, mobility and orientation, vocational effort, and self-control and social interaction. For children in the upper trainable through…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Deaf Blind
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