Sample records for severely physically handicapped

  1. The Design of a Computer Table for the Physically Handicapped Student.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Fitterman, L. Jeffrey

    The paper describes the development of a computer table for physically handicapped students including persons with moderate to severe cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, uncontrolled epilepsy, and paralysis due to physical trauma. The project first reviewed furniture currently available for the physically handicapped and then conducted ergonomic…

  2. A Comprehensive Physical Education Program for the Severely Physically Handicapped.

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    DeBell, James

    Described is an adaptive comprehensive physical education (PE) program (funded by Title III in 1968) for 48 severly physically handicapped senior high school students in Rochester, New York. Program aims are given to be providing a diversified program of developmental activities in a friendly environment to increase the physical, social, and…

  3. Determinants of handicap after stroke: the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS).

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    Sturm, Jonathan W; Donnan, Geoffrey A; Dewey, Helen M; Macdonell, Richard A L; Gilligan, Amanda K; Thrift, Amanda G

    2004-03-01

    Handicap, although more relevant to the patient than impairment or disability, has received little attention in people with stroke. The aim of this study was to identify, in an unselected population, factors determining handicap at 2 years after stroke. All first-ever cases of stroke in a population of 306 631 over a 1-year period were assessed. Stroke severity, comorbidity, and demographic information was recorded. Among survivors, 2-year poststroke handicap was assessed with the London Handicap Scale. Disability, physical impairment, depression, anxiety, living arrangements, and recurrent stroke at 2 years were documented. If necessary, proxy assessments were obtained, except for mood. Linear regression analyses were performed to identify factors independently associated with handicap. First, all assessments (proxy and nonproxy) were examined; then, the nonproxy assessments were used to examine the effects of mood. Of 266 patients with incident stroke who were alive at 2 years, 226 (85%) were assessed. Significant determinants of handicap on univariable analysis were age, female sex, socioeconomic status, alcohol intake, stroke subtype, initial stroke severity; 2-year physical impairment, disability, depression and anxiety scores; institutionalization; and recurrent stroke. On multivariable analysis, the independent determinants of handicap were age and 2-year physical impairment and disability. In analysis restricted to nonproxy data, depression and anxiety were also independently associated with handicap. Age, concurrent disability, and physical impairment were more important determinants of handicap than other demographic factors or initial stroke severity. Because depression and anxiety were independently associated with handicap, their treatment may potentially reduce handicap in stroke patients.

  4. Screening for Physical Problems in Classrooms for Severely Handicapped Students.

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    Dever, Richard; Knapczyk, Dennis

    1980-01-01

    The authors present a screening device with which teachers of severely handicapped students may detect the presence of a physical problem. The screening approach covers vision, auditory problems, seizures, orthopedic problems, and pain. (CL)

  5. Data Based Physical Education for the Severely Handicapped.

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    Dunn, John M.; Morehouse, Jim W.

    The paper provides an overview of a data based physical education program for the severely handicapped which has been developed at Oregon State University's Department of Physical Education in cooperation with the Special Education Department of Teaching Research. Concepts which form the basis of the model include that there is no way of…

  6. Comprehensive Microcomputer Applications for Severely Physically Handicapped Children.

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    Rushakoff, G. Evan; Lombardino, Linda J.

    1983-01-01

    Explained for educators of severly physically handicapped (SPH) children are basic component parts of the microcomputer system, adaptations for children unable to use a standard keyboard, and applications for communication, academic work, writing, creative arts, recreation, future employment, and young SPH children. Factors educators should…

  7. An Estimate of the Number of Persons with Visual and Physical Handicaps Eligible for DBPH Services.

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    Pollet, Dorothy, Comp.

    It is estimated that 1,868,000 people are certainly eligible for the services of the Library of Congress Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Between 5,781,500 and 11,384,500 are also possibly eligible. Handicapping conditions which are certainly eligible are severe visual impairment, absence of one or both arms or hands, cerebral…

  8. Curriculum Guidelines for Teaching Profound and Severely Retarded Students (I.Q. Under 40) Including Those with Physical Handicaps.

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    Bailey, Constance

    1975-01-01

    Presented are curriculum guidelines for teaching severely and profoundly retarded students, including students with physical handicaps. In addition to a listing of aims and objectives (such as that the student should analyze the need for space for himself and others), guidelines are provided for the following areas: awareness (of such stimuli as…

  9. A Data Based Gymnasium: A Systematic Approach to Physical Education for the Handicapped.

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    Dunn, John M.; And Others

    The authors describe a data based physical education curriculum designed for low incidence severely handicapped students by Oregon State University in conjunction with Teaching Research. Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction to the physical education curriculum and the Teaching Research model with emphasis placed on the importance of…

  10. Effects of a Training Program on the Job Readiness of Physically Handicapped Sheltered Workshop Employees.

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    Tesolowski, Dennis G.; Halpin, Gerald

    Twenty-two physically handicapped sheltered workshop employees were matched on the severity of their disabilities and randomly assigned to either an experimental or control group. Those in the experimental group participated in a one-hour-per-day, fifteen-day job readiness training program in addition to their regular sheltered workshop jobs while…

  11. Implementation of an Initial Training Program for New Employees in a Profoundly Mentally and Physically Handicapped Children and Adult Residential Facility.

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    Hoeft, Linda A.

    A project was designed to reduce the turnover of direct care staff in a community-based residential facility that provides a home and educational or adult day training services for 54 severely or profoundly mentally and physically handicapped children and adults. The project sought to reduce total staff turnover by 40%, reduce employee…

  12. Pre-Placement Program for Severely Multi-Handicapped Deaf-Blind Children, 1980-1981. Final Evaluation Report.

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    Tobias, Robert; And Others

    Evaluation of the sixth and final year of operation for a preplacement program for 13 severely multiply handicapped deaf blind children, located in the Industrial Home for the Blind, is reported. The program is explained to prepare students for entrance into their existing special education programs. Qualitative findings on the physical setting,…

  13. Fostering Creativity in Handicapped Children.

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    Sherrill, Claudine

    Of the nine long range goals of adapted physical education, creative thinking and moving has received the least attention. However, this goal may be more important than others in helping handicapped children self-actualize through sports, dance, and aquatics. This paper defines behaviors in the creative process and describes several assessment…

  14. Information Prosthetics for the Handicapped. Final Report.

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    Papert, Seymour A.

    The paper describes the successful use of the LOGO System (an interactive graphics, computer based learning environment) with 12 severely physically handicapped adolescents with cerebral palsy. Five goals were set forth concerning the opportunity to work with microcomputers in interesting ways, the assessment of the students' spatial competence,…

  15. Disability in Activities of Daily Living and Severity of Dyskinesias Determine the Handicap of Parkinson's Disease Patients in Advanced Stage Selected to DBS.

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    Coelho, Miguel; Abreu, Daisy; Correia-Guedes, Leonor; Lobo, Patricia Pita; Fabbri, Margherita; Godinho, Catarina; Domingos, Josefa; Albuquerque, Luisa; Freitas, Vanda; Pereira, João Miguel; Cattoni, Begona; Carvalho, Herculano; Reimão, Sofia; Rosa, Mário M; Ferreira, António Gonalves; Ferreira, Joaquim J

    2017-01-01

    There is scarce data on the level of handicap in Parkinson's disease (PD) and none in advanced stage PD. To assess the handicap in advanced stage PD patients with disabling levodopa-induced motor complications selected to deep brain stimulation (DBS). Data was prospectively recorded during routine evaluation for DBS. Handicap was measured using London Handicap Scale (LHS) (0 = maximal handicap; 1 = no handicap). Disease severity was evaluated using the Hoehn & Yahr scale and the UPDRS/MDS-UPDRS, during off and on after a supra-maximal dose of levodopa. Schwab and England Scale (S&E) was scored in off and on. Dyskinesias were scored using the modified Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (mAIMS). Results concern cross-sectional assessment before DBS. 100 PD patients (mean age 61 (±7.6); mean disease duration 12.20 (±4.6) years) were included. Median score of motor MDS-UPDRS was 54 in off and 25 in on. Mean total LHS score was 0.56 (±0.14). Patients were handicapped in several domains with a wide range of severity. Physical Independence and Social Integration were the most affected domains. Determinants of total LHS score were MDS-UPDRS part II off (β= -0.271; p = 0.020), S&E on (β= 0.264; p = 0.005) and off (β= 0.226; p = 0.020), and mAIMS on (β= -0.183; p = 0.042) scores (R2  = 29.6%). We were able to use handicap to measure overall health condition in advanced stage PD. Patients were moderately to highly handicapped and this was strongly determined by disability in ADL and dyskinesias. Change in handicap may be a good patient-centred outcome to assess efficiency of DBS.

  16. 36 CFR 910.34 - Accommodations for the physically handicapped.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... physically handicapped. 910.34 Section 910.34 Parks, Forests, and Public Property PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE... § 910.34 Accommodations for the physically handicapped. (a) Every development shall incorporate features which will make the development accessible by the physically handicapped. The standards in the “American...

  17. 36 CFR 910.34 - Accommodations for the physically handicapped.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... physically handicapped. 910.34 Section 910.34 Parks, Forests, and Public Property PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE... § 910.34 Accommodations for the physically handicapped. (a) Every development shall incorporate features which will make the development accessible by the physically handicapped. The standards in the “American...

  18. Study of Man-Machine Communications Systems for Disabled Persons (The Handicapped). Volume V. Final Report.

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    Kafafian, Haig

    Instructions are given for teaching severely physically and/or neurologically handicapped students to use the 14-key Cybertype man-machine communications system, an electric writing machine with a simplified keyboard to enable persons with limited motor ability or coordination to communicate in written form. Explained are the various possible…

  19. Study of Man-Machine Communications Systems for Disabled Persons (The Handicapped). Volume VII. Final Report.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kafafian, Haig

    Teaching instructions, lesson plans, and exercises are provided for severely physically and/or neurologically handicapped persons learning to use the Cybertype electric writing machine with a tongue-body keyboard. The keyboard, which has eight double-throw toggle switches and a three-position state-selector switch, is designed to be used by…

  20. The Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome

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    Nevin, N. C.; And Others

    1974-01-01

    Described are the physical and genetic factors in a case of Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome (characterized by dwarfism and other anomalies, with or without retardation) in an 11-year old severely physically and mentally handicapped Irish girl. (CL)

  1. 36 CFR § 910.34 - Accommodations for the physically handicapped.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... physically handicapped. § 910.34 Section § 910.34 Parks, Forests, and Public Property PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE... § 910.34 Accommodations for the physically handicapped. (a) Every development shall incorporate features which will make the development accessible by the physically handicapped. The standards in the “American...

  2. Libraries for People with Handicaps: A Directory of Public Library Resources and Services in Ohio. Second edition.

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    Ohio State Library, Columbus.

    This second edition of the directory contains information collected from 249 public libraries for use by the handicapped, i.e., blind, physically disabled, aged, shut-in, and institutionalized persons. Several changes in format have been made in response to users' reactions to the first edition. For quick reference to library services, materials…

  3. Proposal for a Library Project for Severely-Profoundly Retarded, Multiple Handicapped Individuals.

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    South Dakota State Library, Pierre.

    A proposal for a library project for mentally and physically handicapped persons at Custer State Hospital includes a listening library for the residents of the hospital with a cassette player in each resident's room. Tape storage would be at the nurse's station on each floor, and the charge nurse on that floor would be responsible for the tapes.…

  4. Study of Man-Machine Communications Systems for Disabled Persons (The Handicapped). Volume VI. Final Report.

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    Kafafian, Haig

    The instruction manual contains lessons for teaching severely physically and/or neurologically handicapped students to use the seven-key Cybertype electric writing machine. Unlike the 14-key keyboard, which requires bilateral coordination in arms, legs, or other parts of the body, the seven-key keyboard requires the use of only one part of the…

  5. Self-Esteem, Achievement Goals, and Self-Handicapping in College Physical Education.

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    Chen, Zuosong; Sun, Kaihong; Wang, Kun

    2017-01-01

    This study aims to investigate the relationships among self-esteem, achievement goals, and self-handicapping and the potential mediating role of achievement goals in the relationship between self-esteem and self-handicapping in college physical education. The participants were 320 Chinese college students. Three validated scales were employed to assess participants' self-esteem, achievement goals, and self-handicapping in college physical education. Results showed that self-esteem had a negative effect on self-handicapping. Self-esteem had a positive effect on mastery goals, but had a negative effect on performance-avoidance goals. Mastery goals had a negative effect and performance-avoidance goals had a positive effect on self-handicapping. Moreover, mastery goals and performance-avoidance goals partially mediated the relationship between self-esteem and self-handicapping, and self-esteem had both direct and indirect effects on self-handicapping in college physical education. The findings indicate that improving individual's self-esteem and promoting mastery goals while reducing performance-avoidance goals may be relevant strategies to reduce self-handicapping in college physical education.

  6. Physical Aspects of Residential Living 1972.

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    Blakeley, Richard; And Others

    The monograph presents four papers on the significance of the physical environment in residential facilities for retarded individuals which describe initial efforts to improve the physical characteristics of an institution serving a severely and profoundly retarded, as well as multiply handicapped, population. R. Scheerenberger considers the…

  7. Assessing Student Teachers' Attitudes toward Mentally Retarded and Physically Handicapped Persons.

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    Ashman, Adrian F.

    1984-01-01

    Analysis of questionnaires completed by 104 postgraduate level education students revealed that Ss were more accepting of physical than mental handicaps. No sex differences were found. Identified five factors: perceived rights and privileges of physically handicapped and retarded persons, interpersonal comfort with handicapped people, attitudes…

  8. Determining the relation between quality of life, handicap, fitness, and physical activity for persons with spinal cord injury.

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    Manns, P J; Chad, K E

    1999-12-01

    Determining relationships among fitness, physical activity, subjective quality of life, and handicap in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Cross-sectional exploratory study. University research laboratory setting. Twenty-eight men and 10 women (age 35.9+/-9.3 yrs) with SCI (17 quadriplegic, 21 paraplegic). Fitness (maximal incremental exercise test on arm ergometer), physical activity (leisure time exercise questionnaire), subjective quality of life (Quality of Life Profile: Physical and Sensory Disabilities Version), and level of handicap (Craig Handicap Assessment Reporting Technique). Correlational analyses examined relationships between the measures. Physical activity was correlated with composite handicap score in quadriplegic and paraplegic persons. Handicap domain scores for physical independence, mobility, and occupation were correlated with physical activity in quadriplegic persons. There was no relation between the subjective quality of life scores and fitness and physical activity in either group. Physical activity may play an important role in handicap for persons with SCI, particularly persons with quadriplegic injuries. The lack of a relation between activity variables and subjective quality of life may be related to the global nature of the measure used.

  9. Making Facilities Accessible to the Physically Handicapped.

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    State Univ. Construction Fund, Albany, NY.

    Guidelines on performance criteria for the State University of New York consider two main types of handicapped: the ambulant and semi-ambulant, including some physically handicapped, the visually and aurally handicapped, and persons with cardiac conditions; and persons confined to wheel chairs. The handicapped and planning for them are discussed.…

  10. 24 CFR 235.331 - Increased maximum mortgage amount for physically handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... for physically handicapped persons. 235.331 Section 235.331 Housing and Urban Development Regulations... maximum mortgage amount for physically handicapped persons. If the mortgage relates to a dwelling unit to be occupied by a handicapped person as defined in § 235.5(c)(2), the otherwise applicable dollar...

  11. 24 CFR 235.331 - Increased maximum mortgage amount for physically handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... for physically handicapped persons. 235.331 Section 235.331 Housing and Urban Development Regulations... maximum mortgage amount for physically handicapped persons. If the mortgage relates to a dwelling unit to be occupied by a handicapped person as defined in § 235.5(c)(2), the otherwise applicable dollar...

  12. 24 CFR 235.331 - Increased maximum mortgage amount for physically handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... for physically handicapped persons. 235.331 Section 235.331 Housing and Urban Development Regulations... maximum mortgage amount for physically handicapped persons. If the mortgage relates to a dwelling unit to be occupied by a handicapped person as defined in § 235.5(c)(2), the otherwise applicable dollar...

  13. 24 CFR 235.331 - Increased maximum mortgage amount for physically handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... for physically handicapped persons. 235.331 Section 235.331 Housing and Urban Development Regulations... maximum mortgage amount for physically handicapped persons. If the mortgage relates to a dwelling unit to be occupied by a handicapped person as defined in § 235.5(c)(2), the otherwise applicable dollar...

  14. 24 CFR 235.331 - Increased maximum mortgage amount for physically handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... for physically handicapped persons. 235.331 Section 235.331 Housing and Urban Development Regulations... maximum mortgage amount for physically handicapped persons. If the mortgage relates to a dwelling unit to be occupied by a handicapped person as defined in § 235.5(c)(2), the otherwise applicable dollar...

  15. Trait self-esteem and claimed self-handicapping motives in sports situations.

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    Finez, Lucie; Berjot, Sophie; Rosnet, Elisabeth; Cleveland, Christena; Tice, Dianne M

    2012-12-01

    We examined the relationship between physical self-esteem and claimed self-handicapping among athletes by taking motives into consideration. In Study 1, 99 athletes were asked to report their tendency to engage in claimed self-handicapping for self-protective and self-enhancement motives (trait measures). Low self-esteem athletes reported a higher tendency to engage in claimed self-handicapping for these two motives compared with high self-esteem athletes. Neither low nor high self-esteem athletes reported a preference for one motive over the other. In Study 2, 107 athletes participated in a test that was ostensibly designed to assess high physical abilities - and thus to encourage self-handicapping for self-enhancement motives (success-meaningful condition) - or to assess low physical abilities, and thus to encourage self-handicapping for self-protective motives (failure-meaningful condition). Before starting the test, athletes were given the opportunity to claim handicaps that could impair their performance. Low self-esteem athletes claimed more handicaps than high self-esteem athletes in both conditions. Findings suggest that low physical self-esteem athletes engage more in claimed handicapping regardless of motives, relative to high physical self-esteem athletes.

  16. Primary Handicaps of Students in Programs for the Physically Handicapped.

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    Hinesley, J. Howard, Comp.

    Reported is a survey of types of handicaps served by special programs for physically handicapped, homebound, and hospitalized children in Florida. The information represents 215 full time and hourly teachers. Types of handicaps served are listed, ranked, and number of cases given. Cerebral palsy is reported to be the most common type of handicap…

  17. Residual disabilities in children treated for intracranial space-occupying lesions

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    Bamford, F.N.; Jones, P.M.; Pearson, D.

    1976-02-01

    A retrospective study of 30 long-term survivors of cranial or craniospinal irradiation for intracranial space-occupying lesions has demonstrated physical and mental handicaps in the majority. This is most severe in those cases treated before the age of 11 years, and is not confined to those children having craniospinal or whole-brain irradiation. The mental handicap also appears to be progressive, but cannot be easily examined in this retrospective study. (auth)

  18. Fear of failure and self-handicapping in college physical education.

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    Chen, Lung Hung; Chen, Mei-Yen; Lin, Meng-Shyan; Kee, Ying Hwa; Shui, Shang-Hsueh

    2009-12-01

    The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fear of failure and self-handicapping within the context of physical education. Participants were 103 college freshmen enrolled in aerobic dance physical education classes in Taiwan. They completed the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory and Self-Handicapping Scale for Sport 3 mo. after entering the class. Hierarchical regression indicated that scores on fear of failure predicted self-handicapping scores.

  19. Telecommunication for the Physically Handicapped.

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    Cunningham, Pat; Gose, Joan

    The paper examines the uses of telecommunication for physically handicapped students. Basic equipment, including a modem and keyboard interface, are described. The types and uses of computer bulletin boards are also described. Among benefits of telecommunications for physically handicapped students noted in the paper are social prestige,…

  20. 28 CFR 41.31 - Handicapped person.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. (4...) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result... Persons § 41.31 Handicapped person. (a) Handicapped person means any person who has a physical or mental...

  1. An Instructional Guide for Parents.

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    Carambio, Lisa; And Others

    Presented is an instructional guide for parents of severely and profoundly retarded and multiply handicapped children. Developed by 20 graduate students during a summer institute at Duquesne University, the guide suggests activities in communication, self-help and physical development. An introduction provides a definition of the severely involved…

  2. Library Services to the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

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    De Cleene, Clare

    This report describes library services for the blind and physically handicapped supported by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), Title I, funds during fiscal 1985. Trends in library services for the blind and physically handicapped determined by an examination of reports from individual states are briefly summarized for the areas of…

  3. Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Fourth Edition.

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    Haycraft, Howard

    The article discusses library services available for the blind and the physically handicapped at the Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress and at regional libraries. Topics covered include conditions and eligibility for service, with talking book service provided for individuals who cannot read or use…

  4. Student Aides for Handicapped College Students. Final Report and Manual.

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    Urie, Robert M.; And Others

    The stated purpose of the project was to demonstrate that the use of student aides to assist selected physically handicapped students in the college setting, in conjunction with special physical facilities and individual counseling sessions for both the physically handicapped and the student aides, would result in a more satisfactory academic,…

  5. A Study to Design a System to Identify Handicapped Family Members of Active Duty Soldiers at Fort Benning, Georgia

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-05-01

    words spoken. Under Age 7 % 30 decibel hearing loss without hearing aid in one or both ears. Epilepsy Parkinson’s Disease Cerebral Palsy Multiple... Intervention in the Care of the Physically Handicapped, Severely Retarded Child." Nursing Clinics of North America, Vol. 10, No. 2 (June 1975): 353...requires assistance to support the essentials of daily living. h. Cerebral Palsy . With: (1) IQ of 83 or less; (2) Abnormal behavior patterns, such as

  6. A Computer Application for Severely Handicapped Children.

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    Huenergard, Cliff; Albertson, Greg

    A severely physically disabled (quadriplegic) third grade student with high average intellectual abilities was fitted with a computer system adapted for maximum student independence. A scanner, the face of which is an integrated circuit board, was constructed to allow accessibility to the computer by a single switch operated by the student's…

  7. Computer Rehabilitation Training for the Severely Disabled.

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    Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge.

    The Computer Rehabilitation Training Program for the Severely Disabled is a job-oriented training program to prepare physically handicapped persons to become computer programmers and analysts. The program is operated by: a nonprofit organization of Baton Rouge-area business people interested in data processing; the Department of Social Services,…

  8. 24 CFR 8.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... NONDISCRIMINATION BASED ON HANDICAP IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND... altered, can be approached, entered, and used by individuals with physical handicaps. The phrase... individuals with physical handicaps. A unit that is on an accessible route and is adaptable and otherwise in...

  9. Minimizing Teacher Stress. Structuring Positive Interactions for Handicapped and Nonhandicapped Children in Physical Education.

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    Colvin, Nola R.; And Others

    1982-01-01

    Components of an integrated physical education program, which consists of handicapped and nonhandicapped students, include: (1) activities that promote interaction among all students; (2) strategies that place handicapped and nonhandicapped students together; and (3) reinforcement of cooperative behavior. (CJ)

  10. Teaching the Physically Handicapped to Swim.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Anderson, William

    First principles of teaching swimming to the handicapped are reviewed; attention is given to children with cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy, physical handicaps, blindness, and deafness. Swimming strokes, suggested exercises, group teaching, and a typical sequence of lessons and exercises are considered. Some case histories and a plan for a…

  11. Implicit theory of athletic ability and self-handicapping in college students.

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    Chen, Lung Hung; Chen, Mei-Yen; Lin, Meng-Shyan; Kee, Ying Hwa; Kuo, Chin Fang; Shui, Shang-Hsueh

    2008-10-01

    Self-handicapping is a maladaptive behavior which undermines students' achievements, but the antecedents of self-handicapping are not well studied in physical education. The aim was to examine the relations of implicit theory of abilities and self-handicapping in physical education. 264 college students, whose mean age was 20.3 yr. (SD = 1.7), completed the Conceptions of the Nature of Athletic Ability Questionnaire-2 and Self-handicapping Scale for Sport. Analysis indicated entity beliefs positively predicted reduced effort and making excuses. Also, incremental beliefs negatively predicted reduced effort. Results are discussed in terms of implicit theory of ability and self-handicapping. Directions for research and implications are stated.

  12. A model summer program for handicapped college students

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    Nissen, Anne B.

    1989-01-01

    During the summer of 1988, the Goddard Space Flight Center was the site of a new NASA project called A Model Summer Program for Handicapped College Students that was directed by Gallaudet University. The project's aim was to identify eight severely physically disabled college students (four from Gallaudet University and four from local historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's)) majoring in technical fields and to assign them technical projects related to aerospace which they would complete under the guidance of mentors who were full time employees of Goddard. A description of the program is presented.

  13. 41 CFR 101-26.701 - Purchase of products and services from the blind and other severely handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... services from the blind and other severely handicapped persons. 101-26.701 Section 101-26.701 Public... severely handicapped persons. (a) Purchases by executive agencies of products produced by workshops of the blind or other severely handicapped persons which are carried in GSA supply distribution facilities must...

  14. 41 CFR 101-26.701 - Purchase of products and services from the blind and other severely handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... services from the blind and other severely handicapped persons. 101-26.701 Section 101-26.701 Public... severely handicapped persons. (a) Purchases by executive agencies of products produced by workshops of the blind or other severely handicapped persons which are carried in GSA supply distribution facilities must...

  15. 41 CFR 101-26.701 - Purchase of products and services from the blind and other severely handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... services from the blind and other severely handicapped persons. 101-26.701 Section 101-26.701 Public... severely handicapped persons. (a) Purchases by executive agencies of products produced by workshops of the blind or other severely handicapped persons which are carried in GSA supply distribution facilities must...

  16. 41 CFR 101-26.701 - Purchase of products and services from the blind and other severely handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... services from the blind and other severely handicapped persons. 101-26.701 Section 101-26.701 Public... severely handicapped persons. (a) Purchases by executive agencies of products produced by workshops of the blind or other severely handicapped persons which are carried in GSA supply distribution facilities must...

  17. 41 CFR 101-26.701 - Purchase of products and services from the blind and other severely handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... services from the blind and other severely handicapped persons. 101-26.701 Section 101-26.701 Public... severely handicapped persons. (a) Purchases by executive agencies of products produced by workshops of the blind or other severely handicapped persons which are carried in GSA supply distribution facilities must...

  18. 77 FR 58499 - Substitution of Term in a Definition; Addition and Adoption of the Use of Specific...

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    2012-09-21

    .... The Committee is substituting the term ``disabled'' for ``handicapped'' in a term defined in its..., the terms other severely handicapped and severely handicapped individuals are used to define persons... remove references to ``handicap'' or ``handicapped'' in the list of definitions. Additionally, the...

  19. Considerations for Integration of Physically Handicapped and Non-Handicapped Preschool Children.

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    Cormack, Elizabeth O.

    Eight physically handicapped (blind, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, or genetic defect) preschool children and eight children with normal sensory motor abilities (mean age of both groups 3 1/2 years) participated in a preschool demonstration project designed to promote equal educational and social experiences in an integrated preschool through the…

  20. Distance Teaching and the Visually Handicapped: Some New Developments Using Synthetic Speech.

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    Vincent, A. T.

    1983-01-01

    Distance education is important for many physically handicapped students where attendance at a conventional institution is not possible, either because of their physical condition or for reasons in common with the nonhandicapped. This paper examines an area of disability, visual handicap, and examines research into the use of microelectronic…

  1. Competency-Based Training Program--Teachers of Physical Education for Handicapped Individuals. Summer Institute Final Report, 1986-1990.

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    Cheatum, Billye Ann

    This federally funded project's goals were to provide a competency-based training program that would enable Western Michigan University graduate and undergraduate students to meet Michigan's endorsement requirements for teaching physical education to handicapped individuals, and to provide direct services to handicapped children in the Kalamazoo…

  2. Guidelines Curb Cuts and Ramps for Disabled Persons

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1995-07-01

    These guidelines for curb ramps were developed as part of an overall program of action to remove the restrictive barriers which severely impede the daily movements of physically handicapped and elderly persons. The common curb is probably the most en...

  3. Annotated Bibliography. First Edition.

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    Haring, Norris G.

    An annotated bibliography which presents approximately 300 references from 1951 to 1973 on the education of severely/profoundly handicapped persons. Citations are grouped alphabetically by author's name within the following categories: characteristics and treatment, gross motor development, sensory and motor development, physical therapy for the…

  4. 45 CFR 84.47 - Nonacademic services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Nonacademic services. (a) Physical education and athletics. (1) In providing physical education courses and... applies may not discriminate on the basis of handicap. A recipient that offers physical education courses... may offer to handicapped students physical education and athletic activities that are separate or...

  5. 22 CFR 142.47 - Non-academic services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... services. (a) Physical education and athletics. (1) In providing physical education courses, athletics and... not discriminate on the basis of handicap. A recipient that offers physical education courses or that... handicapped students physical education and athletic activities that are separate or different only if...

  6. 22 CFR 217.47 - Nonacademic services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... services. (a) Physical education and athletics. (1) In providing physical education courses and athletics... applies may not discriminate on the basis of handicap. A recipient that offers physical education courses... may offer to handicapped students physical education and athletic activities that are separate or...

  7. Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children attending schools for the visually handicapped in the Czech Republic.

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    Kocur, I; Kuchynka, P; Rodný, S; Baráková, D; Schwartz, E C

    2001-10-01

    To describe the causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in schools for the visually handicapped in the Czech Republic in 1998. Pupils attending all 10 primary schools for the visually handicapped were examined. A modified WHO/PBL eye examination record for children with blindness and low vision was used. 229 children (146 males and 83 females) aged 6-15 years were included in the study: 47 children had severe visual impairment (20.5%) (visual acuity in their better eye less than 6/60), and 159 were blind (69.5%) (visual acuity in their better eye less than 3/60). Anatomically, the most affected parts of the eye were the retina (124, 54.2%), optic nerve (35, 15.3%), whole globe (25, 10.9%), lens (20, 8.7%), and uvea (12, 5.2%). Aetiologically (timing of insult leading to visual loss), the major cause of visual impairment was retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) (96, 41.9 %), followed by abnormalities of unknown timing of insult (97, 42.4%), and hereditary disease (21, 9.2%). In 90 children (40%), additional disabilities were present: mental disability (36, 16%), physical handicap (16, 7%), and/or a combination of both (19, 8%). It was estimated that 127 children (56%) suffer from visual impairment caused by potentially preventable and/or treatable conditions (for example, ROP, cataract, glaucoma). Establishing a study group for comprehensive evaluation of causes of visual handicap in children in the Czech Republic, as well as for detailed analysis of present practice of screening for ROP was recommended.

  8. Rural Infant Stimulation Environment (RISE). Progress Report, July 1, 1974 to June 30, 1977. Handicapped Children's Early Education Program.

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    Holder, Loreta

    This final report describes a federally-funded project that was designed to provide a model for service delivery to severely physically involved infants and their families living in the highly rural area of West Alabama. The project developed and refined an eclectic treatment approach known as Developmental Physical Management Techniques (DPMT).…

  9. Internality and externality correlates of potential drivers among high school pupils in Holon (Israel).

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    Brook, U; Weitzman, A

    1994-01-01

    Car accidents are the leading causes of death and handicap among adolescents and young adults. Thirty-six pupils from the last class in high school (in the age group 17-18 years) have attended lectures with explanations concerning the consequences of car accidents by physicians of rehabilitation centers. They also were taken on a one-day visit to such a center. They have seen and talked with persons who were severely handicapped because of car accidents, and have followed the physical therapists and occupational healing therapists throughout their work day. The pupils completed the Rotter and Montag Internality-Externality Scale questionnaire before and after the meeting and staging with the handicaps, and the results showed an increase of 10.28% in their Internal focus of control. The conclusion is that confrontation of young future drivers with handicaps as a result of car accidents in rehabilitation centers should be a routine and regular habit during the last classes of high school.

  10. The handicapped child: psychological effects of parental, marital, and sibling relationships.

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    Fisman, S; Wolf, L

    1991-03-01

    Although the nature and severity of a handicapping condition are not the sole determinants of family functioning, the presence of a child with a pervasive developmental disorder has a significant effect on family members. Maternal mental health suffers, and the resulting depression affects her role as mother and marriage partner. Unlike other handicapping conditions with obvious physical stigmata, the invisible handicap of the autistic child and the frequent delay in diagnosis contribute to the mother's self-doubt about her parental competence. While the impact on paternal psychological health is less, the fathers of autistic children are nevertheless highly stressed and appear to be particularly vulnerable to the stress generated by these difficult children. Living within this family climate, the risks for emotional and behavioral problems for siblings must be evaluated, along with their intrinsic strengths, to plan preventive interventions for these children. Effective work with these families requires an understanding of the evolution of family system problems and their dynamic and reciprocal interaction over time.

  11. Socially Mainstreaming Handicapped Students.

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    Miller, Maurice; Loukellis, Irene

    The basis for socially mainstreaming handicapped children as well as changing attitudes toward the handicapped are discussed; and a list of teaching activities and resources for introducing students to the mentally retarded, the visually impaired, the physically handicapped, the hearing impaired, and the learning disabled is presented. A summary…

  12. Train in vain: the role of the self in claimed self-handicapping strategies.

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    Finez, Lucie; Sherman, David K

    2012-10-01

    Two field studies investigate the role of self in the tendency of athletes to engage in claimed handicapping strategies during training (anticipatively claiming that handicaps may interfere with their performance). Study 1 tested the relationship between trait self-esteem and athletes' engagement in claimed self-handicapping. As hypothesized, low physical self-esteem athletes claimed more handicaps than high physical self-esteem athletes. For stronger evidence for the causal role of the self, Study 2 tested whether securing athletes' self-worth through self-affirmation would lead to decreased claimed self-handicapping by using a mixed model design that allows for both between-subjects (affirmation vs. control condition) and within-subject comparisons (before vs. after self-affirmation intervention). Self-affirmed athletes had decreased levels of claimed self-handicapping. Studies 1 and 2 also demonstrate that athletes engage in claimed self-handicapping during training, which could have deleterious effects on subsequent performance. Discussion centers on theoretical implications and applications for coaches, sport teachers, and sport psychologists.

  13. Dizziness: relating the severity of vertigo to the degree of handicap by measuring vestibular impairment.

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    Pérez, Nicolás; Martin, Eduardo; Garcia-Tapia, Rafael

    2003-03-01

    We sought to correlate the severity of vertigo and handicap in patients with vestibular pathology according to measures of impairment. We conducted a prospective assessment of patients with dizziness by means of caloric, rotatory test, and computerized dynamic posturography to estimate impairment. Handicap and severity of vertigo were determined with specific questionnaires (Dizziness Handicap Inventory and UCLA-DQ). A fair relationship were found between severity of dizziness and vestibular handicap. When impairment was taken into consideration, values were still fair and only moderate for a group of patients with an abnormal caloric test as the only pathologic finding. The composite score from the sensory organization test portion of the computerized dynamic posturography is fairly correlated to severity of vertigo and handicap in the whole population of patients, but no correlation was found when they were assigned to groups of vestibular impairment. To assess vestibular impairment, the results from several tests must be taken into account. However, vestibular handicap is not solely explained with measurements of impairment and/or severity.

  14. Ethical Issues in Withholding Care from Severely Handicapped Infants.

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    Cohen, Libby

    1981-01-01

    Ethical issues are examined that involve withholding medical treatment from severely handicapped infants. Although current laws do not sanction euthanasia, severely handicapped infants are often assisted in dying. Discussion includes society's apparent acceptance of this practice and several solutions to the problems. (Author)

  15. WORK POTENTIAL OF THE HANDICAPPED—The Physician's Role in Evaluating It

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    Montero, Jose C.

    1960-01-01

    Even a severe physical defect may not be a handicap on some jobs; even a mild one may be a handicap on others. Physicians considering the employability of a disabled person must not only appraise the person but also must analyze the job. Job analysis must take into consideration the degree of exertion necessary, the emotional demands, working conditions (including accessibility of the place of work, of toilet facilities and the like) and job hazards. Appraisal of the person must include a medical examination, a review of the work history, consideration of socio-economic background, and psychological testing. PMID:14423720

  16. Bowling Green-Warren County Consumer-Career Education Handbook for Exceptional Education. Grades 1-12.

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    Bowling Green Independent School District, KY.

    The document contains consumer and career education curriculum guides for elementary and secondary teachers of handicapped children. Various units are grouped into the following disability categories: primary, intermediate, and secondary educable mentally handicapped; trainable mentally handicapped; emotionally disturbed; physically handicapped;…

  17. Growth at adolescence. Clinical correlates.

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    Daniel, W A

    1985-03-01

    Several highly significant changes occur within a relatively short period of time during adolescence. Great alteration in physique, developmental progress in thinking, and psychologic gains toward attaining ego identity take place but not always synchronously. Attention is paid to physical changes because they are visible and are of intense concern to adolescents, but physicians and other professionals should remember cognitive and psychosocial growth are affected by physical growth, and vice versa. Often there is a temporary disequilibrium in the relationship of these three areas of growth, and this can affect one or another part of the developmental pattern. It is therefore necessary to remind ourselves of the diversity of adolescent growth, and of adolescents, when caring for a young patient and be cognizant of growth in areas other than physical. More and more children with congenital or acquired handicaps are living to become adolescents and perhaps adults. Handicaps can be limited to one of the three major areas of growth or involve them all in varying degrees. For example, sickle cell disease, Crohn's disease, or ulcerative colitis may postpone physical growth for a significant period; this lack of pubertal change can affect psychosocial development but usually does not impair cognitive growth. Mental retardation may have no apparent effect on physical growth but can handicap the adolescent's psychosocial development. Growth still occurs in a sequential pattern but often it seems that handicapped youngsters reach a developmental milestone by a series of "detours." Physicians must recognize these lags or differences and try to facilitate progress, promote self-esteem, and provide understanding. Much can be done with anticipatory guidance. Adolescence often provides the opportunity to overcome past damage or, in some instances, to start anew on a more optimal program for physical and psychosocial growth. Young adolescent boys and girls usually look to the physician for factual information and guidance; they long for understanding by an adult outside of the family. If we can successfully fill their expectations, adolescents will be the better for it.

  18. Your Rights as Parents of a Handicapped Child.

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    Crary, James O.; And Others

    This booklet provides information on the rights of parents of handicapped children (according to both Illinois and national laws) and describes services required by law for the handicapped child and the necessary steps to obtain these services. Definitions of various mental, physical, and emotional handicaps are given according to legal…

  19. Seven Special Kids: Employment Problems of Handicapped Youth.

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    Smith, R. C.

    A study of the employment problems facing physically and mentally handicapped youth is reported. To illustrate the main points, results of extensive interviews with seven handicapped youth are juxtaposed with statistics and findings. The study looks at tne continuum of services offered to handicapped individuals, including understanding the…

  20. The Canadian Human Rights Act. Physical Handicap and Employment = Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne. Le handicap physique et l'emploi.

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    Canadian Human Rights Commission, Ottawa (Ontario).

    This booklet presents administrative criteria for implementation of the Canadian Human Rights Act to be used by the Canadian Human Rights Commission to evaluate employment decisions affecting physically handicapped individuals. They are of value to employers who need to know how the Commission will analyze employer arguments that they have not…

  1. The feasibility of accommodating physically handicapped individuals on pedestrian over and undercrossing structures. Appendix

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-09-01

    This report describes the evaluation of a sampling of over- and undercrossing structures to identify major and minor access barriers for the physically handicapped. From this evaluation, it was determined that it is feasible to accommodate the physic...

  2. Therapeutic Intervention for the Physically Handicapped

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    Spillios, James; Janzen, Henry L.

    1978-01-01

    The need for training counselors specifically for intervention with the physically handicapped is the major focus of this article. Definitions of disabilities, rehabilitation and emotional factors are stressed as important variables in physical and psychotherapeutic treatment. The authors review some of the psychological aspects in counseling the…

  3. Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children attending schools for the visually handicapped in the Czech Republic

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    Kocur, I; Kuchynka, P; Rodny, S; Barakova, D; Schwartz, E

    2001-01-01

    AIMS—To describe the causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in schools for the visually handicapped in the Czech Republic in 1998.
METHODS—Pupils attending all 10 primary schools for the visually handicapped were examined. A modified WHO/PBL eye examination record for children with blindness and low vision was used.
RESULTS—229 children (146 males and 83 females) aged 6-15 years were included in the study: 47 children had severe visual impairment (20.5%) (visual acuity in their better eye less than 6/60), and 159 were blind (69.5%) (visual acuity in their better eye less than 3/60). Anatomically, the most affected parts of the eye were the retina (124, 54.2%), optic nerve (35, 15.3%), whole globe (25, 10.9%), lens (20, 8.7%), and uvea (12, 5.2%). Aetiologically (timing of insult leading to visual loss), the major cause of visual impairment was retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) (96, 41.9 %), followed by abnormalities of unknown timing of insult (97, 42.4%), and hereditary disease (21, 9.2%). In 90 children (40%), additional disabilities were present: mental disability (36, 16%), physical handicap (16, 7%), and/or a combination of both (19, 8%). It was estimated that 127 children (56%) suffer from visual impairment caused by potentially preventable and/or treatable conditions (for example, ROP, cataract, glaucoma).
CONCLUSIONS—Establishing a study group for comprehensive evaluation of causes of visual handicap in children in the Czech Republic, as well as for detailed analysis of present practice of screening for ROP was recommended.

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  4. Double-blind, randomized, multicenter study comparing the effect of betahistine and flunarizine on the dizziness handicap in patients with recurrent vestibular vertigo.

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    Albera, Roberto; Ciuffolotti, Roberto; Di Cicco, Maurizio; De Benedittis, Giuseppe; Grazioli, Irene; Melzi, Gabriella; Mira, Eugenio; Pallestrini, Eugenio; Passali, Desiderio; Serra, Agostino; Vicini, Claudio

    2003-06-01

    The aim of this double-blind, randomized, multicenter study was to compare the efficacy of betahistine dihydrochloride (BH) and flunarizine (FL) using the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), a validated self-assessment questionnaire that has not previously been used in a clinical trial to evaluate antivertigo drugs. Patients with recurrent vertigo of peripheral vestibular origin and who were severely handicapped by vertigo were randomized to an 8-week course of treatment with oral BH 48 mg daily or oral FL 10 mg daily. The efficacy endpoints were the total DHI score and the physical, functional and emotional subscores. Fifty-two patients completed the study. After 8 weeks of treatment the mean total DHI score and the physical subscore were significantly lower in the BH group compared to the FL group (7.5 and 3.6 points, respectively). The mean total DHI score as well as the three subscores decreased significantly after 4 and 8 weeks in both treatment groups. This study showed that at 8 weeks BH is significantly more effective than FL in terms of improving the total DHI score and the physical subscore. It was also established that the DHI is a useful and reliable method for evaluating the efficacy of antivertigo drugs.

  5. The Detroit Approach to Adapted Physical Education and Recreation.

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    Elkins, Bruce; Czapski, Stephen

    The report describes Detroit's Adaptive Physical Education Consortium Project in Michigan. Among the main objectives of the project are to coordinate all physical education and recreation services to the handicapped in the Detroit area; to facilitate the mainstreaming of capable handicapped individuals into existing "regular" physical…

  6. An Art Activity Guide for Teachers of Severely Handicapped.

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    Burst, Judy; And Others

    This manual presents 48 visual art activities developed for severely disabled elementary and secondary school students. Brief explanations are presented for several handicapping conditions (cerebral palsy, Down's Syndrome, microcephaly, hydrocephaly, and communication handicaps), and information is given for positioning of students and…

  7. Science and the Physically Handicapped.

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    Ricker, Kenneth S.

    1979-01-01

    The integration of physically (sensory and orthopedic) handicapped students into science classes creates a complex problem for science educators. Suggestions are offered for teacher preparation and for the development of specialized materials and modifications for instructional strategies. (JMF)

  8. 26 CFR 1.42-11 - Provision of services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... intermediate care facility for the mentally and physically handicapped. See also § 1.42-9(b). (3) Required... intermediate care facility for the mentally or physically handicapped. For a building described in section 42(i...

  9. 26 CFR 1.42-11 - Provision of services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... intermediate care facility for the mentally and physically handicapped. See also § 1.42-9(b). (3) Required... intermediate care facility for the mentally or physically handicapped. For a building described in section 42(i...

  10. "Euthanasia" of Persons with Severe Handicaps: Refuting the Rationalizations.

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    Lusthaus, Evelyn

    1985-01-01

    The article examines two common rationalizations for euthanasia of persons with severe handicaps and presents arguments to refute them. The article calls for parents, professionals, and friends of persons with severe handicaps to be vocal in refuting euthanasia and its rationales. (Author/CL)

  11. Physical Education and Recreation for the Visually Handicapped. Revised Edition.

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    Buell, Charles E.

    Part I of this book on physical education for the visually handicapped deals with what physical educators and recreation specialists should know about blindness. Examples are given of athletic accomplishments of visually impaired or sightless athletes. Prevailing misconceptions and attitudes about blindness are discussed, and the importance of…

  12. 45 CFR 84.37 - Nonacademic services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ...) Nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities may include counseling services, physical recreational... recipient may offer to handicapped students physical education and athletic activities that are separate or... HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Preschool, Elementary, and...

  13. A Curriculum Guide for Atypical Deaf Adolescents.

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    Pawelski, Christine E., Ed.; Groveman, Alan B., Ed.

    Based on the program known as the Secondary Individualized Learning Center developed at the Lexington School for the Deaf (Jackson Heights, New York), the resource guide provides a curriculum for severely handicapped deaf adolescents, who, because of their deafness and added learning or physical problems, are unable to successfully function in the…

  14. Home Based Early Intervention: The Story of Susan.

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    Gray, Davon

    1980-01-01

    Case of a severely handicapped preschooler illustrates advantages of home-based infant stimulation program. Initial goals were: work toward physical separation of mother and child, shape and reinforce child's behavior to extinguish crying, shape and reinforce mother's behavior to enrich home environment, and stimulate and reinforce a developmental…

  15. Safety Factors in Educational Facilities. An Annotated Reference List.

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    Wakefield, Howard E.

    Abstracts and descriptor terms are presented for 26 selected references with safety orientation. Included in addition to several general planning handbooks are topics related to--(1) stairways, (2) air structures, (3) site planning, (4) lighting, (5) bidding practice, (6) physically handicapped, (7) laboratory design, (8) mobile classrooms, (9)…

  16. The relation of vocal fold lesions and voice quality to voice handicap and psychosomatic well-being.

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    Smits, R; Marres, H; de Jong, Felix

    2012-07-01

    Voice disorders have a multifactorial genesis and may be present in various ways. They can cause a significant communication handicap and impaired quality of life. To assess the effect of vocal fold lesions and voice quality on voice handicap and psychosomatic well-being. Female patients, aged 18-65 years, who were referred to the outpatient clinic with voice problems were subsequently assessed. Laryngostroboscopic examination and acoustic voice analysis were carried out, and the patients were asked to fill in the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and Symptom Check List-90 questionnaires. Eighty-two patients were included. In 43 patients (52.4%), a vocal fold lesion was observed. The VHI and psychosomatic well-being did not differ significantly between patients with and without a vocal fold lesion. The patients with a vocal fold lesion showed lower scores on the Dysphonia Severity Index (DSI) compared with those without a vocal fold lesion. However, the DSI was not correlated with voice handicap and psychosomatic well-being, except for the VHI physical subscale. Objective measurement does not necessarily correlate with the subjective appraisal of the patient's voice handicap and psychosomatic well-being. Furthermore, the criterion of the presence of a vocal fold lesion as the base of indemnity that is applied by health insurance institutions should be questioned. Copyright © 2012 The Voice Foundation. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

  17. Euthanasia of Severely Handicapped Infants: Ethical Issues.

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    Cohen, Libby

    Ethical decisions are involved in life and death decisions for severely handicapped infants. Although it has become common practice for physicians not to treat severely handicapped infants, the ethical considerations involved in euthanasia are complex. A review of the literature reveals that concerns center around the quality of life of the…

  18. Physical Education Facilities for the Handicapped.

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    Isaacs, Larry; Frederick, Stephen D.

    1980-01-01

    Physical education facilities at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio have been adapted for the recreational needs of handicapped students. Changes include a special exercise room, accessible locker and shower facilities, a pool area, and a wheelchair repair shop. (CJ)

  19. Does the Open Door Include the Physically Handicapped?

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    Tuscher, James; Fox, Gary C.

    1971-01-01

    Though the community college offers many advantages to the physically handicapped because of its diversified programs and extensive counseling services, a recent survey found that too few community colleges provide the necessary architectural modifications to make them accessible. (NF)

  20. The Physically Handicapped and Health Impaired Children: Do They Prosper in Regular Toronto Elementary Schools?

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    Larter, Sylvia E.

    The experience of 88 physically handicapped and health impaired (PH/HI) children attending Toronto, Canada, regular elementary schools in either regular classes or "integrated" special education classes was assessed with regard to their academic, social, emotional, medical, and physical needs. The integrated classification meant they…

  1. The Due-Able Process Could Happen to You! Physical Educators, Handicapped Students, and the Law.

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    Kennedy, Susan O.; And Others

    1989-01-01

    This article presents basic information for regular and special physical educators to help them better understand the procedural rights of parents as well as the schools, and to help them make appropriate judgments for the physical education placement and programing of students with handicaps. (IAH)

  2. Integrating Physically Handicapped Pupils.

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    Hodgson, Ann

    1984-01-01

    Intended for regular class teachers working with mainstreamed physically handicapped pupils, the article offers guidelines regarding school organization, conditions directly affecting the pupil, and classroom considerations. A brief review of the major conditions (such as allergies, cerebral palsy, and muscular dystrophy) is presented. (CL)

  3. Cassette Books.

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    Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

    This catalog lists cassette books produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped during 1989. Books are listed alphabetically within subject categories under nonfiction and fiction headings. Nonfiction categories include: animals and wildlife, the arts, bestsellers, biography, blindness and physical handicaps,…

  4. 14 CFR 1251.201 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... OF HANDICAP Employment Practices § 1251.201 Reasonable accommodation. (a) A recipient shall make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped... facilities used by employees readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons; and (2) Job...

  5. 45 CFR 84.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Employment Practices... physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or employee unless the... readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons, and (2) job restructuring, part-time or modified...

  6. 14 CFR 1251.201 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... OF HANDICAP Employment Practices § 1251.201 Reasonable accommodation. (a) A recipient shall make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped... facilities used by employees readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons; and (2) Job...

  7. 14 CFR 1251.201 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... OF HANDICAP Employment Practices § 1251.201 Reasonable accommodation. (a) A recipient shall make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped... facilities used by employees readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons; and (2) Job...

  8. 14 CFR 1251.201 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... OF HANDICAP Employment Practices § 1251.201 Reasonable accommodation. (a) A recipient shall make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped... facilities used by employees readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons; and (2) Job...

  9. 45 CFR 1151.32 - Reasonable accommodation.

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    2012-10-01

    ... HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP Discrimination... to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or... by employees readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons; and (2) Job restructuring, part...

  10. 45 CFR 1151.32 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP Discrimination... to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or... by employees readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons; and (2) Job restructuring, part...

  11. 45 CFR 1151.32 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP Discrimination... to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or... by employees readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons; and (2) Job restructuring, part...

  12. 45 CFR 1151.32 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP Discrimination... to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or... by employees readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons; and (2) Job restructuring, part...

  13. 45 CFR 1151.32 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP Discrimination... to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or... by employees readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons; and (2) Job restructuring, part...

  14. Portrayal of Physically Handicapped Characters in Adolescent Fiction.

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    Stroud, Janet G.

    1980-01-01

    Reviews the portrayals of handicapped fictional characters for prognosis of the handicap, for effect on the subject and other characters, and for treatment of the disability. Twelve recently published books are examined for their readership interest for young people. (RAA)

  15. Stress-related behaviors among horses used in a therapeutic riding program.

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    Kaiser, Lana; Heleski, Camie R; Siegford, Janice; Smith, Katharine Ann

    2006-01-01

    To determine whether therapeutic riding resulted in higher levels of stress or frustration for horses than did recreational riding and whether therapeutic riding with at-risk individuals was more stressful for the horses than was therapeutic riding with individuals with physical or emotional handicaps. Observational study. 14 horses in a therapeutic riding program. An ethogram of equine behaviors was created, and horses were observed while ridden by 5 groups of riders (recreational riders, physically handicapped riders, psychologically handicapped riders, at risk children, and special education children). Number of stress-related behaviors (ears pinned back, head raised, head turned, head tossed, head shaken, head down, and defecation) was compared among groups. No significant differences in mean number of stress-related behaviors were found when horses were ridden by recreational riders, physically handicapped riders, psychologically handicapped riders, or special education children. However, mean number of stress-related behaviors was significantly higher when horses were ridden by the at-risk children. Results suggest that for horses in a therapeutic riding program, being ridden by physically or psychologically handicapped individuals is no more stressful for the horses than is being ridden in the same setting by recreational riders. However, at-risk children caused more stress to the horses, suggesting that the time horses are ridden by at-risk children should be limited both daily and weekly.

  16. Effective Practices and Services for the Severely Handicapped and the Autistic, 1983.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hilton, Alan, Ed.

    The proceedings from a 1983 conference on severely handicapped and autistic persons are presented. Eight papers focus on research findings and on issues such as alternatives to punishment, employment opportunities, and curriculum content. The following papers are presented: "Employment Outlook for Severely Handicapped and Autistic" (P. Wehman);…

  17. Comprehensive Needs Study of Individuals with the most Severe Handicaps. Executive Summary.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Urban Inst., Washington, DC.

    The summary of the comprehensive needs study of individuals with the most severe handicaps presents major findings regarding definitions, incidence, needs, and current services for the severely handicapped. It is explained that information was gathered through data file analysis, client surveys, a review of the literature, and constituency impact…

  18. Physical Education Programming for Exceptional Learners.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Folio, M. Rhonda

    This book provides programming ideas, methods, strategies, and adaptations of the learning environment for implementing physical education programs for handicapped students. Part I, "Legislation and the Challenge," introduces Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, its mandates, and its procedures for…

  19. The feasibility of accommodating physically handicapped individuals on pedestrian over and undercrossing structures

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1980-09-01

    The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of accommodating the physically handicapped on over- and undercrossing structures. Based upon the evaluation of 124 crossing structures, 86 percent of these structures had at least one majo...

  20. 22 CFR 142.47 - Non-academic services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL RIGHTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS... not discriminate on the basis of handicap. A recipient that offers physical education courses or that operates or sponsors intercollegiate, club, or intramural athletics shall provide to qualified handicapped...

  1. 22 CFR 142.47 - Non-academic services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL RIGHTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS... not discriminate on the basis of handicap. A recipient that offers physical education courses or that operates or sponsors intercollegiate, club, or intramural athletics shall provide to qualified handicapped...

  2. 22 CFR 142.47 - Non-academic services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL RIGHTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS... not discriminate on the basis of handicap. A recipient that offers physical education courses or that operates or sponsors intercollegiate, club, or intramural athletics shall provide to qualified handicapped...

  3. 22 CFR 142.47 - Non-academic services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL RIGHTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS... not discriminate on the basis of handicap. A recipient that offers physical education courses or that operates or sponsors intercollegiate, club, or intramural athletics shall provide to qualified handicapped...

  4. Preschool Curriculum for Exceptional Children.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kelley-Saur, Cheryl

    The curriculum guide for use with preschool handicapped children provides 28 activity units as well as general teaching suggestions. An initial section covers ideas for adapting activities to specific handicapping conditions including the visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically handicapped, and mentally disabled. Subsections also cover…

  5. [The Andrew Heiskell Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.] A Library with a Difference. Projects and Experiments.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Jarkon, Joe; Fitzpatrick, Vicki, Ed.

    This publication describes the Andrew Heiskell Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, a regional library for the National Library Service (NLS) example of the creative use of physical space and innovative technology. The publication focuses on the materials-handling system designed for the new facility, including system design…

  6. Computer Technology and Persons with Disabilities: Proceedings of the Conference (Northridge, California, October 17-19, 1985).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Murphy, Harry J.

    Twenty-seven papers are presented from a conference on applications of computer technology for disabled persons. The following titles and authors are represented: "Computer Applications For Rehabilitation Organizations: Finding What You Need" (T. Backer); "Similarities In Cognitive Development Of Severely Physically Handicapped and Younger Regular…

  7. Aerobic Excercise and Research Opportunities to Benefit Impaired Children. (Project AEROBIC). Final Report.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Idaho Univ., Moscow.

    The final report summarizes accomplishments of Project AEROBIC (Aerobic Exercise and Research Opportunities to Benefit Impaired Children), which provided a physical education exercise program for severely, profoundly, and multiply handicapped children aged 10-21. Activities are outlined for the 3 year period and include modification of exercise…

  8. The Deaf-Blind/Severely-Profoundly Handicapped: Proceedings from the 1978 Nebraska Statewide Conference, Nebraska Diagnostic Resource Center, Cozad, Nebraska.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Clark, Douglas H., Ed.

    The report presents the proceedings of a 1978 Nebraska statewide conference intitled "The Education and Training of the Deaf-Blind/Severely-Profoundly Handicapped." Titles and authors of the 13 papers presented include "Considerations for Full Educational Service for the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped" (N. Haring);…

  9. Fun Food Experiences for Preschool Children with Handicaps.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Mosiman, Joyce; And Others

    The manual includes lesson plans and suggestions for introducting handicapped children to good nutrition through enjoyable activities. Special considerations for specific types of handicaps are briefly noted (including safety considerations for children with physical disabilities). Each lesson is organized according to purpose, teacher objectives,…

  10. Exceptional Pupils. Special Education Bulletin Number 1.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. Div. of Special Education.

    An introduction to exceptional children precedes a discussion of each of the following areas of exceptionality; giftedness, mental retardation, physical handicaps and special health problems, blindness and partial vision, aural handicaps, speech handicaps, emotional disturbance, and learning disabilities. Each chapter is followed by a bibliography…

  11. 41 CFR 101-8.311 - Historic Preservation Programs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 8.3-Discrimination Prohibited on the Basis of Handicap § 101-8.311 Historic... and usable by handicapped persons. This paragraph does not necessarily require a recipient to make... by handicapped persons. Methods of achieving accessibility include: (i) Making physical alterations...

  12. 41 CFR 101-8.311 - Historic Preservation Programs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 8.3-Discrimination Prohibited on the Basis of Handicap § 101-8.311 Historic... and usable by handicapped persons. This paragraph does not necessarily require a recipient to make... by handicapped persons. Methods of achieving accessibility include: (i) Making physical alterations...

  13. 41 CFR 101-8.311 - Historic Preservation Programs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 8.3-Discrimination Prohibited on the Basis of Handicap § 101-8.311 Historic... and usable by handicapped persons. This paragraph does not necessarily require a recipient to make... by handicapped persons. Methods of achieving accessibility include: (i) Making physical alterations...

  14. 41 CFR 101-8.311 - Historic Preservation Programs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 8.3-Discrimination Prohibited on the Basis of Handicap § 101-8.311 Historic... and usable by handicapped persons. This paragraph does not necessarily require a recipient to make... by handicapped persons. Methods of achieving accessibility include: (i) Making physical alterations...

  15. Aquatics for the Handicapped--A Review of Literature.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Christie, Irene

    1985-01-01

    The author reviews the literature on aquatic activity for the disabled, discussing the physical, physiological, psychological, and sociological benefits of swimming and water safety activities. Unique properties of water and legal requirements regarding physical education of the handicapped, specifically citing the development of skills in…

  16. Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Arnheim, Daniel D.; And Others

    Programs in adapted physical education are presented preceded by a background of services for the handicapped, by the psychosocial implications of disability, and by the growth and development of the handicapped. Elements of conducting programs discussed are organization and administration, class organization, facilities, exercise programs…

  17. 32 CFR 56.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... more major life activities. (4) Is regarded as having an impairment. Has: (i) A physical or mental... ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ASSISTED OR CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF... Federal government. (c) Handicapped person. Any person who has a physical or mental impairment that...

  18. Swimming for the Handicapped Child and Adult: Occasional Papers No. 10.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Neishloss, Lou

    Outlined are physiological and psychological values of swimming for the handicapped, basic principles and teaching procedures for instructing physically handicapped persons, and specific suggestions for teaching swimming to persons with the following conditions; amputations, polio, paraplegia, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Legg-Perthes Disease,…

  19. 22 CFR 142.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL RIGHTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR... Respect to the Handicapped in Federally-Assisted Programs,” issued April 28, 1976. (b) The Act means the... property. (j) Handicapped person. (1) means any person who: (i) has a physical or mental impairment which...

  20. 22 CFR 142.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL RIGHTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR... Respect to the Handicapped in Federally-Assisted Programs,” issued April 28, 1976. (b) The Act means the... property. (j) Handicapped person. (1) means any person who: (i) has a physical or mental impairment which...

  1. 22 CFR 142.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL RIGHTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR... Respect to the Handicapped in Federally-Assisted Programs,” issued April 28, 1976. (b) The Act means the... property. (j) Handicapped person. (1) means any person who: (i) has a physical or mental impairment which...

  2. Proceedings from Statewide Conference on Physical Education for Handicapped Children and Youth (1st, Ithaca, New York, October 1-3, 1972).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Ithaca Coll., NY.

    The conference attempted to improve experiences in physical education and recreation for all children, regardless of handicap, through the preparation and demonstration of model instructional units. The 38 units reported are in the areas of perceptual-motor development, physical fitness, aquatics, basic conditioning exercises for gymnastics,…

  3. Sequenced Instructional Programs in Physical Education for the Handicapped.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Carr, Dorothy B.; And Others

    The curriculum guidelines for a comprehensive physical education program consist of developmentally sequenced skills and instructional activities appropriate for handicapped children from early preschool age (18 months) through high school. Suggested activities and materials are arranged in color-coded sections on motor and movement skills,…

  4. 7 CFR 1753.25 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ...) (Access to Physically Handicapped), which requires certain buildings financed with Federal funds be designed and constructed to be accessible to the physically handicapped. (2) Pub. L. 91-596 (29 U.S.C. 651.... Separate contracts may be used for planting shrubbery, surfacing of roads and parking areas, and other...

  5. 7 CFR 1753.25 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ...) (Access to Physically Handicapped), which requires certain buildings financed with Federal funds be designed and constructed to be accessible to the physically handicapped. (2) Pub. L. 91-596 (29 U.S.C. 651.... Separate contracts may be used for planting shrubbery, surfacing of roads and parking areas, and other...

  6. 7 CFR 1753.25 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ...) (Access to Physically Handicapped), which requires certain buildings financed with Federal funds be designed and constructed to be accessible to the physically handicapped. (2) Pub. L. 91-596 (29 U.S.C. 651.... Separate contracts may be used for planting shrubbery, surfacing of roads and parking areas, and other...

  7. 7 CFR 1753.25 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ...) (Access to Physically Handicapped), which requires certain buildings financed with Federal funds be designed and constructed to be accessible to the physically handicapped. (2) Pub. L. 91-596 (29 U.S.C. 651.... Separate contracts may be used for planting shrubbery, surfacing of roads and parking areas, and other...

  8. 7 CFR 1753.25 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ...) (Access to Physically Handicapped), which requires certain buildings financed with Federal funds be designed and constructed to be accessible to the physically handicapped. (2) Pub. L. 91-596 (29 U.S.C. 651.... Separate contracts may be used for planting shrubbery, surfacing of roads and parking areas, and other...

  9. Children's Physical Appearance and Adult Expectations.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Feeg, Veronica DeCarolis; Peters, Donald L.

    Caregivers' expectancies and behaviors in relationship to young handicapped children were investigated in this paper. Two studies were conducted in an attempt to answer three questions: (1) How will caregivers respond to the young handicapped child? (2) Do the child's stimulus characteristics, such as physical appearance, create biases in…

  10. 36 CFR 910.34 - Accommodations for the physically handicapped.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Accommodations for the physically handicapped. 910.34 Section 910.34 Parks, Forests, and Public Property PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION GENERAL GUIDELINES AND UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN OF DEVELOPMENT...

  11. 36 CFR 910.34 - Accommodations for the physically handicapped.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Accommodations for the physically handicapped. 910.34 Section 910.34 Parks, Forests, and Public Property PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION GENERAL GUIDELINES AND UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN OF DEVELOPMENT...

  12. Sensational Studies in Marine Science.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Keller, E. C., Jr.; Schroyer, Fred C.

    1981-01-01

    Presents a description of a five-week summer course in marine biology and oceanography offered to college-bound, secondary students with varied physical handicaps. Summarizes insights gained after four summer sessions related to communication problems, physical arrangements for the wheelchair-bound, and handicap-proof maps; evaluates the course's…

  13. [22q11.2 deletion: handicap-related problems and coping strategies of primary caregivers].

    PubMed

    Briegel, Wolfgang; Schneider, Marco; Schwab, K Otfried

    2009-11-01

    To investigate handicap-related problems of children and adolescents with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and their primary caregivers' coping strategies. Primary caregivers of 153 subjects aged 2-16 years were anonymously asked to fill out questionnaires, e.g., the Handicap Related Problems for Parents Inventory. Primary caregivers of 96 subjects (53 males, 43 females; mean age: 7;0 [2;1-16;11] years) sent back questionnaires. Patient's behaviour and discipline were the most important handicap-related problems. Significant correlations could be found between the patient's age and his/her relationship with the primary caregiver (rho=0.228; p=.029) and other family members (rho=0.293; p=.004). Compared to other parents of physically handicapped children or those with multiple handicaps, these parents did not experience increased stress. The more the coping strategies "self-fulfillment" and "intensification of partnership" were used, the lower parental stress was (p=.012, p=.025, respectively). "Focusing on the handicapped child" was positively correlated with high parental stress (p=.000). With regard to parental stress and coping strategies, primary caregivers of children and adolescents with 22q11.2 deletion do not significantly differ from other parents of physically handicapped children. As handicap-related family problems increase with the patient's age, a growing need for counseling, especially for aspects of parenting and discipline, and for treatment can be presumed.

  14. Rights Handbook for Handicapped Children and Adults.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Des Jardins, Charlotte; Hull, Rita

    The handbook is intended as a reference to rights of handicapped children and adults as defined by federal and state legislation. A section on education makes up a major portion of the document and includes information on the following areas: definition of handicapped children, early childhood, visual impairment, hearing impairment, physical or…

  15. Self-Handicapping in School Physical Education: The Influence of the Motivational Climate

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Standage, Martyn; Treasure, Darren C.; Hooper, Katherine; Kuczka, Kendy

    2007-01-01

    Background: Self-handicapping is an attribution-related process whereby individuals create performance impediments/excuses to protect self-worth in socially evaluative environments. Thus, the prevailing motivational climate would appear to be an important factor when attempting to understand the situational self-handicapping process within school…

  16. A Computerized Bibliographic Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Friedman, Morton H.

    1975-01-01

    Describes a three-year plan and a system study designed to produce a computerized union catalog and an in-process file for both the Library of Congress Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and a network of almost 200 libraries throughout the nation. (Author/PF)

  17. Outdoor Recreation for the Physically Handicapped. A Handbook of Design Standards.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    New York State Council on Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Albany.

    Public outdoor recreational facilities and the needs of the physically handicapped are overviewed with guidelines to develop such facilities. Circulation and access provisions for wheel chairs and the semi-ambulatory are emphasized, including requirements for parking lots, pathways, resting areas and public bathrooms. Standard dimensions and…

  18. Consumer Education. Information Supplements for Physically Disabled Students. Teacher's Guide.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Tipsord, Barbara; And Others

    This manual contains supplementary information for use by instructors who teach consumer education and resources management to physically handicapped students in regular classes. It is subdivided according to typical consumer education topics and handicapping conditions. Addressed in the individual sections of the manual are the folowing topics:…

  19. [Physical handicapped, economic practices and matrimonial strategies in Senegal].

    PubMed

    Fassin, D

    1991-01-01

    Social relations around the handicapped are generally presented in terms of economic dependence and social inadaptation. This point of view leads to give greater importance, especially in Africa, to studying the way in which group and society help the physically or mentally ill. Actually, this approach does not give a complete account about the real situation of the handicapped in social relations of production and reproduction. From a series of in-depth interviews conducted in handicapped families of the suburbs of Dakar, two aspects are analyzed: the economic role of the handicapped, through the circulation of the product of his begging in his household or through the exploitation of his work as apprentice in a workshop; and his value on the marriage market, where invalid persons are given without dowry if they are women, and must pay a much more important amount if they are men. The social situation of the handicapped thus is not only a matter of assistance or charity, but as well of strategies that the handicapped and above all his circle implement in order to take advantage of the stigma or on the contrary try to erase it.

  20. Fitness and Hygiene Programming for the Severely Handicapped: A Curriculum-Embedded Assessment Guide. User Manual. Project Transition.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Jansma, Paul

    Developed by Project Transition, a 3-year project at Ohio State University, this resource guide deals with physical fitness and personal hygiene training of institutionalized mentally retarded adults, to prepare them for transition into community living environments. Included in the guide are recommended teaching strategies, an assessment system,…

  1. An Investigation of the Feasibility of a Video Game System for Developing Scanning and Selection Skills.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Horn, Eva; And Others

    1991-01-01

    Three nonvocal students (ages 5-8) with severe physical handicaps were trained in scan and selection responses (similar to responses needed for operating augmentative communication systems) using a microcomputer-operated video-game format. Results indicated that all three children showed substantial increases in the number of correct responses and…

  2. Coping: Books About Young People Surviving Special Problems. A Bibliography Based on the Acquisitions of EDMARC.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Billings, Mary DeWitt

    This annotated bibliography lists and describes books in the Educational Materials Review Center (EDMARC) collection for children and young adults which deal with some facet of mental health, physical handicaps, or family life. The mental health category includes books about retardation, severe depression, alcohol and drug abuse, suicide, dealing…

  3. Vision Assessment and Program Manual for Severely Handicapped and/or Deaf-Blind Students. Bay Area Severely Handicapped Deaf Blind Project.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sailor, Wayne; And Others

    Intended for teachers of deaf-blind and severely handicapped students as well as for resource or itinerant teachers in the area of vision who have recently begun to serve low functioning students, the manual provides information on vision and on vision assessment. The manual serves three functions. It: (1) prepares teachers for participation in…

  4. Functions of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Broken into Meaningful Parts as Managed Units of Activity.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

    This document begins with an overview of the authority, functions, and responsibilities of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS/BPH), an agency of the Library of Congress that is responsible for administering the national program to provide reading materials for the nation's blind and physically handicapped…

  5. Selecting Library Materials for Exceptional Children.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Harris, Karen H.

    1979-01-01

    Presents principles for selecting library materials appropriate for physically handicapped, mentally retarded, and emotionally disturbed children, and for promoting understanding of the handicapped by nonimpaired children. (CMV)

  6. DIRECTORY OF CAMPS FOR THE HANDICAPPED.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Chicago, IL.

    ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN RESIDENT CAMPS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA AND 77 DAY CAMPS IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH SERVE CHILDREN OR ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL HANDICAPS ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE. FOR EACH CAMP, INFORMATION ON TYPES OF THE HANDICAPPED WHO ARE ACCEPTED, SPECIFIC EXCLUSIONS, AGE RANGE, NUMBER…

  7. BCRMD Program for Multiply Handicapped Pupils: Evaluation Report. School Year 1975-1976.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Echternacht, Gary

    Presented is an evaluation of a program which provided supplementary pre-reading and mathematics instruction to multiply handicapped children (physically and mentally handicapped) in six elementary and two intermediate schools. It is explained that students were individually instructed on objectives which they failed on the McGraw Hill Test of…

  8. Alabama School for the Blind Fitness and Nutrition Project.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Patterson, Douglas

    This project compared the relative physical fitness levels of 30 visually handicapped/blind students (aged 7-18) at a residential school with that of non-handicapped peers, to develop a school-based fitness and nutrition intervention program and determine impact of the intervention. The compounding handicapping nature of fitness deficits and…

  9. Oklahoma Curriculum Guide for Teaching Driver Education to the Handicapped.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    1973

    This booklet is intended to aid driver education instructors and supervisors to develop a program of driver education for physically or mentally handicapped persons. The guide is organized in five sections. The first section introduces the concept of driver education for the handicapped, and relates its history, philosophy, objectives for a…

  10. Access Guide to South Carolina State Parks for People with Special Needs.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    South Carolina State Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, Columbia. Div. of Engineering and Planning.

    The guide was developed to assist physically handicapped persons in using South Carolina State Parks. It describes some of the accessibility problems identified in a 1986 Inventory of Handicapped Accessibility in South Carolina State Parks and Welcome Centers. It is noted that building construction since 1967 has met handicapped design criteria…

  11. The Vulnerable Child. Caring for Children, Number Five.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Murphy, Lois B.; Leeper, Ethel M.

    The booklet addresses the problems of vulnerable children with suggestions child care center workers may use both for recognizing signs of handicaps in children and helping children overcome existing handicaps. The vulnerable child is defined as a child who may be overwhelmed by physical and/or emotional handicaps and thus is at risk of later…

  12. Vocational Home Economics for the Mainstreamed Physically Handicapped Student: The Least Restrictive Environment.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Olson, Susan J.

    School building and classroom accessibility are the first factors considered in a discussion of making provisions for mainstreamed physically handicapped students in vocational home economics programs. Legal mandates are cited, and ideas for adapting food labs and sewing labs for wheelchair students and students with visual impairments are noted.…

  13. Safari Adventures: A Bibliography for Young Readers Preschool through Junior High.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sumner, Mary Ann, Comp.

    This annotated bibliography contains books for blind or physically handicapped youngsters from preschool through junior high. The books are available in braille, on audiocassette, or recorded discs. The approximately 400 titles listed were produced in Florida or obtained from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.…

  14. Occupational Opportunities for the Physically Handicapped. Part B. Manual.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Uthe, Elaine F.

    This manual presents the master lists of 206 job titles of 167 different Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) code numbers which were held by physically handicapped graduates/completers of vocational programs as determined by a business and industry survey and graduate followup. (The project itself is reported in CE 026 163; survey and followup…

  15. Barrier Free Design Handbook: Accommodations for the Physically Handicapped.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Veterans Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Construction.

    The handbook sets forth design requirements for construction and renovation of buildings owned, leased, or funded by the Veterans Administration (VA), to permit physically handicapped persons ready access. The book is intended mainly for use by the VA staff and contracted architect/engineer firms involved in developing criteria and designing,…

  16. Summer Education Program for Neurologically and Physically Handicapped Children. Summer 1975. Evaluation Report.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Ellis, Ronald S.

    Evaluated was the Summer Education Program for Neurologically and Physically Handicapped Children, designed to improve the performance of 145 children (6-16 years old) in the following areas--gross motor skills, swimming, fine motor skills, socialization with nonhandicapped peers, and independent daily living skills. The program included the…

  17. Computing and Handicapped Education.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Johnson, Everett L.

    1984-01-01

    Brief description of an evaluation of PLATO terminal and software in a handicapped educational environment notes several problems handicapped students would have in using the system and proposed solutions. Information is provided on the Committee on Computing and the Handicapped of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer…

  18. Hearing-aid use and long-term health outcomes: Hearing handicap, mental health, social engagement, cognitive function, physical health, and mortality.

    PubMed

    Dawes, Piers; Cruickshanks, Karen J; Fischer, Mary E; Klein, Barbara E K; Klein, Ronald; Nondahl, David M

    2015-01-01

    To clarify the impact of hearing aids on mental health, social engagement, cognitive function, and physical health outcomes in older adults with hearing impairment. We assessed hearing handicap (hearing handicap inventory for the elderly; HHIE-S), cognition (mini mental state exam, trail making, auditory verbal learning, digit-symbol substitution, verbal fluency, incidence of cognitive impairment), physical health (SF-12 physical component, basic and instrumental activities of daily living, mortality), social engagement (hours per week spent in solitary activities), and mental health (SF-12 mental component) at baseline, five years prior to baseline, and five and 11 years after baseline. Community-dwelling older adults with hearing impairment (N = 666) from the epidemiology of hearing loss study cohort. There were no significant differences between hearing-aid users and non-users in cognitive, social engagement, or mental health outcomes at any time point. Aided HHIE-S was significantly better than unaided HHIE-S. At 11 years hearing-aid users had significantly better SF-12 physical health scores (46.2 versus 41.2; p = 0.03). There was no difference in incidence of cognitive impairment or mortality. There was no evidence that hearing aids promote cognitive function, mental health, or social engagement. Hearing aids may reduce hearing handicap and promote better physical health.

  19. Guidelines to birth control counselling of the physically handicapped.

    PubMed Central

    Szasz, G.; Miller, S.; Anderson, L.

    1979-01-01

    Birth control counselling of well motivated physically handicapped men and women is discussed in a series of suggested steps: (1) preappointment arrangements are made to ensure physical access to the office, and the partner or a helper may be invited to the visit; (2) the patient is encouraged to name the desired birth control method; (3) the patient's fertility is established from the history and the results of physical examination and laboratory tests; (4) methods of birth control are matched to the patient's physical and mental capabilities; (5) potential side effects of the proposed methods are considered in the light of the handicap; (6) a method is finally recommended that may be a trade-off, with ease of use balanced against efficacy, and living with side effects balanced against the risks of pregnancy; and (7) rechecks are necessary to ensure that the patient is using the method with skill and satisfaction. PMID:156579

  20. 7 CFR 15b.31 - Treatment of students.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ..., research, occupational training, housing, health, insurance, counseling, financial aid, physical education... basis of handicap, exclude any qualified handicapped student from any course, course of study, or other...

  1. 7 CFR 15b.31 - Treatment of students.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ..., research, occupational training, housing, health, insurance, counseling, financial aid, physical education... basis of handicap, exclude any qualified handicapped student from any course, course of study, or other...

  2. 7 CFR 15b.31 - Treatment of students.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ..., research, occupational training, housing, health, insurance, counseling, financial aid, physical education... basis of handicap, exclude any qualified handicapped student from any course, course of study, or other...

  3. 7 CFR 15b.31 - Treatment of students.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ..., research, occupational training, housing, health, insurance, counseling, financial aid, physical education... basis of handicap, exclude any qualified handicapped student from any course, course of study, or other...

  4. Quality of life after stroke: the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS).

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    Sturm, Jonathan W; Donnan, Geoffrey A; Dewey, Helen M; Macdonell, Richard A L; Gilligan, Amanda K; Srikanth, Velandai; Thrift, Amanda G

    2004-10-01

    Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data are scarce from unselected populations. The aims were to assess HRQoL at 2 years poststroke, to identify determinants of HRQoL in stroke survivors, and to identify predictors at stroke onset of subsequent HRQoL. All first-ever cases of stroke in a population of 306 631 over a 1-year period were assessed. Stroke severity, comorbidity, and demographic information were recorded. Two-year poststroke HRQoL was assessed using the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) instrument (deceased patients score=0). Handicap, disability, physical impairment, depression, anxiety, living arrangements, and recurrent stroke at 2 years were documented. If necessary, proxy assessments were obtained, except for mood. Linear regression analyses were performed to identify factors independently associated with HRQoL. Of 266 incident cases alive at 2 years, 225 (85%) were assessed. The mean AQoL utility score for all survivors was 0.47 (95% CI, 0.42 to 0.52). Almost 25% of survivors had a score of < or =0.1. The independent determinants of HRQoL in survivors were handicap, physical impairment, anxiety and depression, disability, institutionalization, dementia, and age. The factors present at stroke onset that independently predicted HRQoL at 2 years poststroke were age, female sex, initial NIHSS score, neglect, and low socioeconomic status. A substantial proportion of stroke survivors have very poor HRQoL. Interventions targeting handicap and mood have the potential to improve HRQoL independently of physical impairment and disability.

  5. The impact of vocal rehabilitation on quality of life and voice handicap in patients with total laryngectomy.

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    Ţiple, Cristina; Drugan, Tudor; Dinescu, Florina Veronica; Mureşan, Rodica; Chirilă, Magdalena; Cosgarea, Marcel

    2016-01-01

    Health-related quality of life (HRQL) and voice handicap index (VHI) of laryngectomies seem to be relevant regarding voice rehabilitation. The aim of this study is to assess the impact on HRQL and VHI of laryngectomies, following voice rehabilitation. A retrospective study done at the Ear, Nose, and Throat Department of the Emergency County Hospital. Sixty-five laryngectomees were included in this study, of which 62 of them underwent voice rehabilitation. Voice handicap and QOL were assessed using the QOL questionnaires developed by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC); variables used were functional scales (physical, role, cognitive, emotional, and social), symptom scales (fatigue, pain, and nausea and vomiting), global QOL scale (pain, swallowing, senses, speech, social eating, social contact, and sexuality), and the functional, physical, and emotional aspects of the voice handicap (one-way ANOVA test). The mean age of the patients was 59.22 (standard deviation = 9.00) years. A total of 26 (40%) patients had moderate VHI (between 31 and 60) and 39 (60%) patients had severe VHI (higher than 61). Results of the HRQL questionnaires showed that patients who underwent speech therapy obtained better scores in most scales ( P = 0.000). Patients with esophageal voice had a high score for functional scales compared with or without other voice rehabilitation methods ( P = 0.07), and the VHI score for transesophageal prosthesis was improved after an adjustment period. The global health status and VHI scores showed a statistically significant correlation between speaker groups. The EORTC and the VHI questionnaires offer more information regarding life after laryngectomy.

  6. The Effect of Colour Psychodynamic Environment on the Psychophysiological and Behavioural Reactions of Severely Handicapped Children. Effects of Colour/Light Changes on Severely Handicapped Children.

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    Wohlfarth, H.; Sam, C.

    The effects of varied lighting and coloring in the classroom environment were examined on the behavior of seven severely handicapped 8 to 11 year olds with behavior problems. Analysis of changes in systolic blood pressure indicated that Ss were more comfortable and relaxed in the experimental room (in which the fluorescent lights were replaced by…

  7. Art Therapy: A Creative Approach to the Care of Mentally Handicapped People.

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    Males, Jeanne; Males, Bruce

    1979-01-01

    The article describes the art therapy program for the mentally handicapped at St. Lawrence's Hospital in England. The program, which also serves those retarded patients who are physically handicapped, functions as a diagnosic and assessment aid, direct therapeutic aid, part of an integrated treatment program, means of employment for some patients,…

  8. Association for Education of the Visually Handicapped Biennial Conference (Forty-Ninth, Toronto, Canada, June 1968).

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    Association for Education of the Visually Handicapped, Philadelphia, PA.

    Essays on the visually handicapped are concerned with congenital rubella, an evaluation of multiply handicapped children, the use and abuse of the IQ, visual perception dysfunction, spatial perceptions in the partially sighted, programs in daily living skills, sex education needs, and physical activity as an enhancement of functioning. Other…

  9. KI-Aikido for Handicapped Students at Leeward Community College: Theory and Practice.

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    MacGugan, Kirk

    In an effort to provide physical education instruction for handicapped students, Leeward Community College implemented, on a pilot basis, a non-credit course in KI-Aikido, an oriental martial art which combines theory and exercise toward the goal of controlling the body through the power of the mind. The course, offered to both handicapped and…

  10. 22 CFR 142.14 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL RIGHTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS... applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however... applicants for employment to indicate whether and to what extent they are handicapped: Provided, That: (1...

  11. 22 CFR 142.14 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL RIGHTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS... applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however... applicants for employment to indicate whether and to what extent they are handicapped: Provided, That: (1...

  12. 22 CFR 142.14 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL RIGHTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS... applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however... applicants for employment to indicate whether and to what extent they are handicapped: Provided, That: (1...

  13. 22 CFR 142.14 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL RIGHTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS... applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however... applicants for employment to indicate whether and to what extent they are handicapped: Provided, That: (1...

  14. Music for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals. Fact Sheet.

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    Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

    With the cooperation of composers and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted works, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) of the Library of Congress selects and produces music scores in braille and large-print formats, and music magazines and books about music and musicians in large-print, braille,…

  15. Occupational Counseling for Physically Handicapped Students: A Demonstration and Training Project.

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    Goldman, Leo; Flugman, Bert

    Presented is a report of a project to provide occupational counseling to over 60 physically handicapped high school students. Noted are project goals involving direct and indirect provision of services to the students, the training of counselors through a 1-year internship, and the development of a model for a counseling specialty within the…

  16. Guide to Information Systems in Physical Education and Recreation for Impaired, Disabled, and Handicapped Persons.

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    Summerfield, Liane, Ed.

    The information systems/centers listed in this guide are organized into the following five sections according to their area of concentration: (1) Education/Special Education; (2) the Sciences; (3) Physical Education, Recreation, and Related Areas; (4) Products and Services for Handicapped Consumers; and (5) Other. The systems and centers have also…

  17. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Working Paper.

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    Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH. Columbus Labs.

    Based on observations made at the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) on September 8, 9, and 10, 1982 and on documents supplied by NLS, this report compares standards published in the 1979 document entitled "Standards of Service for the Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically…

  18. 36 CFR 701.6 - Loans of library materials for blind and other physically handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Loans of library materials... Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROCEDURES AND SERVICES § 701.6 Loans of library materials for blind and other physically handicapped persons. (a) Program. In connection with the Library's program of service under the...

  19. 36 CFR 701.6 - Loans of library materials for blind and other physically handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Loans of library materials... Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROCEDURES AND SERVICES § 701.6 Loans of library materials for blind and other physically handicapped persons. (a) Program. In connection with the Library's program of service under the...

  20. [Psychosocial adjustment of the handicapped child--possibilities and problems of rehabilitation].

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    Eulitz, R

    1989-01-01

    A successful childhood is to be striven after particularly for a handicapped child. Habilitation and rehabilitation, only carefully adapted to one another referring to medical specialties in colaboration with the family, may rise to the demand of the individuality of every one handicapped child. On prior conditions children with chiefly physical handicaps may be integrated into the polytechnical secondary school providing general education in the home town. The total-body examination of these children remains to be the basis for all paediatric actions.

  1. Self-handicapping in school physical education: The influence of the motivational climate.

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    Standage, Martyn; Treasure, Darren C; Hooper, Katherine; Kuczka, Kendy

    2007-03-01

    Self-handicapping is an attribution-related process whereby individuals create performance impediments/excuses to protect self-worth in socially evaluative environments. Thus, the prevailing motivational climate would appear to be an important factor when attempting to understand the situational self-handicapping process within school physical education. Drawing from achievement goal theory, the study examined the effect of experimentally induced conditions (viz. task vs. ego) on situational self-handicapping. Seventy British secondary school students (36 females and 34 males; M age = 11.98; SD=0.31). Participants were randomly assigned to partake in a running endurance task in either an ego-involving (20 male students and 16 female students) or a task-involving (14 male students and 20 female students) condition. Prior to completing the experimental task, participants were given the opportunity to claim situational self-handicaps. Data for goal orientations, subjective climate perceptions, perceived ability and perceived task importance were also obtained. After determining the effectiveness of the experimental manipulation, results revealed participants in the ego-involving condition to report significantly more situational self-handicapping claims. Further, and after controlling for individual difference variables, the results of moderated hierarchical regression analysis revealed subjective perceptions of an ego-involving climate to be the main positive predictor of situational self-handicapping. Although a weaker contributor to the percentage of variance explained, task orientation emerged as a negative predictor of situational self-handicapping. The findings suggest that PE teachers would be prudent to minimize ego-involving situations should they wish to reduce situational self-handicapping.

  2. Relations between female students' personality traits and reported handicaps to rhythmic gymnastics performance.

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    Ferrand, Claude; Champely, Stephane; Brunel, Philippe C

    2005-04-01

    The present study evaluated the relative contributions of Self-esteem, Trait anxiety, and Public Self-consciousness to self-handicapping on a sex-typed task, within a specific academic sport context. Prior to the competitive examination used to recruit French Physical Education Teachers, female sport students (N = 74) were asked to list and rate on a 7-point scale handicaps which could be disruptive to their Rhythmic Gymnastics performance. Self-esteem did not account for significant variance in any category of handicaps. Trait Anxiety was negatively related to handicaps related to Rhythmic Gymnastics and to Social and Work Commitments. Public Self-consciousness was significantly related to endorsement of Friends and Family Commitments handicaps. These results were discussed in relation to the literature.

  3. Hearing handicap, rather than measured hearing impairment, predicts poorer quality of life over 10 years in older adults.

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    Gopinath, Bamini; Schneider, Julie; Hickson, Louise; McMahon, Catherine M; Burlutsky, George; Leeder, Stephen R; Mitchell, Paul

    2012-06-01

    We aimed to determine the prospective association between measured hearing impairment, self-reported hearing handicap and hearing aid use with quality of life. 829 Blue Mountains Hearing Study participants (≥ 55 years) were examined between 1997-1999 and 2007-2009. The shortened version of the hearing handicap inventory was administered. Hearing levels were measured using pure-tone audiometry. Quality of life was assessed using the 36-Item Short-Form Survey (SF-36); higher scores reflect better quality of life. Hearing impairment at baseline compared with no impairment was associated with lower mean SF-36 mental composite score 10 years later (multivariable-adjusted p=0.03). Physical composite score and mean scores for seven of the eight SF-36 domains after 10-year follow-up were significantly lower among participants who self-reported hearing handicap at baseline. Differences in the adjusted means between participants with and without hearing handicap ranged from 2.7 (physical composite score) to 10.4 units ('role limitations due to physical problems' domain). Individuals who developed incident hearing impairment compared to those who did not, had adjusted mean scores 9.5- and 7.7-units lower in the 'role limitation due to physical problems', and 'bodily pain' domains, respectively, at the 10-year follow-up. Hearing aid users versus non-users at baseline showed a 1.82-point (p=0.03) and 3.32-point (p=0.01) increase in SF-36 mental composite score and mental health domain over the 10-year follow-up, respectively. Older adults with self-perceived hearing handicap constitute a potential risk group for overall deterioration in quality of life, while hearing aid use could help improve the well-being of hearing impaired adults. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

  4. Getting Through College With a Disability; A Summary of Services Available on 500 Campuses for Students With Handicapping Conditions.

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    President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, Washington, DC.

    This guide to college selection for the physically handicapped student summarizes information on the services and policies of 500 two- and four-year colleges. As to each college, it indicates if there are student organizations, offices, financial aid services, or career development services specifically designed for handicapped students, and if…

  5. The lack of antiepileptic drugs and worsening of seizures among physically handicapped patients with epilepsy during the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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    Kobayashi, Satoru; Endo, Wakaba; Inui, Takehiko; Wakusawa, Keisuke; Tanaka, Soichiro; Onuma, Akira; Haginoya, Kazuhiro

    2016-08-01

    Takuto Rehabilitation Center for Children is located in Sendai, the capital of the Miyagi prefecture, and faces the Pacific Ocean. The tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake resulted in tremendous damage to this region. Many physically handicapped patients with epilepsy who are treated at our hospital could not obtain medicine. We surveyed patients with epilepsy, using a questionnaire to identify the problems during the acute phase of the Great East Japan Earthquake. After the earthquake, we mailed questionnaires to physically handicapped patients with epilepsy who are treated and prescribed medications at our hospital, or to their parents. A total of 161 respondents completed the questionnaire. Overall, 68.4% of patients had seven days or less of stockpiled medication when the earthquake initially struck, and 28.6% of patients had no medication or almost no medication during the acute phase after the earthquake. Six patients were forced to stop taking their medication and nine patients experienced a worsening of seizures. Most (93.6%) patients stated they require a stockpile of medication for more than seven days: 20months after the earthquake, 76.9% patients a supply of drugs for more than seven days. We suggest that physically handicapped patients with epilepsy are recommended to prepare for natural disasters by stockpiling additional medication. Even if the stock of antiepileptic drugs is sufficient, stress could cause worsening of seizures. Specialized support is required after a disaster among physically handicapped patients with epilepsy. Copyright © 2016 The Japanese Society of Child Neurology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  6. Guidance, Counseling, and Support Services for High School Students with Physical Disabilities: Visual, Hearing, Orthopedic, Neuromuscular, Epilepsy, Chronic Health Conditions. Includes State Resource Directory.

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    Foster, June C.; And Others

    Intended for use by high school guidance personnel, the two volumes provide general information and a resource guide on physical disabilities including visual impairment, hearing impairment, orthopedic handicap, neuromuscular handicap, epilepsy, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions. The first section provides an overview of each of the…

  7. A Sequenced Instructional Program in Physical Education for the Handicapped, Phase III. Producing and Disseminating Demonstration Packages. Final Report.

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    Carr, Dorothy B.; Avance, Lyonel D.

    Presented is a sequenced instructional program in physical education which constitutes the third of a three-phase, 4-year project, funded by Title III, for handicapped children, preschool through high school levels, in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Described are the project setting and the following accomplishments: a curriculum guide…

  8. Comparison of Apple, Epson, IBM, and Other Microcomputers for Applications in Rehabilitation Systems for Persons with Physical Handicaps. Revision D.

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    Vanderheiden, Gregg C.

    The paper analyzes major microcomputer systems and their use in rehabilitative systems for persons with physical handicaps. Four categories of microcomputers are addressed: systems designed for home or school with emphasis on low cost, recreation, and educational software; general purpose microcomputers with applications in a large number of…

  9. 75 FR 30373 - Elimination of Form ITA-362P, Information on Articles for Physically or Mentally Handicapped...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-06-01

    ... 0625-XA06 Elimination of Form ITA--362P, Information on Articles for Physically or Mentally Handicapped... Trade Administration (ITA) notifies the public that Form ITA-362P, which importers of articles for the... of the Florence Agreement to include duty-free treatment of imports of articles for the use or...

  10. Making Facilities Accessible for the Physically Handicapped. Act. No. 1 of the Public Acts of 1966.

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    Michigan State Legislature, Lansing.

    A physical handicap is defined as an impairment which affects an individual to the extent that special facilities are needed to provide for his safety. Facilities include--(1) the special design of parking lots, building approaches and entrances, (2) stairs, ramps, doors, and multilevel floors, (3) corridors, and (4) rooms with sloping floors,…

  11. 36 CFR § 701.6 - Loans of library materials for blind and other physically handicapped persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2013-07-01 2012-07-01 true Loans of library materials for... Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROCEDURES AND SERVICES § 701.6 Loans of library materials for blind and other physically handicapped persons. (a) Program. In connection with the Library's program of service under the...

  12. Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped: A Directory with FY 1998 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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    Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

    This directory lists National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped libraries and machine-lending agencies alphabetically by state. Each entry includes address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address, World Wide Web site, area served, librarian name, hours, book collection, special collections, assistive devices, special…

  13. Hearing aid use and long-term health outcomes: hearing handicap, mental health, social engagement, cognitive function, physical health and mortality

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    Dawes, Piers; Cruickshanks, Karen J.; Fischer, Mary E.; Klein, Barbara E.K.; Klein, Ronald; Nondahl, David M.

    2016-01-01

    Objective To clarify the impact of hearing aids on mental health, social engagement, cognitive function, and physical health outcomes in older adults with hearing impairment. Design We assessed hearing handicap (Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly; HHIE-S), cognition (Mini Mental State Exam, Trail Making, Auditory Verbal Learning, Digit-Symbol Substitution, Verbal Fluency, incidence of cognitive impairment), physical health (SF-12 physical component, basic and instrumental activities of daily living, mortality), social engagement (hours per week spent in solitary activities) and mental health (SF-12 mental component) at baseline, 5 years prior to baseline, and 5 and 11 years after baseline. Study sample Community-dwelling older adults with hearing impairment (N=666) from the Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study cohort. Results There were no significant differences between hearing aid users and non-users in cognitive, social engagement or mental health outcomes at any time point. Aided HHIE-S was significantly better than unaided HHIE-S. At 11 years hearing aid users had significantly better SF-12 physical health scores (46.2 versus 41.2; p=0.03). There was no difference in incidence of cognitive impairment or mortality. Conclusion There was no evidence that hearing aids promote cognitive function, mental health, or social engagement. Hearing aids may reduce hearing handicap and promote better physical health. PMID:26140300

  14. Impedance and Otoscopy Screening of Multiply Handicapped Children in School.

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    Bruns, Janet M.; And Others

    1979-01-01

    In order to examine the effectiveness of impedance and otoscopic screening in the determination of middle ear abnormalities, 79 physically handicapped, mentally retarded school children (mean age 8 years) were examined. (Author/PHR)

  15. A 1966 SUMMER PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL, MULTIPLE AND MENTAL HANDICAPS, JUNE 22, 1966 - AUGUST 17, 1966. PROGRAM EVALUATION.

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    Milwaukee Public Schools, WI.

    THIS SUMMER PROGRAM FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THESE CHILDREN FOR SOCIALIZATION AND BETTER USE OF LEISURE TIME AND TO PROVIDE DATA WHICH WOULD ENABLE THE DIVISION OF MUNICIPAL RECREATION AND ADULT EDUCATION OF THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PLAN FUTURE PROGRAMS. BOTH THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S…

  16. The Effect of Comorbidity between Tinnitus and Dizziness on Perceived Handicap, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life.

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    Miura, Masatoshi; Goto, Fumiyuki; Inagaki, Yozo; Nomura, Yasuyuki; Oshima, Takeshi; Sugaya, Nagisa

    2017-01-01

    Tinnitus and dizziness are common complaints encountered in the department of otolaryngology. We hypothesized that when patients complain of both tinnitus and dizziness, perceived handicap, impairment of quality of life, and emotional distress are more severe than the patient who complain of either tinnitus or dizziness. The subjects for this study were 736 patients who visited Hino Municipal Hospital between August 2010 and March 2012, complaining of tinnitus or dizziness. The subjects were divided into three groups depending upon their chief complaints-group B had patients with both tinnitus and dizziness ( N  = 75), group T had patients with tinnitus ( N  = 145), and group D had patients with dizziness ( N  = 516). Assessments were performed using Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) for groups B and T, Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) for groups B and D, Medical Outcomes Study 8-items Short-Form Health Survey (SF-8), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The THI score of group B was higher than that of group T. The scores of PCS (physical component of SF-8) of groups B and D were lower than that of group T. However, there were no significant differences in the DHI scores of groups B and D, and the HADS scores of the three groups. While the physical quality of life was found to vary depending on the presence of dizziness in patients with tinnitus, it was not found to vary depending on the presence of tinnitus in patients with dizziness. It is therefore important to consider the functional impact resulting from dizziness in patients with tinnitus.

  17. The Effect of Comorbidity between Tinnitus and Dizziness on Perceived Handicap, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life

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    Miura, Masatoshi; Goto, Fumiyuki; Inagaki, Yozo; Nomura, Yasuyuki; Oshima, Takeshi; Sugaya, Nagisa

    2017-01-01

    Tinnitus and dizziness are common complaints encountered in the department of otolaryngology. We hypothesized that when patients complain of both tinnitus and dizziness, perceived handicap, impairment of quality of life, and emotional distress are more severe than the patient who complain of either tinnitus or dizziness. The subjects for this study were 736 patients who visited Hino Municipal Hospital between August 2010 and March 2012, complaining of tinnitus or dizziness. The subjects were divided into three groups depending upon their chief complaints—group B had patients with both tinnitus and dizziness (N = 75), group T had patients with tinnitus (N = 145), and group D had patients with dizziness (N = 516). Assessments were performed using Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) for groups B and T, Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) for groups B and D, Medical Outcomes Study 8-items Short-Form Health Survey (SF-8), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The THI score of group B was higher than that of group T. The scores of PCS (physical component of SF-8) of groups B and D were lower than that of group T. However, there were no significant differences in the DHI scores of groups B and D, and the HADS scores of the three groups. While the physical quality of life was found to vary depending on the presence of dizziness in patients with tinnitus, it was not found to vary depending on the presence of tinnitus in patients with dizziness. It is therefore important to consider the functional impact resulting from dizziness in patients with tinnitus. PMID:29312138

  18. The impact of vocal rehabilitation on quality of life and voice handicap in patients with total laryngectomy

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    Ţiple, Cristina; Drugan, Tudor; Dinescu, Florina Veronica; Mureşan, Rodica; Chirilă, Magdalena; Cosgarea, Marcel

    2016-01-01

    Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQL) and voice handicap index (VHI) of laryngectomies seem to be relevant regarding voice rehabilitation. The aim of this study is to assess the impact on HRQL and VHI of laryngectomies, following voice rehabilitation. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study done at the Ear, Nose, and Throat Department of the Emergency County Hospital. Sixty-five laryngectomees were included in this study, of which 62 of them underwent voice rehabilitation. Voice handicap and QOL were assessed using the QOL questionnaires developed by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC); variables used were functional scales (physical, role, cognitive, emotional, and social), symptom scales (fatigue, pain, and nausea and vomiting), global QOL scale (pain, swallowing, senses, speech, social eating, social contact, and sexuality), and the functional, physical, and emotional aspects of the voice handicap (one-way ANOVA test). Results: The mean age of the patients was 59.22 (standard deviation = 9.00) years. A total of 26 (40%) patients had moderate VHI (between 31 and 60) and 39 (60%) patients had severe VHI (higher than 61). Results of the HRQL questionnaires showed that patients who underwent speech therapy obtained better scores in most scales (P = 0.000). Patients with esophageal voice had a high score for functional scales compared with or without other voice rehabilitation methods (P = 0.07), and the VHI score for transesophageal prosthesis was improved after an adjustment period. The global health status and VHI scores showed a statistically significant correlation between speaker groups. Conclusion: The EORTC and the VHI questionnaires offer more information regarding life after laryngectomy. PMID:28331513

  19. ['Tired of life': a reason to evaluate physical handicaps].

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    de Burlet, H M; Hazenberg, M J

    2003-04-05

    A 91-year-old woman was admitted to a nursing home because of functional deterioration: poor vision and hearing, and diminished mobility. She had been widowed for 30 years, had no children and a very small social network. She described herself as 'tired of life', and alluded to the assisted suicide of the former senator Brongersma, where this term was the trigger to the administration of assistance. The Supreme Court however ruled afterwards that a physician has no capacity in 'questions of life and death', but only in requests for help with a medically classifiable underlying disorder. The patient was not assisted in dying and her condition deteriorated further. Some time later she fell and contracted a clinical hip fracture. She refused to be brought to hospital and was given fentanyl plasters. A week later she died. The question on how to respond to the very elderly who seek help because they wish to die, is being discussed in the Netherlands. The term 'tired of life' appears to be rather confusing, as it has no medical connotation. It is recommended that elderly persons who ask for help in dying because they are 'tired of life', based on physical handicaps, are evaluated carefully to determine the severity of the handicaps and the hopelessness and unbearableness of the suffering. This could lead to the patient receiving assistance in dying.

  20. Validation of the use of self-reported hearing loss and the Hearing Handicap Inventory for elderly among rural Indian elderly population.

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    Deepthi, R; Kasthuri, Arvind

    2012-01-01

    Hearing loss is a potentially disabling problem among elderly leading to physical and social dysfunction. Though audiometric assessment of hearing loss is considered as gold standard, it is not feasible in community settings. Several questionnaires measuring hearing handicap have been developed. Knowledge regarding applicability of these questionnaires among rural elderly is limited, hence a study was planned to validate single question and Shortened Hearing Handicap Inventory for Elderly (HHIE-S) in detecting hearing loss against pure tone-audiometry among rural Indian elderly. A single question 'do you feel you have a hearing loss?' and the HHIE-S was administered to 175 elderly in two rural areas. Hearing ability was assessed using pure tone audiometry. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of both screening tools were compared with pure tone averages (PTAs) greater than 25, 40 and 55 dB hearing level (mild, moderate and severe hearing loss, respectively). The single question yielded low sensitivity (30.9%) and high specificity (93.9%) for mild hearing loss. Similarly HHIE-S yielded a sensitivity of 26.2% and specificity of 95.9%. Sensitivity with single question increased to 76.2% and specificity decreased to 83.1% with severe hearing loss. Sensitivity with HHIE-S also increased to 76.2% and specificity decreased to 87.7% with severe hearing loss. These hearing screening questionnaires will be useful in identifying more disabling hearing losses among rural elderly which helps in rehabilitation services planning. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

  1. The arthritic in an urban environment

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    Chamberlain, M. Anne; Buchanan, Jean M.; Hanks, Helga

    1979-01-01

    Ninety-five patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthrosis were interviewed and questioned in their homes, being randomly selected from 354 outpatients with these diseases. The findings were compared with answers from 30 matched able-bodied controls. The handicapped were mainly female and elderly; over half were severely or appreciably handicapped; nearly one-third lived alone. The average weekly income of these households was £25, at least £6 a week less than their age-matched counterparts. Very few subjects lived in adapted or specially designed housing, and half the housing had at least 2 steps to street level. A third of the sample could not walk more than 10 yards (9 m), and only half could walk 100 yards (90 m); yet only one-third had a bus stop, one-quarter a local park, and one-third a local shop within this distance. One-third of the patients could not shop for themselves. Powered wheelchairs were not used. Buses were rarely or never used by nearly half these arthritics because of severe disability. Cars were owned by less than a quarter of the sample, and only by those financially better off. Over a third were unable to get a lift when wanted. Cars ameliorated much of the frustration and lack of social contact caused by physical disability. Adequate financing would enable those with severe disability to engage in normal activities. Better designed buses stopping nearer the homes of handicapped would improve independence for those less severely disabled. Correct siting of mobility housing, shops, community facilities, and parks would be greatly appreciated, as would removal of all unnecessary steps and kerbs. PMID:155427

  2. Testing a model of antecedents and consequences of defensive pessimism and self-handicapping in school physical education.

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    Ntoumanis, Nikos; Taylor, Ian M; Standage, Martyn

    2010-12-01

    There has been very limited research on the use of self-worth protection strategies in the achievement context of school physical education (PE). Thus the aim of the present study was to examine some antecedents and consequences of defensive pessimism and self-handicapping. The sample comprised 534 British pupils (275 females, 259 males) recruited from two schools who responded to established questionnaires. Results of structural equation modelling analysis indicated that self-handicapping and defensive pessimism were positively predicted by fear of failure and negatively predicted by competence valuation. In addition, defensive pessimism was negatively predicted by physical self-concept. In turn, defensive pessimism negatively predicted enjoyment in PE and intentions to participate in future optional PE programmes. Self-handicapping did not predict enjoyment or intentions. Results from multi-sample structural equation modelling showed the specified model to be largely invariant across males and females. The findings indicate that although both strategies aim to protect one's self-worth, some of their antecedents and consequences in PE may differ.

  3. Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. A Directory with FY 1989 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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    Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

    A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administrated by the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines…

  4. Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. A Directory with FY 1990 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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    Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

    A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administrated by the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines…

  5. Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. A Directory with FY 1988 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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    Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

    A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress (NLS). With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines in…

  6. 38 CFR Appendix B to Subpart E of... - List of Age Distinctions Contained in Statutes and Regulations Governing Federal Financial...

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    2013-07-01

    ..., incurs a disabling illness or injury . . . which results in such child's inability to continue or resume... begin before the person's eighteenth birthday; (2) if the person has a mental or physical handicap, and... attendance age under State law; or (2) his or her 14th birthday and due to physical or mental handicap may...

  7. 38 CFR Appendix B to Subpart E of... - List of Age Distinctions Contained in Statutes and Regulations Governing Federal Financial...

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    2014-07-01

    ..., incurs a disabling illness or injury . . . which results in such child's inability to continue or resume... begin before the person's eighteenth birthday; (2) if the person has a mental or physical handicap, and... attendance age under State law; or (2) his or her 14th birthday and due to physical or mental handicap may...

  8. Institute on Outdoor Education for the Handicapped. (Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center, Clear Lake, Dowling, Michigan, June 1969).

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    Battle Creek Public Schools, MI.

    In early June 1969, 55 special education and physical education teachers and experts in outdoor education met for a week at the Battle Creek Public Schools' outdoor education center, Clear Lake Camp (Michigan). The participants shared in the camping activities of children from Battle Creek classes for the physically and mentally handicapped, deaf,…

  9. Development of Audio and Visual Media to Accompany Sequenced Instructional Programs in Physical Education for the Handicapped. Final Report. July 31, 1972.

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    Avance, Lyonel D.; Carr, Dorothy B.

    Presented is the final report of a project to develop and field test audio and visual media to accompany developmentally sequenced activities appropriate for a physical education program for handicapped children from preschool through high school. Brief sections cover the following: the purposes and accomplishments of the project; the population…

  10. A new mouthstick prosthesis for handicapped patients.

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    Lutwak, E

    1977-01-01

    Most mouthstick prostheses previously described in the literature have severely limited application or availability. They are either highly specific and sophisticated and difficult to fabricate or very crude and unifunctional. Most do not conform to basic functional and physiologic criteria as outlined, nor are they sufficiently flexible to meet the various needs and physical capabilities of of a wide spectrum of patients. The prosthesis described is adaptable, and with the basic bite-stick and the friction-grip lock, the patient can change the form and function of the device to perform various tasks independently. The prosthesis is simple, inexpensive, and easy to fabricate and repair, and it needs no specialized or sophisticated parts. It enables handicapped patients to attain a greater degree of self-sufficiency than was previously possible, which improves their mental outlook.

  11. Pools for the Handicapped.

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    American School and University, 1979

    1979-01-01

    Three institutions in Ohio now stress hydrotherapy and water recreation as important parts of individual educational programs for the handicapped. Specially designed and adapted pools provide freedom of movement and ego building as well as physical education and recreation. (Author)

  12. 36 CFR 701.6 - Loans of library materials for blind and other physically handicapped persons.

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    2011-07-01

    ... or private schools where handicapped students are enrolled; however, the students in public or... their educational, vocational, and cultural opportunities in the field of music. Such scores, texts, and...

  13. [Validation of the German version of the Vertigo Handicap Questionnaire (VHQ) in patients with vestibular vertigo syndromes or somatoform vertigo and dizziness].

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    Tschan, Regine; Wiltink, Jörg; Best, Christoph; Beutel, Manfred; Dieterich, Marianne; Eckhardt-Henn, Annegret

    2010-01-01

    The Vertigo Handicap Questionnaire (VHQ) by Yardley (1992) assesses physical and psychosocial impairments of vertigo or dizziness. Our study examines the structure, reliability, and aspects of validity of the German version of the VHQ. 98 vestibular vertigo syndromes vs. 90 patients with somatoform vertigo and dizziness were evaluated with the VHQ, symptom severity (VSS), distress (GSI), anxiety and depression (HADS), catastrophizing beliefs (ACQ), fear of body sensations (BSQ), and quality of life (SF-36). For diagnostic classification detailed clinical neurological, neuro-otological and psychosomatic testing were conducted. Principal components analysis identified two factors, which could be confirmed by confirmatory factor analyses: 'handicapped activity'(VHQ-ACT) and 'anxiety' (VHQ-ANX). The VHQ had good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: 0.92). Test-retest reliability was r = 0.80. We noted close relations between the VHQ, the VSS and measures of emotional distress as aspects of good construct validity. Together with the VSS, the VHQ completes a comprehensive diagnostic screening tool for vertigo or dizziness. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

  14. Craniofacial Anomalies And Biostereometrics

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    Christiansen, Richard L.

    1980-07-01

    Man's oral-facial structures are vital for the functions of breathing, mastication, swallowing, vision, and communication. When defective development of these tissues occurs, function becomes impaired and the anatomic features of the afflicted individual will frequently deviate from the norm. This error of form and function will classify the individual as being physically and psychosocially handicapped. The successful habilitation regimen of the handicapped person depends on the accurate analysis of both craniofacial anatomy and physiology of these individuals, as well as psychological implications of the disfigurement. Biostereometrics can contribute to the establishment of operationally valid measures for assessing the severity of the handicapping conditions. The heterogeneous nature of diverse disfigurement suggest that an improved classification of malformations would be beneficial. Three-dimensional analysis may also have significant influence on the accuracy of the diagnosis, and the establishment of a biologically sound treatment plan. Biostereometrics will contribute more fully if the three-dimensional surface analysis can be coordinated with a study of 1) the underlying skeletal structures, and 2) the operational musculature. Increased communication between the stereometric experts and the biological scientists should accelerate the application of this technique to the health problem.

  15. A Verbal Guidance System for Severe Disabled People

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    Redjati, Abdelghani; Bousbia-Salah, Mounir

    2008-06-01

    The recent development in rehabilitation technology allows to significantly broaden the range of possible applications that support handicapped people in their daily lives. This paper presents a moral and physical support for the disabled. It consists in the development of a verbal guidance system based on a speech recognition development kit `VD364'. This aid is intended to control a wheelchair and a manipulator arm for people with severe disabilities and who can speak. The study and design, conducted in the framework of this contribution have enabled an adaptation for a possible application and maximum exploitation of words that can be generated by a vocal module. The problem addressed is to allow a manipulator arm to compensate mechanically arm movements to give the handicapped satisfaction of his needs (for instance, drinking a glass of water). The objective is then to put forward a vocal command system that allows the arm to move in a well determined area to accomplish tasks that must be given by the user in addition to the displacement of the wheelchair.

  16. Is oxidative status influenced by dietary carotenoid and physical activity after moult in the great tit (Parus major)?

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    Vaugoyeau, Marie; Decencière, Beatriz; Perret, Samuel; Karadas, Filiz; Meylan, Sandrine; Biard, Clotilde

    2015-07-01

    In the context of sexual and natural selection, an allocation trade-off for carotenoid pigments may exist because of their obligate dietary origin and their role both in the antioxidant and immune systems and in the production of coloured signals in various taxa, particularly birds. When birds have expended large amounts of carotenoids to feather growth such as after autumn moult, bird health and oxidative status might be more constrained. We tested this hypothesis in a bird species with carotenoid-based plumage colour, by manipulating dietary carotenoids and physical activity, which can decrease antioxidant capacity and increase reactive oxygen metabolite (ROM) concentration. Great tits were captured after moult and kept in aviaries, under three treatments: physical handicap and dietary supplementation with carotenoids, physical handicap and control diet, and no handicap and control diet. We measured plasma composition (antioxidant capacity, ROM concentration, and vitamin A, vitamin E and total carotenoid concentrations), immune system activation (blood sedimentation) and stress response (heterophil/lymphocyte ratio) and predicted that handicap treatment should influence these negatively and carotenoid supplementation positively. Coloration of yellow feathers was also measured. Carotenoid supplementation increased total plasma carotenoid concentration, decreased feather carotenoid chroma and marginally increased ROM concentration. Handicap increased blood sedimentation only in males but had no clear influence on oxidative stress, which contradicted previous studies. Further studies are needed to investigate how physical activity and carotenoid availability might interact and influence oxidative stress outside the moult period, and their combined potential influence on attractiveness and reproductive investment later during the breeding season. © 2015. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.

  17. Voice handicap in essential tremor: a comparison with normal controls and Parkinson's disease.

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    Louis, Elan D; Gerbin, Marina

    2013-01-01

    Although voice tremor is one of the most commonly noted clinical features of essential tremor (ET), there are nearly no published data on the handicap associated with it. The Voice Handicap Index (VHI) was self-administered by participants enrolled in a research study at Columbia University Medical Center. The VHI quantifies patients' perceptions of handicap due to voice difficulties. Data from 98 ET cases were compared with data from 100 controls and 85 patients with another movement disorder (Parkinson's disease, PD). Voice tremor was present on examination in 25 (25.5%) ET cases; 12 had mild voice tremor (ETMild VT) and 13 had marked voice tremor (ETMarked VT). VHI scores were higher in ET cases than controls (p = 0.02). VHI scores among ETMarked VT were similar to those of PD cases; both were significantly higher than controls (p<0.001). The three VHI subscale scores (physical, functional, emotional) were highest in ETMarked VT, with values that were similar to those observed in PD. The voice handicap associated with ET had multiple (i.e., physical, functional, and emotional) dimensions. Moreover, ET cases with marked voice tremor on examination had a level of self-reported voice handicap that was similar to that observed in patients with PD.

  18. Help Physically Handicapped Students Achieve Business Skills.

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    Simon, Judith C.

    1980-01-01

    Lists suggestions for teachers to prepare them for teaching clerical skills to handicapped students. Specifically discusses teaching typewriting to students with missing fingers or arms and business skills to hearing and visually impaired students. Lists sources of additional information. (JOW)

  19. 22 CFR 1510.103 - Definitions.

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    2013-04-01

    ... Relations AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN... any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other... body. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that...

  20. 22 CFR 1510.103 - Definitions.

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    2014-04-01

    ... Relations AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN... any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other... body. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that...

  1. Architectural Considerations for Classrooms for Exceptional Children.

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    Texas Education Agency, Austin.

    Definitions are provided of the following exceptionalities: blind, partially sighted, physically handicapped, minimally brain injured, deaf, educable mentally retarded (primary, junior, and senior high levels), trainable mentally retarded, speech handicapped, and emotionally disturbed. Architectural guidelines specify classroom location, size,…

  2. Handicapped Workers. Commission Fees Paid to Central Nonprofit Agencies. Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Employment and Housing, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives.

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    General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.

    Matters related to commission fees paid to the National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and to the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH) were reviewed. These fees were paid by sheltered workshops that employed blind or other severely handicapped individuals and produced goods and services under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act. The…

  3. [Causes of blindness in students at the school for blind children in Ilvesheim. Changes between 1885 and 2008].

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    Rohrschneider, K; Mackensen, I

    2013-04-01

    Since 1868, the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Heidelberg has been providing care for the pupils of the school for blind and visually handicapped children in Ilvesheim, Germany. Previous studies on the causes of low vision have demonstrated the effects of the advances in medicine and ophthalmology with an explicit decrease in the number of inflammatory corneal diseases, followed by a reduced number of students suffering from congenital cataract and glaucoma. The aim of the present study was to evaluate current data and to compare it to previous data. Ophthalmological data and additional disorders could be evaluated in 268 students visiting the special education school Schloßschule Ilvesheim between 2000 and 2008. The findings were compared to the results of previous studies concerning the degree of visual impairment and diagnosis. The children were divided according to German social law into blind, severely visually handicapped and visually handicapped. Out of the 268 students 83 (31.0%) were premature infants and 69 of these had additional disabilities, 130 were blind and 51 severely visually handicapped. Of the students 142 had additional learning, mental and/or motor handicaps. The most frequent cause of blindness or severe visual impairment was optic nerve atrophy (36.2 % and 37.3 %, respectively). The frequency of hereditary retinal diseases among the blind children was slightly higher with 24.6 % as compared to the data analysis from 1981 and was 15.7 % and 17.1 % among the severely visually handicapped and visually handicapped, respectively. Retinopathy of prematurity was diagnosed in approximately 20% of blind and severely visually handicapped children. As a result of the enormous advances of medical capabilities during the last decades the number of (formerly) premature infants has markedly increased. Most of these students are multiply handicapped and need extensive assistance. While the number of students suffering from hereditary retinal diseases was only minimally increasing during the last 40 years, the number of blind students without additional disabilities has decreased due to the improved technical means to integrate even blind students into main-stream schools.

  4. Teacher Made Adaptive and Assistive Aids for Developing Self Help Skills in the Severely Handicapped.

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    Magnusson, Clifford J.; Justin, Joseph E., III

    1981-01-01

    The article suggests ways to modify and construct adaptive aids for use in teaching eating and drinking, personal hygiene, and dressing/undressing skills to severely and multiply handicapped students. (CL)

  5. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Testimony Prepared for Presentation to the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science by Carolyn Hoover Sung.

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    Cylke, Frank Kurt

    This testimony on the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress (NLS) provides information on: (1) NLS authority; (2) background; (3) functions and responsibilities; (4) Office of the Director; (5) director; (6) management; (7) budget; (8) division/section/office functions, including the Administrative…

  6. Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. A Directory with FY 1991 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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    Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

    The National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress selects and produces full-length books and magazines in braille and on recorded disc and cassette. NLS distributes these materials to a cooperating network of 56 regional and 89 subregional libraries in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin…

  7. Design of an Automated Library Information Storage and Retrieval System for Library of Congress Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (DBPH). Final Report.

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    Systems Architects, Inc., Randolph, MA.

    A practical system for producing a union catalog of titles in the collections of the Library of Congress Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (DBPH), its regional network, and related agencies from a machine-readable data base is presented. The DBPH organization and operations and the associated regional library network are analyzed.…

  8. The Development of a Consumer Input Program for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS/BPH) and Network Libraries. Final Report.

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    Cavenaugh, David

    This document presents a review of the current consumer relations activites of the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress, and an overall plan to improve NLS receipt of user suggestions, comments, opinions, or complaints through libraries which form the nationwide NLS distribution system.…

  9. Plan for the Future Direction of DORS' Schools: Illinois Children's School and Rehabilitation Center, Illinois School for the Deaf, and Illinois School for the Visually Impaired.

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    Illinois State Dept. of Rehabilitation Services, Springfield.

    The report is an outgrowth of a study of three residential schools operated by the Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS). The schools are the Illinois Children's School and Rehabilitation Center (ICSRC), for severely physically handicapped or health-impaired, the Illinois School for the Deaf, and the Illinois School for the…

  10. Assessment of Selected Resources for Severely Handicapped Children and Youth. Volume I: A State-of-the-Art Paper.

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    Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

    This state-of-the-art paper is one of several volumes which describe the characteristics, quality, and costs of services to severely mentally retarded, severely emotionally disturbed, deaf-blind, and severely multiply handicapped clients age 21 and under. Part I of the volume consists of a subjective distillation of the concepts and research…

  11. [Receptive music therapy with persons suffering from a physical handicap].

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    Scholer, M

    2010-01-01

    Music therapy, as a part of arts therapies, is used as a therapeutical tool for restoring, maintaining and improving the mental, physical and emotional health of human beings. The main mission of receptive music therapy is not found on the performance level, but on the level of attentive and intimate music listening that is not passive at all, contributing to musical pleasure and to wellbeing. At first we introduce the basic vocabulary used in receptive music therapy, flow experience and the main dimensions (bio-psycho-social) influenced by stimulating music listening. We also present the aims of this psycho-pedagogical project: The focus lies on determining the sensitivity of physically handicapped persons to different music stimuli (music styles). In this case, we can talk of the degree of music reception. We worked in an institution for persons suffering from a physical handicap. The applied methodology is based on the psycho-musical survey by Verdeau-Paillès (1). This psychological record consists in a basic interview and a test of music listening performances leading to the construction of a summary graph and the final receptivity psychogram. An observational frame conceived by Schiltz (2) and adapted to the actual situation offers the possibility of making exact observations as to non-verbal and verbal variables during the therapeutical sessions. Thus, we can present the results of descriptive and non-parametric statistical procedures, but also the results of case studies. The statistical tests used were Wilcoxon's sign-rank test for a pre-post comparison of variables related to non-verbal and verbal behaviour (two different sessions of music therapy with similar contents) and Spearman's Rho which permitted us to compute the correlations between non-verbal expression and verbal communication (N=14). Finally we conclude that our patients considered their musical experience as very positive. The results of the personal interview and the psycho-musical survey brought about several interesting statistical findings on how receptive music therapy physically and psychologically influenced the patients.

  12. Oversight on Education for All Handicapped Children Act, 1980. Oversight on Public Law 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Part 2. Hearings before the Subcommittee on the Handicapped of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-Sixth Congress, Second Session (July 29 and 31, and September 10, 1980).

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    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    The document contains proceedings from oversight hearings on the problems and difficulties of implementing P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Testimonies cover such issues as the failure to carry out effective and proper physical education programs, improper student placement, misapplication of the mainstreaming concept,…

  13. Assessment of outcome after severe brain damage.

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    Jennett, B; Bond, M

    1975-03-01

    Persisting disability after brain damage usually comprises both mental and physical handicap. The mental component is often the more important in contributing to overall social disability. Lack of an objective scale leads to vague and over-optimistic estimates of outcome, which obscure the ultimate results of early management. A five-point scale is described--death, persistent vegetative state, severe disability, moderate disability, and good recovery. Duration as well as intensity of disability should be included in an index of ill-health; this applies particularly after head injury, because many disabled survivors are young.

  14. 38 CFR 18.437 - Nonacademic services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... handicapped students physical education and athletic activities that are separate or different from those... services and activities in a manner which gives handicapped students an equal opportunity for participation in these services and activities. (2) Nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities may...

  15. 5 CFR 1636.103 - Definitions.

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    2014-01-01

    ... OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD... any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other... body. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that...

  16. 40 CFR 12.103 - Definitions.

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    2013-07-01

    ... Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GENERAL NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP..., walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other conveyances, or other real or personal property. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one...

  17. 5 CFR 1850.103 - Definitions.

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    2014-01-01

    ... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN... any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other... body. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that...

  18. 22 CFR 1701.103 - Definitions.

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    2014-04-01

    ... Relations UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN... any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other... body. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that...

  19. 22 CFR 1701.103 - Definitions.

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    2013-04-01

    ... Relations UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN... any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other... body. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that...

  20. Telecommunications: A New Horizon for the Handicapped.

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    Cunningham, Pat; Gose, Joan

    The paper describes a computer bulletin board program operated by physically handicapped high school students. Through the bulletin board system, resource people have been contacted, students' written communication and interpersonal relationships have been strengthened, and professional contact has been strengthened. Administrative implications…

  1. I Can Too! Bulletin 1831.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge.

    This resource book is intended to assist special education teachers in planning art lessons to meet specific goals. It is divided into sections covering mild and moderately handicapped students, severely and profoundly handicapped students, and student with specific sensory handicaps. Each section discusses definitions and characteristics of the…

  2. 45 CFR 1151.34 - Preemployment inquiries.

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    2014-10-01

    ... HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP Discrimination... handicapped person, or inquire as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however, make... taking remedial action to correct the effects of past discrimination, when a recipient is taking...

  3. 45 CFR 1151.34 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP Discrimination... handicapped person, or inquire as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however, make... taking remedial action to correct the effects of past discrimination, when a recipient is taking...

  4. 45 CFR 1151.34 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP Discrimination... handicapped person, or inquire as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however, make... taking remedial action to correct the effects of past discrimination, when a recipient is taking...

  5. 45 CFR 1151.34 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP Discrimination... handicapped person, or inquire as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however, make... taking remedial action to correct the effects of past discrimination, when a recipient is taking...

  6. 45 CFR 1151.34 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... HUMANITIES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP Discrimination... handicapped person, or inquire as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however, make... taking remedial action to correct the effects of past discrimination, when a recipient is taking...

  7. Project HAPI (Handicapped Achievement Program Improvement): Assessment plus Intervention equal I.E.P. A Handbook on How To Write an Individualized Education Program for Severe Disorders of Language, Including Aphasia and Other Speech-Language Handicapped (Communication Disorders). Book One.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Chapman, Jean

    The first of five handbooks developed by Project HAPI (Handicapped Achievement Program Improvement), a multimedia staff development program to help teachers and specialists write effective individualized education programs (IEPs), is in looseleaf workbook format and focuses on children with severe disorders of language, including aphasia and other…

  8. Planning Instruction for the Severely Handicapped.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. for Exceptional Children.

    The manual discusses legal and procedural guidelines established by North Carolina regarding educational services for severely handicapped students. Covered in separate sections are the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): definition; placement procedures (referral, screening, school-based committee, assessment, placement, and exit…

  9. Characteristics of an Appropriate Education for Severely and Profoundly Handicapped Students.

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    Bates, Paul; And Others

    1981-01-01

    Twelve characteristics are important for an appropriate program for severely/profoundly handicapped (SPH) individuals: age appropriate curriculum, specific objectives, functional activities, consistent cue hierarchy, regular data collection, periodic individualized educational program revision, detailed classroom schedule, instruction outside the…

  10. 14 CFR 1251.203 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... OF HANDICAP Employment Practices § 1251.203 Preemployment inquiries. (a) Except as provided in... may not make preemployment inquiry of an applicant as to whether the applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however, make preemployment inquiry...

  11. 14 CFR 1251.203 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... OF HANDICAP Employment Practices § 1251.203 Preemployment inquiries. (a) Except as provided in... may not make preemployment inquiry of an applicant as to whether the applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however, make preemployment inquiry...

  12. 14 CFR 1251.203 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... OF HANDICAP Employment Practices § 1251.203 Preemployment inquiries. (a) Except as provided in... may not make preemployment inquiry of an applicant as to whether the applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however, make preemployment inquiry...

  13. 14 CFR 1251.203 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... OF HANDICAP Employment Practices § 1251.203 Preemployment inquiries. (a) Except as provided in... may not make preemployment inquiry of an applicant as to whether the applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however, make preemployment inquiry...

  14. Academic Self-Handicapping and Achievement: A Meta-Analysis

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    Schwinger, Malte; Wirthwein, Linda; Lemmer, Gunnar; Steinmayr, Ricarda

    2014-01-01

    Self-handicapping represents a frequently used strategy for regulating the threat to self-esteem elicited by the fear of failing in academic achievement settings. Several studies have documented negative associations between self-handicapping and different educational outcomes, inter alia academic achievement. However, studies on the relation…

  15. 15 CFR 8b.14 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 8b.14 Commerce and Foreign Trade Office of the Secretary of Commerce PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Employment... applicant is a handicapped individual, or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may...

  16. 15 CFR 8b.14 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 8b.14 Commerce and Foreign Trade Office of the Secretary of Commerce PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Employment... applicant is a handicapped individual, or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may...

  17. 15 CFR 8b.14 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 8b.14 Commerce and Foreign Trade Office of the Secretary of Commerce PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Employment... applicant is a handicapped individual, or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may...

  18. 15 CFR 8b.14 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 8b.14 Commerce and Foreign Trade Office of the Secretary of Commerce PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Employment... applicant is a handicapped individual, or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may...

  19. Return to productive activity after traumatic brain injury: relationship with measures of disability, handicap, and community integration.

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    Wagner, Amy K; Hammond, Flora M; Sasser, Howell C; Wiercisiewski, David

    2002-01-01

    To identify which factors are associated with successful return to productive activity (RTPA) 1 year after hospitalization with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to examine the relations between successful RTPA and other measures of impairment, disability, handicap, and integration into the community. Prospective study with 1-year follow-up. Level I trauma center. One hundred five respondents from a cohort of 378 adults hospitalized with TBI admitted between September 1997 and May 1998. Not applicable. Return to productive work 1 year after injury; Disability Rating Scale (DRS); and Community Integration Scale (CIQ). Of the 105 participants, 72% achieved RTPA. Logistic regression showed an association between RPTA and the following factors: premorbid educational level, premorbid psychiatric history, violent mechanism of injury, discharge status after acute hospitalization, prior alcohol and drug use, and injury severity. Handicap and community integration at 1-year postinjury, as measured by subscales of the DRS and the CIQ, were also associated with RTPA. Premorbid and injury-related variables and measures of handicap and community integration were associated with RTPA at 1 year. To understand and effectively support vocational pursuits in the TBI population, future studies are needed to define further causality and origin of these relationships. Copyright 2002 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

  20. 34 CFR 1200.103 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY § 1200.103... any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other... body. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that...

  1. 12 CFR 794.103 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... UNION ADMINISTRATION ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES... any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other conveyances, or other real or personal property. Handicapped person means any person who has a physical or...

  2. 22 CFR 1005.103 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Relations INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR... any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other conveyances, or other real or personal property. Handicapped person means any person who has a physical or...

  3. 10 CFR 1041.103 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS... any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other conveyances, or other real or personal property. Handicapped person means any person who has a physical or...

  4. 29 CFR 33.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Secretary of Labor ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES..., equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other conveyances, or other real or personal property. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that...

  5. 12 CFR 606.603 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION § 606.603..., structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other conveyances, or other real or personal property. (f) Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or mental impairment...

  6. 22 CFR 1005.103 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Relations INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR... any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other conveyances, or other real or personal property. Handicapped person means any person who has a physical or...

  7. 34 CFR 104.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Education Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL... accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or...

  8. 34 CFR 104.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Education Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL... accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or...

  9. 34 CFR 104.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Education Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL... accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or...

  10. 34 CFR 104.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Education Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL... accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or...

  11. 34 CFR 104.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Education Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL... accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or...

  12. A Point of Discrimination--Public Law 94-142.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Padula, William V.

    1979-01-01

    The paper points out that because of an incorrect interpretation of the development of learning disabilities, physically handicapped children with learning disabilities are being discriminated against in the provisions of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (PHR)

  13. Handbook of Reasonable Accommodation.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Heaton, Sandra M.; And Others

    The booklet discusses a basic concept in affirmative action and nondiscrimination for the handicapped, which requires federal agencies to make reasonable accommodation to the physical or mental limitations of a qualified handicapped applicant or employee unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the agency. Reasonable…

  14. Bioethical Considerations for Teachers of the Severe and Profoundly Retarded: A Position Paper.

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    Downie, Don; Snart, Fern

    1983-01-01

    The paper reviews bioethical positions regarding the "human-ness" of severely handicapped students, notes that the quality of life for many severely handicapped persons is directly threatened by the utilitarian position which questions the personhood of individuals with limited IQ, and asserts that the deontological postition is more aligned with…

  15. Validity of the Sleep Subscale of the Diagnostic Assessment for the Severely Handicapped-II (DASH-II)

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    Matson, Johnny L.; Malone, Carrie J.

    2006-01-01

    Currently there are no available sleep disorder measures for individuals with severe and profound intellectual disability. We, therefore, attempted to establish the external validity of the "Diagnostic Assessment for the Severely Handicapped-II" (DASH-II) sleep subscale by comparing daily observational sleep data with the responses of…

  16. ESEA Title III Special Education Projects: Fiscal Year 1970. Final Evaluation Report.

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    Vails, Lavolia W.; And Others

    Five experimental programs in the District of Columbia, which were implemented in 1968-69 and have served 116 handicapped children, are evaluated. The programs provided individualized instruction for aphasic, rubella, severely mentally retarded, seriously emotionally handicapped, and multiply handicapped children. A summary and a consultant's…

  17. Siblings of the Handicapped: A Literature Review for School Psychologists.

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    Hannah, Mary Elizabeth; Midlarsky, Elizabeth

    1985-01-01

    Siblings of handicapped children may have adjustment problems associated with increased family responsibilities, increased parental expectations, and perceived parental neglect in favor of the disabled sibling. Problems may be related to socioeconomic status; family size; age, sex, and birth order of the sibling; and severity of the handicap. (GDC)

  18. 14 CFR § 1251.203 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... ON BASIS OF HANDICAP Employment Practices § 1251.203 Preemployment inquiries. (a) Except as provided... examination or may not make preemployment inquiry of an applicant as to whether the applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient may, however, make preemployment...

  19. 41 CFR 101-8.308 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 8.3-Discrimination Prohibited on the Basis of Handicap § 101-8.308... whether the applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient... functions. (b) When a recipient is taking remedial action to correct the effects of past discrimination, or...

  20. 41 CFR 101-8.308 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 8.3-Discrimination Prohibited on the Basis of Handicap § 101-8.308... whether the applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient... functions. (b) When a recipient is taking remedial action to correct the effects of past discrimination, or...

  1. 41 CFR 101-8.308 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 8.3-Discrimination Prohibited on the Basis of Handicap § 101-8.308... whether the applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient... functions. (b) When a recipient is taking remedial action to correct the effects of past discrimination, or...

  2. 41 CFR 101-8.308 - Preemployment inquiries.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 8.3-Discrimination Prohibited on the Basis of Handicap § 101-8.308... whether the applicant is a handicapped person or as to the nature or severity of a handicap. A recipient... functions. (b) When a recipient is taking remedial action to correct the effects of past discrimination, or...

  3. Walking speed is associated with self-perceived hearing handicap in high-functioning older adults: The Fujiwara-kyo study.

    PubMed

    Tomioka, Kimiko; Harano, Akihiro; Hazaki, Kan; Morikawa, Masayuki; Iwamoto, Junko; Saeki, Keigo; Okamoto, Nozomi; Kurumatani, Norio

    2015-06-01

    The present study investigated whether physical performance and musculoskeletal pain (MSP) are associated with self-perceived hearing handicap (HH) among high-functioning older adults. We analyzed a total of 3982 community-dwelling high-functioning older adults (age 65 years and older). HH was assessed using the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Elderly-Screening. Self-reported hearing impairment (HI) was evaluated using a single question. We measured handgrip strength, walking speed (WS) and standing balance for assessments of physical performance. The severity of MSP assessed by interviews took into account its duration, limitation of daily activity and frequency. The prevalence of HH and HI in our sample was 22.2% and 28.1%, respectively. After adjusting for other two physical performance measures, MSP, sex, age, education, marital status, risk factors for hearing loss, instrumental activity of daily living, depression, cognitive function and self-reported HI, the odds ratios for HH in the second fastest, the second slowest, and the slowest WS quartile were 1.14 (95% CI = 0.81-1.58), 1.29 (95% CI = 0.92-1.79), and 1.58 (95% CI = 1.11-2.23), respectively, compared with the fastest WS quartile. A significant dose-response relationship was found between slower WS and HH (P for trend = 0.01). No significant association with HH was found in handgrip strength, standing balance and MSP. WS is associated with self-perceived HH in high-functioning older adults. The present study suggests that exercise programs to improve walking ability might be effective in preventing HH of self-sustainable older adults. © 2014 Japan Geriatrics Society.

  4. Handicaps No Hindrance with Horses

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    Seeley, Colleen

    1974-01-01

    A horseback riding program, sponsored by 4-H members for handicapped children in Michigan's Genesse County, has proven physically and emotionally veneficial for the children. All therapeutic exercises were performed with the approval of the child's physician and therapist. Plans for expanding the program are being considered. (AG)

  5. Access: Exceptional Children and Technology.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. for Exceptional Children.

    The Exceptional Children and New Technology project sought to meet the instructional needs of physically handicapped, emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, and mentally handicapped children through the use of computer technology. The goals of the project were to test the instructional value of adaptive/assistive devices with exceptional…

  6. 22 CFR 711.103 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT..., walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other conveyances, or other real or personal property. Historic... appropriate State or local government body. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or...

  7. 22 CFR 711.103 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT..., walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other conveyances, or other real or personal property. Historic... appropriate State or local government body. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or...

  8. 13 CFR 136.103 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION § 136... any portion of buildings, structures, equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other conveyances, or other real or personal property. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical...

  9. Physiotherapy in Ordinary Schools.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Davies, Jean; Hunt, Agnes

    1980-01-01

    A program to provide physiotherapy to mainstreamed physically handicapped English school children (from preschool through high school) is described. Begun in 1978, the once a week service has increased the independence of the children served and brought a better understanding of the handicapped students' capabilities to their teachers. (PHR)

  10. 7 CFR 15b.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ..., such diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments; cerebral palsy... (1974), the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, Public Law 94-142, 89 Stat. 773 (1975... property. (i) Handicapped person means any person who has a physical or mental impairment which...

  11. Special Vocational Program for Handicapped Youth and Adults. Revised Edition.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Jernberg, Donald E.

    The Salina Area Vocational Technical School has a special vocational program which provides selected vocational training courses for students with physical, emotional, or intellectual handicaps. The program offers vocational counseling, placement services, work evaluation, job readiness training, and vocational training tryouts. Vocational…

  12. Multi-Handicapped Blind Persons Can Work.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Rusalem, Herbert; Richterman, Harold

    The demonstration project assessed an innovative approach to the provision of remunerative work for evaluation, training, and employment purposes in sheltered workshops for 291 blind individuals who also were limited by vocationally significant intellectual, physical, emotional, and/or social disabilities. The multiply handicapped subgroup of the…

  13. 15 CFR 8b.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... Section 8b.12 Commerce and Foreign Trade Office of the Secretary of Commerce PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Employment... physical or metal limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or employee unless the...

  14. 15 CFR 8b.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Section 8b.12 Commerce and Foreign Trade Office of the Secretary of Commerce PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Employment... physical or metal limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or employee unless the...

  15. 15 CFR 8b.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... Section 8b.12 Commerce and Foreign Trade Office of the Secretary of Commerce PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Employment... physical or metal limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or employee unless the...

  16. 15 CFR 8b.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Section 8b.12 Commerce and Foreign Trade Office of the Secretary of Commerce PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Employment... physical or metal limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or employee unless the...

  17. 15 CFR 8b.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Section 8b.12 Commerce and Foreign Trade Office of the Secretary of Commerce PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Employment... physical or metal limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or employee unless the...

  18. PRISE Reporter. Volume 12, 1980-81.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    PRISE Reporter, 1981

    1981-01-01

    The document consists of six issues of the "PRISE (Pennsylvania Resources and Information Center for Special Education) Reporter" which cover issues and happenings in the education of the mentally retarded, learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, physically handicapped, visually handicapped, and speech/hearing impaired. Lead articles include the…

  19. Teaching Biology to Visually Handicapped Students. Resource Manual.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Ricker, Kenneth S.

    This resource manual presents numerous techniques for adapting science activities to the visually handicapped student, applicable to introductory biology courses in which microscopes are used extensively in the laboratory. Chapters include information on the following: alternative microscopic viewing techniques, physical models, tactile diagrams,…

  20. A Leisure Activities Curricular Component for Severely Handicapped Youth: Why and How.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Voeltz, Luanna M.; Apffel, James A.

    1981-01-01

    A rationale for including a leisure time activities curriculum component in educational programing for severely handicapped individuals is presented. The importance of play and the constructive use of leisure time is described through the use of a model demonstration project. (JN)

  1. Arc-Ed Curriculum: Applicability for Severely Handicapped Pupils.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Chaffin, Jerry D.

    1982-01-01

    The Arc Ed Curriculum uses video game formats to teach math and language arts content. Four motivational features (feedback, improvement, high response rates, and unlimited ceiling on performance along with adapted content could make the system applicable for use with severely handicapped learners. (CL)

  2. Investigating the Problem of Skill Generalization. 2nd Edition.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Billingsley, Felix; And Others

    The booklet describes studies undertaken by the Washington Research Organization (UWRO) to examine generalization processes with severely handicapped students. Section one provides background information on the UWRO, including UWRO's advisory committee, communication with other institutes for research in education of the severely handicapped, and…

  3. Virginia Statewide Program To Endorse Teachers of Students with Severe and Profound Handicaps. The Endorsement Project. Final Report.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Snell, Martha E.; And Others

    The Virginia Statewide Program To Endorse Teachers in Severe and Profound Handicaps was a 5-year personnel preparation project which selected and trained teachers currently unendorsed but employed to teach students with severe disabilities in schools across Virginia. Participating universities included the University of Virginia (UVA), George…

  4. 15 CFR 8c.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE § 8c.3 Definitions..., walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other conveyances, or other real or personal property. Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one...

  5. Learning Experiences for Mentally Handicapped Students in a School Store.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    David, Carol

    A supermarket chain supplies a small grocery store in an elementary school in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The store program seeks to provide learning experiences for students, as they make selections, spend their earnings, and save for later purchases. Students with multiple handicaps and students with severe/profound handicaps shop in the store…

  6. Special Needs Adolescents and Sexuality Education: A Health Challenge for the Nineties.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Olasov, Linda

    This paper offers a rationale for offering sexuality education for youth with mental handicaps, and outlines several myths about human sexuality and the mentally handicapped. Sexual rights of the mentally handicapped are listed. Items that should be included in sexual counseling are noted. The paper also discusses critical content areas in…

  7. Study of Man-Machine Communications Systems for Disabled Persons (The Handicapped). Volume IV. Final Report.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kafafian, Haig

    The volume contains experimental instructional materials designed for teacher and handicapped student use with two man-machine communications systems, Cybertype and Cyber-Go-Round, developed as educational aids for the severely handicapped. Cybertype is a writing machine with various possible configurations of portable keyboards with a reduced…

  8. Providing Services for Handicapped Persons in Rural/Sparsely Populated Areas.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Weatherman, Richard

    The experiences of the 3-year Minnesota Severely Handicapped Delivery System Project have led to a model which utilizes resources of regional systems as key elements of a differentiated system for educational service delivery to the handicapped in rural areas and involves state education agencies, statewide regional centers, local education units,…

  9. The Use of WISC-R Subtest Scatter in the Identification of Intellectually Gifted Handicapped Children: An Inappropriate Task?

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    Brown, Scott W.

    1984-01-01

    The paper discusses issues involved in the identification of gifted handicapped children, reviewing several research studies that attempted to define a specific configuration of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised subtest scores indicative of handicapped children possessing intellectual gifts. The author concludes that profiles and…

  10. Integration of SPH Students with Non-Handicapped Peers at Pine Ridge Center.

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    Pegnatore, Linda A.

    A 9-week practicum was designed to integrate severely/profoundly handicapped (SPH) students with third-grade nonhandicapped peer tutors in Broward County, Florida. Additional Objectives were to promote greater understanding of handicaps by nonhandicapped peer tutors and to increase awareness by SPH teachers of the importance of interactions…

  11. Handicapped Individuals Services and Training Act. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-Seventh Congress, Second Session on H.R. 6820 (St. Paul, Minnesota and Loretto, Minnesota).

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    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

    This document is a transcript of hearings concerning the Handicapped Individuals Services and Training Act that would provide funds for operation of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, the Vinland National Center for Health-Sports and Physical Fitness for Handicapped Individuals, and other projects and services for…

  12. Utilizing Adaptive Devices with Severely Handicapped Students.

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    Nisbet, Jan; And Others

    The task force report examines the use of adaptive devices by severely handicapped students. Interviews with teachers and therapists produced information on the selection, development, and use of the devices. Four practices that positively influenced the devices' use were identified: (1) design and construction following establishment of…

  13. Integration for Severely Handicapped Children and Youth.

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    Stremel-Campbell, Kathleen

    1983-01-01

    A model for integrating severely handicapped children and youth is composed of five major components: (1) general integration (in which a needs assessment determines such aspects as visibility of the classroom, interaction with regular classroom staff, and school-home communication); (2) active integration (in which educational and social…

  14. Assessment of Object Permanence in Severely Handicapped Students as a Function of Motor and Prompting Variables.

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    Ilmer, Steven; And Others

    1981-01-01

    The study assessed object permanence construct performance in 20 severely handicapped students (4 to 14 years old) who were differentiated by treatment (prompt) condition and motor ability level. Results revealed a trait (motor ability) x treatment interaction. (Author/SB)

  15. Acquisition of Leisure Skills by a Severely Handicapped Adolescent: A Data Based Instructional Program.

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    Schleien, Stuart J.; And Others

    1984-01-01

    A 16-year-old severely handicapped student was trained to bowl, purchase a drink from the concession, and use a vending machine in the bowling alley in six weeks. The subject successfully transferred the skill to similar environment and materials. (CL)

  16. Permanent transoral surgery of bilateral vocal fold paralysis: a prospective multi-center trial.

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    Nawka, Tadeus; Sittel, Christian; Gugatschka, Markus; Arens, Christoph; Lang-Roth, Ruth; Wittekindt, Claus; Hagen, Rudolf; Müller, Andreas H; Volk, Gerd F; Guntinas-Lichius, Orlando

    2015-06-01

    To describe postoperative adverse events (AEs) and outcomes after transoral surgery for bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP). Prospective observational multicenter study. Thirty-six patients with BVFP underwent transoral surgery using standard surgical procedures to unilaterally widen the glottic area. Postoperative adverse events (AEs) including severe adverse events (SAEs) were registered continuously. Pre- and 6-month postoperative evaluations included the 6-Minute Walk Test, the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), the Glasgow Benefit Inventory, the 12-Item Voice Handicap Index (VHI-12), and a Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing graded according to the Penetration-Aspiration-Scale. The patients underwent posterior cordotomy, partial arytenoidectomy, or permanent laterofixation as single procedures or in combination. Forty-seven percent of the patients had postoperative AEs. Dyspnea was the most frequent AE (45%). In 40% of AEs, the events were severe (SAEs), and 72.5% were related to the study intervention. Revision surgery leading to prolonged hospitalization or rehospitalization was necessary in nine cases (25%). Laterofixation was correlated to a decreased risk of AEs (P = 0.042). Six months after surgery, a significant improvement was seen in the SF-domains: Physical component score (P = 0.008), physical functioning (P = 0.001), physical role (P = 0.031), and vitality (P = 0.032). Concerning the voice handicap, only the VHI-12 physical subscore showed a decrease (P = 0.005). The total score and other VHI-12 subscores did not change significantly (all P > 0.05). BCVP patients profit from modern transoral surgery for unilateral glottic widening; quality of life is improved; and the voice is preserved. Nevertheless, postoperative complications are frequent. 2b. © 2015 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.

  17. Vygotskian Tradition in the Psychological Study of Handicapped, Particularly Deaf Children.

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    Knox, Jane; Kozulin, Alex

    The paper reviews theories of Lev Vygotsky, founder of the Soviet school of cognitive developmental psychology and an architect of Soviet defectology, the discipline concerned with physically and mentally handicapped children. Three of his basic concepts are explained: (1) "cultural" versus "natural" mental functions; (2)…

  18. Rights Handbook for Physically Handicapped Children: Child Advocacy Project.

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    Minch, Janet; And Others

    The handbook is intended to help parents of handicapped children understand and use Massachusetts' laws and federal legislation to obtain their children's rights to education, training, medical services, and tax and social security benefits. Guidelines regarding education concern such topics as the Bartley-Daly Law; class placement; home tutoring;…

  19. Related Service Personnel's Resource Guide for Supporting Programs for Emotionally Handicapped Students.

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    Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. Div. of Special Education.

    The guide provides an information resource for related and supportive services personnel (e.g., school nurse, physical therapist, speech language pathologist) in their interactions with emotionally handicapped (EH) students. Following a definition of EH students, the first of six brief chapters discusses student characteristics, presents three…

  20. Camp Courageous of Iowa Staff Manual.

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    Camp Courageous of Iowa, Monticello.

    Designed as a useful and practical tool for the staff at Camp Courageous of Iowa, a year-round residential camp serving all handicapped individuals, the manual outlines safety rules for camp activities, characteristics of the mentally and physically handicapped, and a general description of the camp and its objectives. Contents of the manual…

  1. A Family Oriented Enrichment Program for Handicapped Infants.

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    Furuno, Setsu; O'Reilly, Kitty

    This report describes a program for handicapped infants which emphasizes early treatment as a prime means of preventing more serious physical and behavioral problems later in life. Also, the program focuses on the entire family of the developmentally disabled, including infant, parents, and siblings. Program objectives include (1) increased…

  2. The Resource Specialist in the Community College.

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    Ribera, Gilbert J.

    Described are results of a survey of California State Community College services for physically handicapped students in which 74 college coordinators and 102 handicapped students completed questionnaires. Findings are said to indicate that most of the state's community colleges did not employ a full time staff person to coordinate services for…

  3. 34 CFR Appendix A to Part 100 - Federal Financial Assistance to Which These Regulations Apply

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    2012-07-01

    .... Grants for research and demonstrations relating to physical education or recreation for handicapped...). 5. Loan service of captioned films and educational media; research on, and production and.... 1321). 7. Research and related activities in education of handicapped children (20 U.S.C. 1441). 8...

  4. 34 CFR Appendix A to Part 100 - Federal Financial Assistance to Which These Regulations Apply

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    2014-07-01

    .... Grants for research and demonstrations relating to physical education or recreation for handicapped...). 5. Loan service of captioned films and educational media; research on, and production and.... 1321). 7. Research and related activities in education of handicapped children (20 U.S.C. 1441). 8...

  5. 34 CFR Appendix A to Part 100 - Federal Financial Assistance to Which These Regulations Apply

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    2013-07-01

    .... Grants for research and demonstrations relating to physical education or recreation for handicapped...). 5. Loan service of captioned films and educational media; research on, and production and.... 1321). 7. Research and related activities in education of handicapped children (20 U.S.C. 1441). 8...

  6. Examining Young Children's Perceptions of Handicaps.

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    Ludlow, Barbara L.

    The purposes of this study were to assess the attitudes of preschoolers toward two types of handicapping conditions (mental retardation and physical disabilities), and to explore the underlying social reasoning used by young children to formulate/support their perceptions. Sixteen 3- and 4-year-old boys and girls were presented with two…

  7. Science for Handicapped Children.

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    Jones, Alan V.

    This book consists of science activities for 11- to 16-year-old children who have physical disabilities. Part 1 presents information for teachers, parents, curriculum planners, and others who are interested in incorporating some science into the curriculum of the handicapped child. It outlines reasons for doing science, gives a suggested concept…

  8. Designing Environments for Handicapped Children: A Design Guide and Case Study. First Edition.

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    Moore, Gary T.; And Others

    This guide addresses the planning and architectural design of play/learning environments for special needs children. The exceptional children discussed include those with most types of mild to severe handicaps and developmental disabilities. Specifically excluded from consideration are health impairments, severe psycho-emotional difficulties such…

  9. Vocational Training and Placement of the Severely Handicapped: Research and Development Recommendations.

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    Cook, Paul F.; Dahl, Peter R.

    The monograph synthesizes findings of the Vocational Training and Placement of the Severely Handicapped Project (VOTAP) and offers recommendations for further research and development. Chapter 1 presents the theoretical model that describes the dimensions upon which the task of developing research and development recommendations could be…

  10. Assist Program 1: The Moderately/Severely Handicapped. Sourcebook. ASSIST: Associate Instructional Support for Teachers.

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    Brantlinger, Ellen; And Others

    The first of two documents designed to provide training for paraprofessionals working with moderately and severely/profoundly handicapped students, the sourcebook provides information on preservice and inservice education. Narrative is presented and activities are described for the following preservice topics (sample subtopics in parentheses):…

  11. Developing Skills in Severely and Profoundly Handicapped Children.

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    Thomas, M. Angele, Ed.

    Included in the publication are 10 articles on developing basic skills in severely and profoundly handicapped children. The first paper focuses on the development of object permanence, a basic cognitive skill, while the second and third review procedures for developing self care skills (toileting and eating). A fourth paper discusses an…

  12. Educational Methods for Deaf-Blind and Severely Handicapped Students. Volume II.

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    Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Special Education.

    The book presents 17 papers originally presented at a 1978 Texas conference on educational methods for deaf-blind and severely handicapped students, covering the areas of motor development, auditory assessment and hearing loss, communication, cognition, prevocational training, and functional living skills. Titles and authors include "An Overview…

  13. Integrating Severely Handicapped Learners: Potential Teacher Liability in Community Based Programs.

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    Brady, Michael P.; Dennis, H. Floyd

    1984-01-01

    The paper examines elements of negligence and other legal concerns in view of the evolving trend to educate severely handicapped persons in integrated, community based settings. Duty, care, risk, and appropriate placement and instruction are discussed. Finally, recommendations for avoiding teacher liability are presented. (Author/CL)

  14. Survival Words and Phrases for Professionals Who Work with Students Who Are Bilingual and Severely/Multiply Handicapped, and with Their Families.

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    Silberman, Rosanne K.; Correa, Vivian I.

    1989-01-01

    The paper offers a rationale for bilingual special education, provides suggestions for developing bilingual lessons for severely/multiply handicapped students, and includes a list of Spanish words and phrases used most frequently by students and their parents. (JDD)

  15. The School and Home Enrichment Program for Severely Handicapped Children.

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    Gleason, Joni J.

    1987-01-01

    The School and Home Enrichment Program for Severely Handicapped Children includes 332 activities. Focus is on the development of sensory responsiveness, eating skills, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, expressive language, receptive language, personal hygiene, dressing, and social interaction that can be used by parents or teachers as a…

  16. Community-Referenced Math Activities for Moderately and Severely Handicapped Individuals.

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    Schoen, Sharon F.

    Community-referenced activities, which involve combinations of skills used in routine tasks of daily living, are critical for the independent functioning of moderately and severely handicapped persons. The paper examines the characteristics of these activities in order to extract implications for enhancing instruction. The tasks involved in such…

  17. Adequacy of the Simplified Version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI-S) to Measure Tinnitus Handicap and Relevant Distress.

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    Lee, Jae Hee; Ra, Jin-Ju; Kim, Young Ho

    2014-04-01

    The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) often requires patients to devote their time to complete the questionnaire than they expect. Given that it limits the effectiveness of THI in a busy clinical practice that desires a quick and easy assessment of tinnitus handicap, this study evaluated clinical usefulness of a Simplified version of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI-S) in measuring the severity of tinnitus handicap as well as predicting the psychological distress associated with tinnitus. A total of 129 outpatients suffering from tinnitus (61 with normal hearing and 68 with hearing loss) participated in this study. The responses of THI-S (10 items) and THI (25 items) were evaluated to quantify the subjective handicap of tinnitus. The self-perceived level of stress, anxiety, and depression of all participants was measured with a series of self-report questionnaires such as Korean version of Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument (BEPSI), State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), respectively. All the questionnaire responses were analyzed using non-parametric analyses to examine the convergence, comparability, internal consistency reliability and validity of THI-S. The severity of tinnitus handicap and the relevant psychological distress greatly varied across individuals. The THI-S responses were comparable to original THI responses, regardless of hearing status of patients. The internal consistency of THI-S responses was found to be good for total score (Cronbach's α=0.83-0.91), with moderately high consistency for the emotional, functional, and catastrophic subscales. Significant (p<0.01) correlations of the THI-S with the THI (rs =0.95) as well as with the BEPSI, STAI, BDI questionnaires (rs =0.40-0.45) suggest that the THI-S questionnaire appeared to be useful to provide objective data of subjective tinnitus handicap as well as predict psychological distress. Three factors were extracted through factor analysis, which explained 73% of the total variance. Despite reducing the length of 25 items of THI to 10 items, the THI-S can be used as s a simple but reliable and valid tool for evaluating severity of tinnitus handicap as well as detecting its negative impact on psychological functioning.

  18. Frequency of Divorce Among Parents of Handicapped Children.

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    Shufeit, Lawrence J.; Wurster, Stanley R.

    Seventy-six parents of handicapped children were surveyed to compare the frequency of divorce in the sample population to that of the U.S. population. A research review revealed that the first-born child causes extensive to severe crises in the parents' marital relationship; that the presence of a child with a handicapping condition causes a…

  19. Dementia and severity of parkinsonism determines the handicap of patients in late-stage Parkinson's disease: the Barcelona-Lisbon cohort.

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    Coelho, M; Marti, M J; Sampaio, C; Ferreira, J J; Valldeoriola, F; Rosa, M M; Tolosa, E

    2015-02-01

    Handicap has not been explored as a patient-centred outcome measure in Parkinson's disease (PD). The clinical features and medication use in late stages of PD (LS-PD) were reported previously. Handicap, medical conditions, use of healthcare resources and the impact of LS-PD upon caregivers were characterized in a cross-sectional study of LS-PD stages 4 or 5 of Hoehn and Yahr (H&Y). Handicap was measured using the London Handicap Scale (LHS: 0, maximal handicap; 1, no handicap). The mean LHS score in 50 patients was 0.33 (SD ±0.15). The presence of dementia, the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale part I score and the H&Y stage in 'off' independently predicted the LHS score (adjusted R(2) = 0.62; P = 0.000). Comorbidities and past medical conditions were frequent. Thirty-five patients lived at their house. Forty-five received unpaid care. Mean visits to the family doctor in the preceding 6 months were 2.2 (SD ±3.0) and to a neurologist 1.7 (SD ±1.0). Use of other health resources was low. Unpaid caregivers spent much time with patients and reported a high burden. Handicap could be measured in LS-PD and the LHS was easily completed by patients and caregivers. The high handicap in our cohort was mostly driven by the presence of dementia, behavioural complaints and the severity of non-dopaminergic motor features. Patients visited doctors infrequently and made low use of health resources, whilst unpaid caregivers reported a high burden. © 2014 EAN.

  20. Fractures and handicap in an adult population: A clinical study.

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    Chevrel, Guillaume; Limouzin, Anne; Garnero, Patrick; de Montalivet, Caroline; Loubier, Dominique

    2007-12-01

    To evaluate the bone status of ambulatory patients with physical and mental handicaps before a program of fracture prevention. We recruited 58 walking adults. We retrospectively collected the past episodes of fractures, essentially peripheral, and epilepsy. The serum calcium, albumin, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, parathormone, CTX-1 and P1NP levels were prospectively measured in 36 consecutive patients. Each patient received daily calcium and vitamin D. The vertebral status has been not evaluated. Twenty-one patients had presented at least one fracture. Thirty nine per cent of the fractures were minor (nasal bone, hands, feet). The age of patients with fractures was significantly higher than patients without fracture (46 versus 40years, respectively; p=0.04). Patients with fractures had a significantly increased S-P1NP (63.5ng/ml+/-32.0 versus 41.9ng/ml+/-20.0, respectively; p=0.02). Nineteen patients suffered from epilepsy. We listed 23 fractures among 9 patients treated by phenobarbital and 8 fractures, which tended to be less severe among 5 patients epileptics without this drug. Minor fracture was often followed by severe fracture in case of phenobarbital treatment. This treatment was associated with a significantly lower serum calcium level (2.16mmol/l+/-0.05, versus epileptic patients without phenobarbital 2.32mmol/l+/-0.08, p<0.0004). The presence of a fracture, even minor, must encourage to improve the preventive and curative measures among patients with handicaps.

  1. [Sport as integration factor of the physically handicapped in our society].

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    Labronici, R H; Cunha, M C; Oliveira, A D; Gabbai, A A

    2000-12-01

    The objective of this study was to make use of sports as a rehabilitation method, as well as to assess the physical, psychological, and social aspects of those present some physical handicap, particularly those who have some kind of chronic disease and are no longer taking part in any rehabilitation program. Thirty handicapped people were evaluated: fifteen started with basketball and fifteen with swimming, according either to the specific preference of each one of them or to the degree and kind of physical impairment. They were submmited to the following evaluations: clinical examination, physiotherapy assessment, social interview and use of the Rivermead Social Scale, functional classification of the sport, use of the Barthel and Rivermead Functional Scales, and the psychological profile test (POMS). After two years, no relevant change in the moving evolution of the athletes were reported. Concerning the POMS psychological test, both basketball and swimming groups presented with high vigor and low depression levels. Considering the social aspects, both groups presented substantial improvement, specially regarding their relationship to one person or more people and also in the everyday activities (be it social, leisure, or domestic), thus leading them to better social integration. This essay shows that sport can bring people who are physically impaired a better social integration and physical conditions.

  2. Instructional Basics: Oppelt Standard Method of Therapeutic and Recreational Ice Skating.

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    Oppelt, Kurt

    Detailed in the booklet is the standard ice skating method and considered are the benefits of therapeutic ice skating for the handicapped and aged. Values for the mentally retarded and physically handicapped are seen to include physiological (such as increased flexibility and improved posture), psychological (including satifaction and enhanced…

  3. Dance for Students with Orthopedic Conditions--Popular, Square, Folk, Modern, [and] Ballet.

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    Harris, Cordelia Graves

    1979-01-01

    Preparation for teaching dance to orthopedically handicapped students is discussed in addition to specific suggestions for teaching popular dance, square dance, folk dance, modern dance, and ballet. Dancing is seen as a way to give orthopedically handicapped students physical education success without competition. Recommended music for each type…

  4. Project on Recreation and Fitness for the Mentally Retarded.

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    Hamilton City School District, OH.

    All educable (IQ 50 to 75) and trainable (IQ 30 to 50) mentally handicapped and orthopedically handicapped children (16,000) in special education classes in Hamilton, Ohio, participated in a physical education program of vigorous movement and varied indoor and outdoor activities. Two full time instructors, 80 volunteers, and a part time secretary…

  5. Activities of Daily Living Curriculum for Handicapped Adults. Materials Development Center Reprint #20.

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    Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. Dept. of Rehabilitation and Manpower Services. Materials Development Center.

    Designed for use in group and shelter homes, this curriculum is intended to impart the necessary skills for independent living. It should also better prepare mentally and physically handicapped individuals with the training required to handle the responsibilities accompanying competitive employment. These fourteen courses are included: money…

  6. Design Guidelines: Study of Handicapped Accessibility in South Carolina State Parks.

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    South Carolina State Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, Columbia. Div. of Engineering and Planning.

    The publication provides guidelines for the design of new facilities or rehabilitation of existing facilities to accommodate physically handicapped persons in the South Carolina State Parks system. The guidelines are also recommended for use in regional, special district, county, and municipal parks within the state. The guidelines were developed…

  7. Feeding Management of a Child with a Handicap: A Guide for Professionals.

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    Smith, Mary Ann Harvey; And Others

    Intended for professionals from a variety of disciplines (such as nutrition, dentistry, nursing, occupational and physical therapy, speech pathology, social work, and education), the guide presents information on feeding problems of children with handicaps. Part I, which traces the development of feeding, considers in detail normal development and…

  8. Social Studies in the Mainstreamed Classroom, K-6.

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    Ochoa, Anna S.; Shuster, Susan K.

    A guide is designed for elementary school teachers with handicapped students in their classrooms. Seven sections comprise the document. Section I discusses the implications of mainstreaming for classroom teachers. Discussed are 1) the physical and social isolation of the handicapped students in the 1960s; 2) the impact of Public Law 94-142 which…

  9. Creative Movement Classes for Visually Handicapped Children in a Public School Setting

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    Resnick, Rose

    1973-01-01

    To counteract the lack of healthful physical activities offered for visually handicapped children in San Francisco public schools, a creative movement program was implemented for eight girls and four boys, 6 to 20 years of age, who were blind or partially sighted, and ranged in intelligence from retarded to bright. (MC)

  10. Fractures in Older Persons with Mental Handicap.

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    Jancar, J.

    1989-01-01

    Examination of case records of 731 residents (age 40 and over) in British hospitals for persons with mental handicap found that 55 males and 62 females had sustained 1 or more fractures. The resident's age, physical and mental states, causes of fractures, and bones involved were studied, as were additional diseases, disorders, or drugs associated…

  11. Mastery Learning of Stunts and Tumbling Activities for the Mentally Retarded.

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    Chambless, Jim R.; And Others

    Intended for physical education teachers of the handicapped, teacher educators at teacher training institutions, and research workers in areas of the handicapped, the document reports the effects of a theoretical model of teaching psychomotor tasks on the motor behavior of mentally retarded children. Chapter 1 introduces a psychomotor teaching…

  12. The TELEPAC Project: A Service Delivery Model for the Severely Handicapped in Rural Areas.

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    Hofmeister, Alan M.; Atkinson, Charles M.

    Described is Project TELEPAC, a telecommunications-based system which provides instructional packets to parents of severely handicapped children in rural areas of Utah. In addition to the parent involvement packets which outline teaching methods, correction procedures and behavior management practices for arithmetic, language arts, self help and…

  13. Cost Benefit Analysis of Placing Moderately and Severely Handicapped Individuals into Competitive Employment.

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    Hill, Mark; Wehman, Paul

    1983-01-01

    The costs incurred and tax monies saved through the successful implementation of an ongoing job training and placement program for moderately and severely handicapped workers were analyzed. The total direct financial benefit to taxpayers for four years is $90,376. The clients' cumulative earnings were over $500,000. (Author/SEW)

  14. You Should be Dancin:! The Role of Performing Arts in the Lives of the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped.

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    Barringer, Mary Dean

    The manual presents a program planning framework and teaching units for teaching dance and movement to severely and profoundly handicapped individuals. The planning framework contains four components: (1) aesthetic perception/multisensory integration; (2) creative expression; (3) dance heritage/historical and cultural; and (4) aesthetic…

  15. Assist Program 1: The Moderately/Severely Handicapped. Teacher's Guide. ASSIST: Associate Instructional Support for Teachers.

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    Brantlinger, Ellen; And Others

    The second of two documents designed for training paraprofessionals to work with moderately and severely/profoundly handicapped students, the teacher's guide presents information on preservice and inservice education. Preservice information to be read by the paraprofessional touches on the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses):…

  16. Cooking Skills Instruction with Severely Multiply Handicapped Adolescents.

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    Horsfall, Debbie; Maggs, Alex

    1986-01-01

    Examination of the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of three cooking skills by three multiply and severely handicapped blind adolescents revealed that a "whole task" approach was successful in teaching the subjects to boil an egg, grill cheese, and cook a TV dinner. These skills also generalized to other cooking products. (Author/CB)

  17. Treatment or Involuntary Euthanasia for Severely Handicapped Newborns: Issues of Philosophy and Public Policy.

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    Powell, T. Hennessy; And Others

    1982-01-01

    Recent reports have indicated that parents and/or physicians occasionally decide not to provide life-sustaining treatment (referred to as involuntary euthanasia), thus ensuring that the severely handicapped newborn will die. The issues involved relative to treatment or involuntary euthanasia are reviewed from two opposing perspectives…

  18. Educational Methods for Deaf-Blind and Severely Handicapped Students, Volume I.

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    Peak, Orel; And Others

    The 17 papers were originally presented at a 1977 series of workshops for personnel serving the deaf-blind and severely handicapped and are organized into the following workshop topics: programing and program development, the senses, cognition, communication, and behavior managment. The papers have the following titles and authors: "Education for…

  19. Educational Methods for Deaf-Blind and Severely Handicapped Students. Volume III.

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    Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Special Education.

    Fourteen author-contributed papers from a series of 1978 workshops focus on educational strategies for deaf-blind and severely handicapped students. Four papers ("The Child-Centered Educational Process for Deaf-Blind Children" by L. Frank; "Issues in Assessment" by R. Condon; "Assessing Multihandicapped Visually Impaired Children" by J. Jones; and…

  20. Game Plans for Victors: New Skills for Severely Handicapped Children.

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    Schoen, Sharon; And Others

    The paper describes an approach in which games were planned to provide instruction for three severely handicapped children (5-6 years old) with few leisure, social, or academic skills and many aberrant behaviors. The first of two games involved a language program to teach verbal interactions, picture identification, and picture matching. The…

  1. Personnel Serving the Severely/Profoundly Handicapped: Professional Preparation and Priorities.

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    Gisler, Jan; And Others

    A survey was designed to collect descriptive information from teachers of severely/profoundly handicapped (S/PH) students in the public schools of Nevada and Utah. Analysis of 59 responses provided information on teacher demographics (including that the majority of teachers were female, held a special education credential and were relatively…

  2. An Approximation of an Instructional Model for Developing Home Living Skills in Severely Handicapped Students.

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    Hamre, S.

    The author discusses the need for severely handicapped students to acquire basic home living skills, reviews task analysis principles, and provides sample instructional programs. Listed are basic grooming, dressing, domestic maintenance, and cooking skills. A sample task analysis procedure is demonstrated for the skill of brushing teeth. Reported…

  3. Videocourses for Training Staff in Developing Countries: An Example with Severely Retarded and Multiply Handicapped Children.

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    McConkey, Roy; Templer, Sally

    1987-01-01

    The paper describes the development, content, and evaluation of an indigeniously produced video training package in the developing country of Zimbabwe which is designed for local personnel (nurses, nurses' aides, trainee nurses, and teachers) working with severely retarded and multiply handicapped children and young adults. (DB)

  4. Stress and Supports to Families with a Handicapped Child [and] Adjustment of Families with Handicapped Children.

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    McDonald, Linda; And Others

    The paper explores the impact of child variables, parent variables, and family resources (professional and informal supports) on the family's ability to cope with a child with special needs. Child variables include child gender, birth order, severity of handicap, degree of child dependency, extent of attachment, age of the child, and presence of…

  5. Voice Handicap Index in Persian Speakers with Various Severities of Hearing Loss.

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    Aghadoost, Ozra; Moradi, Negin; Dabirmoghaddam, Payman; Aghadoost, Alireza; Naderifar, Ehsan; Dehbokri, Siavash Mohammadi

    2016-01-01

    The purpose of this study was to assess and compare the total score and subscale scores of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) in speakers with and without hearing loss. A further aim was to determine if a correlation exists between severities of hearing loss with total scores and VHI subscale scores. In this cross-sectional, descriptive analytical study, 100 participants, divided in 2 groups of participants with and without hearing loss, were studied. Background information was gathered by interview, and VHI questionnaires were filled in by all participants. For all variables, including mean total score and VHI subscale scores, there was a considerable difference in speakers with and without hearing loss (p < 0.05). The correlation between severity of hearing loss with total score and VHI subscale scores was significant. Speakers with hearing loss were found to have higher mean VHI scores than speakers with normal hearing. This indicates a high voice handicap related to voice in speakers with hearing loss. In addition, increased severity of hearing loss leads to more severe voice handicap. This finding emphasizes the need for a multilateral assessment and treatment of voice disorders in speakers with hearing loss. © 2017 S. Karger AG, Basel.

  6. [Sports for handicapped persons between the text and its implementation].

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    Negra Mahjoub, Samia; Djait, Salwa; Mahjoub, Rached; Turki, Ilhem

    2003-05-01

    The sports activities must occupy a paramount place in the schooling of the handicapped pupils. Indeed in addition to the development of the physical capacities, the sports activity has a positive impact on the development of the capacities of the communication and thus the integration of the pupil handicapped in his educational, family and social circle and on progress of psychomotor acquisitions. The national plan of education and the law N94-10 of August 3, 1994 relating to the sports activity in educational and university circle took part in the development and the promotion of the sports activities in the educational structures. This measurement, applied in the centers of specialized education, did not deny concerned the handicapped pupils provided education for in the colleges and normal colleges. What are the causes? Does there exist a remedy? How to introduce the sport for handicapped into the normal establishments?

  7. Adaptation and validation of the Malayalam pediatric voice handicap index.

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    Devadas, Usha; Dhanya, M; Gunjawate, Dhanshree

    2015-09-01

    The aim of the present study was to adapt and validate the English version of pediatric voice handicap index (pVHI) into Malayalam language. The English version of pediatric voice handicap index was translated into Malayalam language using parallel back translation. The translated version was content validated by three qualified speech language pathologists. The content familiarity was carried out by 10 parents of children with voice problems. This was distributed to 136 parents (57 parents of children with dysphonia, 79 parents of children with no voice problems). The internal consistency and test--retest reliability was determined using Cronbach's alpha and intraclass correlation coefficient. Independent sample t-test was used to assess the difference in means. Kappa coefficient was used to determine the correlation between overall severity of the problem and total pVHI. Discriminant analysis was used to identify thresholds for differentiating between normal and dysphonic participants. The results obtained revealed that the Malayalam version of pVHI has an excellent internal consistency; total (α=0.974), functional (α=0.922), physical (α=0.953), and emotional (α=0.923). There was an excellent test-retest reliability; total (r=0.937), functional (r=0.954), physical (r=0.95), and emotional (r=0.929). The prediction probability of the dysphonics is 98.2% using the discriminant score function. The translated and validated pVHI tool can be effectively used in the assessment of children with voice problems. It can provide a better insight into the parents' perception of their child's voice problems. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

  8. New perspective on psychosocial distress in patients with dysphonia: The moderating role of perceived control

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    Meredith, Liza; Peterson, Carol B.; Frazier, Patricia A.

    2015-01-01

    Objectives Although an association between psychosocial distress (depression, anxiety, somatization, and perceived stress) and voice disorders has been observed, little is known about the relationship between distress and patient-reported voice handicap. Further, the psychological mechanisms underlying this relationship are poorly understood. Perceived control plays an important role in distress associated with other medical disorders. The objectives of this study were to 1) characterize the relationship between distress and patient-reported voice handicap and 2) examine the role of perceived control in this relationship. Study Design Cross-sectional study in tertiary care academic voice clinic. Methods Distress, perceived stress, voice handicap, and perceived control were measured using established assessment scales. Association was measured with Pearson’s correlation coefficient; moderation was assessed using multiple hierarchical regression. Results 533 patients enrolled. 34% met criteria for clinically significant distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, and/or somatization). A weak association (r=0.13, p=0.003) was observed between severity of psychosocial distress and vocal handicap. Present perceived control was inversely associated with distress (r=−0.41, p<0.0001), stress (r=−0.30, p<0.0001), and voice handicap (r=−0.30, p<0.0001). The relationship between voice handicap and psychosocial distress was moderated by perceived control (b for interaction term −0.15, p<0.001); greater vocal handicap was associated with greater distress in patients with low perceived control. Conclusions Severity of distress and vocal handicap were positively related, and the relation between them was moderated by perceived control. Vocal handicap was more related to distress among those with low perceived control; targeting this potential mechanism may facilitate new approaches for improved care. PMID:25795347

  9. Voice handicap and health-related quality of life after treatment for small laryngeal carcinoma.

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    Killguss, Helen; Gottwald, Frank; Haderlein, Tino; Maier, Andreas; Rosanowski, Frank; Iro, Heinrich; Psychogios, Georgios; Schuster, Maria

    2011-01-01

    Treatment of small carcinoma of the larynx may lead to voice handicap and restricted quality of life. The relationship between the two is revealed. Sixty-five patients aged 62.1 ± 10.0 years rated their voice handicap and quality of life after treatment of T1 (n = 35) or T2 (n = 30) laryngeal carcinoma during regular out-patient examinations. For the self-assessment of the voice, the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and the disease-independent Short Form-36 Health Survery (SF-36) questionnaires were used. Voice handicap (total score 38.9 ± 26.0) did not differ in the two tested groups, T1 and T2, and the data of SF-36 (physical score 43.0 ± 10.7; mental score 50.2 ± 9.1) showed significant differences for the mental score. Patients rated their voice handicap worse than healthy persons did after treatment of laryngeal carcinoma. VHI and SF-36 data were strongly correlated. Voice handicap is significantly related to the quality of life, especially affecting the mental domain. Thus, the rehabilitation of voice disorders should have a beneficial impact on quality of life. Copyright © 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel.

  10. [Visually-impaired adolescents' interpersonal relationships at school].

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    Bezerra, Camilla Pontes; Pagliuca, Lorita Marlena Freitag

    2007-09-01

    This study describes the school environment and how interpersonal relationships are conducted in view of the needs of visually handicapped adolescents. Data were collected through observations of the physical environment of two schools in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, with the support of a checklist, in order to analyze the existence of obstacles. Four visually handicapped adolescents from 14 to 20 years of age were interviewed. Conclusions were that the obstacles that hamper the free locomotion, communication, and physical and social interaction of the blind--or people with other eye disorders--during their activities at school are numerous.

  11. The Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome

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    Judge, C.; Chakanovskis, Johanna E.

    1971-01-01

    A mentally handicapped 12 year old boy with the features of Hallermann-Streiff syndrome (proportionate dwarfism, beaked nose, small mouth, dental abnormalities, severe visual handicap) is described. A review of the literature is also included. (CD)

  12. A report from Poland: treatment and non-treatment of defective newborns.

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    Szawarski, Zbigniew

    1990-04-01

    The author and his colleagues surveyed pediatricians in Warsaw, Poland, to determine the doctors' attitudes toward treating infants with severe handicaps. They used a questionnaire originally designed by Australian researchers to survey pediatricians and compared their findings with those of the Australian study. Szawarski notes important differences between the approaches of Australian and Polish doctors to the treatment of handicapped newborns. Polish physicians tend to display an unconditional respect for life, a paternalistic attitude toward decision making, and an unwillingness to distinguish between ordinary and extraordinary means of prolonging life. Half the Polish respondents would be willing to preserve the lives of severely handicapped infants at all costs. Szawarski discusses six factors that may help to explain why Polish physicians have a different approach from that of their Western colleagues to the question of selective treatment of handicapped newborns.

  13. Severely Handicapped Branch: Project Directors' Meeting (Linthicum Heights, Maryland, November 6-9, 1989).

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    National Information Center for Children and Youth with Handicaps, Washington, DC.

    These proceedings report on activities at an annual meeting of directors of projects administered through the Severely Handicapped Branch, Division of Educational Services (DES) of the United States Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). The proceedings contain presentations by: (1) Judy A. Schrag, who described the scope and intent of the…

  14. The Effects of Time Delay and Increasing Prompt Hierarchy Strategies on the Acquisition of Purchasing Skills by Students with Severe Handicaps.

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    McDonnell, John

    1987-01-01

    Two teaching strategies (constant time delay and increasing prompt hierarchy assistance) were compared in teaching four severely handicapped high school students to purchase snack items at a convenience store and fast food restaurant. Results indicated the time delay procedure was more effective. (DB)

  15. Differential Effects of Oral Reading to Improve Comprehension with Severe Learning Disabled and Educable Mentally Handicapped Students.

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    Chang, S. Q.; And Others

    1983-01-01

    Evaluated the effectiveness of oral reading for improving reading comprehension of 11 educable mentally handicapped or severe learning disabled adolescents who answered comprehension questions from a short factual article. Oral reading appeared to improve comprehension among the poorer readers but not for readers with moderately high ability. (JAC)

  16. A Manual for Assessment and Training of Severely Multiply Handicapped Deaf-Blind Students.

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    Burton, Rosemarie A.; And Others

    Intended for teacher use, the manual provides for the assessment and training of severely multiply handicapped deaf-blind students with sections on self help, motor development, and sensory stimulation training. Included for each skill are an individual rating scale for periodic assessments, a task analysis, and an actual teaching procedure. Found…

  17. Providing Transition Planning for the Secondary Student through the Community Based Inservice Model.

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    Glasenapp, Gary

    This paper provides an overview of the transition process for students with severe handicaps. For secondary age youths with severe handicaps, explicit and intensive transition planning is necessary to bridge the gap between school experiences and adult life. The transition planning process is designed to build the skills necessary for an…

  18. Teaching Vocational, Functional Language and Reading Skills to the Adolescent Hispanic Severely Handicapped.

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    Duran, Elva

    Vocational and language skill development of severely retarded and autistic adolescent Hispanics is a training focus at the University of Texas, El Paso. University students and parents of the handicapped are trained in the following areas: teaching grocery shopping and how to order from fast food restaurants, teaching use of public…

  19. Special Education Program for Severely and Profoundly Handicapped Individuals: A Directory of State Education Agency Services.

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    National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Washington, DC.

    The report presents information based on a 1978 survey on programs in 46 state education agencies for severely and profoundly handicapped (SPH) individuals. The principal section of the report discusses summary data on state consultants responsible for services to SPH students, definitions, percentage of consultant time spent on programs, child…

  20. Improving the Functional Utility and Effectiveness of Classroom Services for Students with Profound Multiple Handicaps.

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    Green, Carolyn W.; And Others

    1986-01-01

    A staff supervision and classroom management program to increase involvement in functional task activities (e.g., self-help, leisure, social/communication) was implemented in three classes serving 19 students (ages 11-36) with profound mental and physical handicaps. Large increases in functional task involvement and smaller increases in student…

  1. The Impact of Childhood Disability on Black and White Families.

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    Breslau, Naomi

    Home interviews were given to 369 families of children (3-18 years old) with cystic fibrosis, cerebral palsy, myelodysplasia, and multiple physical handicaps to determine the impact of childhood disability on families. Results were compared with those of 465 control families who had one or more non-handicapped children in that age range. A cross…

  2. Project Volunteer Power: Volunteers Serving the Job Needs of the Handicapped. Final Report.

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    President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, Washington, DC.

    The report covers the activities, results, and lessons learned in a project to test a new approach in developing greater opportunities in employment of the physically handicapped, mentally retarded, and mentally restored by harnessing the resources of leading volunteer women's organizations at the local level on a practical, planned basis. Project…

  3. Effects of Support on the Attitude of the Primary Caregiver of a Child with Down Syndrome.

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    Heritage, Jeannette G.; And Others

    Parents of children with mental or physical handicaps often experience overwhelming feelings of stress and anxiety. Research indicates that support for the primary caregiver can help alleviate some stressors involved in raising a child with a handicap. This study examined how level of support affects feelings of satisfaction the primary caregiver…

  4. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILD AND HIS POSTURE PATTERNS.

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    DAVIES, EVELYN A.

    A CHILD'S POSTURE PATTERNS MAY LEAD TO AN ADULT'S PHYSICAL HANDICAP. THE MAIN THEME OF THIS BOOK IS TO SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER OR PARENT IN THE DETECTION AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEVIATIONS FROM THE NORMAL POSTURE PATTERNS WHILE THE CHILD IS SITTING, STANDING, OR MOVING ABOUT SO AS TO PREVENT FUTURE HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS.…

  5. Birding: An Introduction to Ornithological Delights for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals.

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    Cylke, Frank Kurt, Ed.

    The booklet provides resources for blind and visually handicapped individuals interested in birding as a hobby. It describes a midwestern group of visually impaired birders and discusses the importance and variety of bird sounds. Listed are a selection of recorded and braille books available on birding, sources of commercial recordings of bird…

  6. Auxiliary Aids and Services for Postsecondary Students with Handicaps. Higher Education's Obligations under Section 504.

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    Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC.

    This pamphlet discusses Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or mental handicap by any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The regulation applies to all recipients of Department of Education funding, with the focus of this pamphlet including colleges,…

  7. Handicapped Students in the Danish Educational System.

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    Ministry of Education, Copenhagen (Denmark).

    The educational policy of Denmark and the educational system which has evolved from this policy are described. The policy states that everyone has a right to the same access to education and training, regardless of sex, social origins, geographic origins, and physical or mental handicap; and all public education is free of charge from the age of 5…

  8. Assessment and Evaluation in Adapted Physical Education.

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    Kennedy, Charlotte I.; Bundschuh, Ernie

    Intended for physical education teachers, the booklet describes informal and formal methods for evaluating handicapped children to determine whether they can participate in a regular physical education program with nonhandicapped students, in a regular physical education program with modification, or in a specially designed physical education…

  9. Adequacy of the Simplified Version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI-S) to Measure Tinnitus Handicap and Relevant Distress

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    Ra, Jin-Ju; Kim, Young Ho

    2014-01-01

    Background and Objectives The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) often requires patients to devote their time to complete the questionnaire than they expect. Given that it limits the effectiveness of THI in a busy clinical practice that desires a quick and easy assessment of tinnitus handicap, this study evaluated clinical usefulness of a Simplified version of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI-S) in measuring the severity of tinnitus handicap as well as predicting the psychological distress associated with tinnitus. Subjects and Methods A total of 129 outpatients suffering from tinnitus (61 with normal hearing and 68 with hearing loss) participated in this study. The responses of THI-S (10 items) and THI (25 items) were evaluated to quantify the subjective handicap of tinnitus. The self-perceived level of stress, anxiety, and depression of all participants was measured with a series of self-report questionnaires such as Korean version of Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument (BEPSI), State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), respectively. All the questionnaire responses were analyzed using non-parametric analyses to examine the convergence, comparability, internal consistency reliability and validity of THI-S. Results The severity of tinnitus handicap and the relevant psychological distress greatly varied across individuals. The THI-S responses were comparable to original THI responses, regardless of hearing status of patients. The internal consistency of THI-S responses was found to be good for total score (Cronbach's α=0.83-0.91), with moderately high consistency for the emotional, functional, and catastrophic subscales. Significant (p<0.01) correlations of the THI-S with the THI (rs=0.95) as well as with the BEPSI, STAI, BDI questionnaires (rs=0.40-0.45) suggest that the THI-S questionnaire appeared to be useful to provide objective data of subjective tinnitus handicap as well as predict psychological distress. Three factors were extracted through factor analysis, which explained 73% of the total variance. Conclusions Despite reducing the length of 25 items of THI to 10 items, the THI-S can be used as s a simple but reliable and valid tool for evaluating severity of tinnitus handicap as well as detecting its negative impact on psychological functioning. PMID:24782947

  10. Getting to equal: strategies to understand and eliminate general and orthopaedic healthcare disparities.

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    Dykes, Daryll C; White, Augustus A

    2009-10-01

    The 2001 Institute of Medicine report entitled Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care pointed out extensive healthcare disparities in the United States even when controlling for disease severity, socioeconomic status, education, and access. The literature identifies several groups of Americans who receive disparate healthcare: ethnic minorities, women, children, the elderly, the handicapped, the poor, prisoners, lesbians, gays, and the transgender population. Disparate healthcare represents an enormous current challenge with substantial moral, ethical, political, public health, public policy, and economic implications, all of which are likely to worsen over the next several decades without immediate and comprehensive action. A review of recent literature reveals over 100 general and specific suggestions and solutions to eliminate healthcare disparities. While healthcare disparities have roots in multiple sources, racial stereotypes and biases remain a major contributing factor and are prototypical of biases based on age, physical handicap, socioeconomic status, religion, sexual orientation or other differences. Given that such disparities have a strong basis in racial biases, and that the principles of racism are similar to those of other "isms", we summarize the current state of healthcare disparities, the goals of their eradication, and the various potential solutions from a conceptual model of racism affecting patients (internalized racism), caregivers (personally mediated racism), and society (institutionalized racism).

  11. Alternative Futures for the Education of Students with Severe Disabilities. Proceedings of the Conference on Severe and Multiple Handicaps: Alternative Futures (Edmonton, Canada, May 6-8, 1987).

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    Baine, David, Ed.; And Others

    This book contains 23 papers given at a 1987 Edmonton (Canada) conference. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Current Trends and Future Challenges in the Education of Students with Severe Handicaps" (Dick Sobsey); "How Often Do You Need to Collect Student Performance Data? A Study of the Effects of Frequency of Probe Data Collection…

  12. University education for the physically disabled

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    Gunn, Alexander D. G.

    1977-01-01

    Two per thousand of the student population are physically handicapped. The facilities for the care of physically disabled students were surveyed at the 34 universities that have full-time medical officers and primary medical teams. It was found that communication before arrival about special medical and nursing needs of the student is insufficient, that there is inadequate liaison within the universities between the admissions office and the medical unit, and a lack of published statements by the universities about the admission of the physically disabled. In contrast, the facilities available for the handicapped student are considerable, the academic success rate high, the range of serious disability being successfully coped with is extensive, and there is a need for more encouragement in the community for the physically disabled to undertake, where intellectually capable, a university education. ImagesFigure 1.Figure 2.Figure 3. PMID:140240

  13. First seven years of a new NHS mental handicap service 1974-81.

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    Myers, A M

    1982-01-01

    A new community-focused mental handicap service was started in a single-district area health authority in 1974. Almost 90% of all the severely mentally handicapped people in a population of 250,000 are now known to the service. Although two-thirds of long stay inpatients originally admitted with major behavioural problems have had them resolved, the remaining one-third with persisting problems are noted to have spent many years in large understaffed wards before transfer. Specialist services to mentally handicapped people are not synonymous with beds. The learning opportunities during the waking hours of a mentally handicapped person are where professional help must be concentrated, and extensive support services for those caring for the mentally handicapped at home must be set up. Absence of shared philosophies, policies, and planning among the health and local authorities has produced the problems and frustrations familiar to many professionals in mental handicap. Future developments must be based on clearly defined and declared principles. PMID:6807447

  14. 38 CFR 18.447 - Nonacademic services.

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    2010-07-01

    ....447 Nonacademic services. (a) Physical education and athletics. (1) In providing physical education... discriminate on the basis of handicap. A recipient that offers physical education courses or that operates or... students physical education and athletic activities that are separate or different only if separation or...

  15. A Comparison of Forward and Concurrent Chaining Strategies in Teaching Laundromat Skills to Students with Severe Handicaps.

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    McDonnell, John; McFarland, Susan

    1988-01-01

    In a study which taught four high school students with severe handicaps to use a commercial washing machine and laundry soap dispenser, a concurrent chaining strategy was found more efficient than forward chaining in facilitating skill acquisition. Concurrent chaining also resulted in better maintenance at four- and eight-week follow-up…

  16. Saturday Afternoon Free. A Respite Care Program for Moderately to Severely Handicapped Children.

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    American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC.

    Described in this report is the Saturday Afternoon Free respite care program for moderately to severely handicapped children operated under the auspices of the Idaho State University (ISU) College of Education. In service for 4 years, it has been evaluated by parents and student participants as excellent. It was developed in response to the need…

  17. The effect of social support on quality of life for tinnitus sufferers.

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    Murphy, Colleen Eliza

    2012-01-01

    To examine the relationship between tinnitus severity, social support and three quality of life measures. Research into other conditions shows that social support helps achieve positive outcomes and improved quality of life. For tinnitus, research suggests social support does not impact on quality of life outcomes. However, research has been limited and the measures used have mixed tinnitus severity, tinnitus handicap and social support into one measure. The aim of this research was to examine the relationship using separate measures. One hundred fifty-four tinnitus sufferers (63.7% males, 36.3% females, Age M = 46.4, SD = 14.97) completed the assessment battery. Three sequential multiple regression analyses were conducted to test the hypothesis that social support moderates the effects of tinnitus severity on each of the dependent variables: tinnitus handicap, depression and general well-being. The severity of one's tinnitus significantly predicted tinnitus handicap, depression and general well-being, but social support did not moderate the relationship. Social support did have a direct relationship on level of depression and general well-being. Tinnitus handicaps appear to be unique but tinnitus sufferers do gain significant benefits from social support.

  18. Training social skills to severely mentally retarded multiply handicapped adolescents.

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    Matson, J L; Manikam, R; Coe, D; Raymond, K; Taras, M; Long, N

    1988-01-01

    Three severely mentally retarded, multiply handicapped, adolescents were treated in a classroom setting for social skills deficits. Two of these children exhibited symptoms of autism including periods of echolalia, and fascination with tactile and visual stimulation. One of the pair was deaf. The third child was profoundly mentally retarded and had minimal expressive language skills. All had received sign language training to facilitate communication. Treatment focused on increasing the frequency of eye contact, in seat and response to verbal prompt behaviors, skills deemed necessary to facilitate use of sign language communication and to increase social interaction. Baseline and treatment were evaluated in a multiple baseline, alternating treatment design across children. Baseline was taken on responses to 10 standard questions, asked by the teacher, based on verbal presentation and sign language. This same procedure was then continued during the initial treatment phase following training sessions. During training, the children received social reinforcement, performance feedback and edible reinforcement, in the form of candy, for appropriate performance. Physical and verbal prompts as well as pictorial cues were employed to shape appropriate behavior. In the second treatment phase, training was implemented in the classroom in which baseline data had been collected. Improvement in target behaviors, via training sessions held four days a week, was noted. These data suggest that use of a combination of visual stimuli, operant and social learning methods can remediate social skills deficits in children with multiple psychological and physical deficits. The implications of these findings for current and future research are discussed.

  19. Living with a Handicap. Australian Early Childhood Resource Booklets, No. 3, 1981.

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    Australian Early Childhood Association, Inc., Watson.

    Autobiographical sketches of four Australians living with physical handicaps are presented in this Australian early childhood resource booklet. Life experiences in school and out are reported by a blind man, a young woman who was brain damaged due to injuries in an automobile accident, a mother of a child with spina bifida, and a Doctor of…

  20. Physical Education for Poorly Co-ordinated Children. The Promotion of Body Awareness and the Development of Basic Skills.

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    Watson, Bevilie R.

    This book deals with the promotion of body awareness through use of educational gymnastics, with handicapped or non-handicapped but poorly coordinated children of all age levels. The method provides an analytical approach to movement, encourages children to listen to language, and assists them in creating their own activities. The activities and…

  1. Barrier free access; right or privilege.

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    Collings, G D

    1976-09-01

    Physically handicapped individuals and the elderly have for too long been denied access to public facilities and transportation systems. Barrier free access is a fundamental guarantee necessary for all handicapped and elderly if they are to become and remain contributing members of our society. A review is provided of legislation, constitutional theories, and current litigation within the context of providing a barrier free environment.

  2. Happiness Is Healthiness. A Special Study Institute in Health Education for Mentally Handicapped Children in Elementary and Secondary Schools.

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    New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau for Mentally Handicapped Children.

    Presented are proceedings from a 3-day study institute (1971) to provide teachers of mentally handicapped (MH) students, health profession personnel, and physical education teachers in Schenectady with resource information for implementation of New York state's mandate to provide health education for all children. Included are the program schedule…

  3. Report and Evaluation of the Second Annual Workshop for Vocational Education Personnel Working with the Handicapped.

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    Sheppard, N. Alan

    The report describes an inservice workshop for vocational education teachers of the physically, mentally, and multiply handicapped. The first third of the report consists of a general introduction and a summary of workshop activities with respect to (1) general information, (2) topics covered, (3) requirements for a letter grade, (4) summaries of…

  4. Projets Pilotes Quebecois Portant sur L'Integration Scolaire aux Niveaux Pre-Scolaire et Primaire (Quebec Pilot Projects on Mainstreaming of Preschool and Primary-Level Schoolchildren).

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    Saint-Laurent, Lise; And Others

    1992-01-01

    This article synthesizes 55 Quebec (Canada) pilot projects on mainstreaming of pupils with learning disabilities, behavior disorders, physical or sensorial handicaps, or mental handicaps, at preschool and elementary levels. It focuses on extent of integration, interventions, training and support for teachers, and evaluation methodology used.…

  5. Experience of handicap and anxiety in phobic postural vertigo.

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    Holmberg, Johan; Karlberg, Mikael; Harlacher, Uwe; Magnusson, Mans

    2005-03-01

    We found a difference in gender distribution in a population of phobic postural vertigo patients compared with dizzy patients seen in general neuro-otological practice. It appears as if women with phobic postural vertigo suffer more and are more handicapped by dizziness than both men with phobic postural vertigo and a population with dizziness. These differences may reflect other causes of phobic postural vertigo besides anxiety, such as gender-related coping behaviour and postural strategy. Anxiety influences the degree of suffering and handicap in dizzy patients. Experiences of anxiety and handicap were investigated among a population with phobic postural vertigo. Using the Dizziness Handicap Inventory, the Vertigo Symptom Scale and the Vertigo Handicap Questionnaire, 34 consecutive patients with phobic postural vertigo were compared with a population of 95 consecutive patients seen at a balance disorder clinic. Patients with phobic postural vertigo scored higher than the control subjects with respect to all parameters with the exception of the physical subscale of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory. Because there were significantly more women in the control group we performed a gender-specific analysis of the results. The higher test scores among patients with phobic postural vertigo can be explained by the higher scores among women in this group, while the test results for men were more similar to those of the control group.

  6. Relationship between impairments, disability and handicap in reflex sympathetic dystrophy patients: a long-term follow-up study.

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    Geertzen, J H; Dijkstra, P U; van Sonderen, E L; Groothoff, J W; ten Duis, H J; Eisma, W H

    1998-10-01

    To determine the relationship between impairments, disability and handicap in reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) patients. A long-term follow-up study of upper extremity RSD patients. A university hospital. Sixty-five patients, 3-9 years (mean interval 5.5 years) after RSD of the upper extremity (mean age 50.2 years). Impairments: range of motion, moving two point discrimination, muscle strength of the hand and pain were measured. Disability was assessed with the Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS) and handicap was assessed with three subscales (social functioning, role limitations due to physical problems and role limitations due to emotional problems) of the RAND-36. After RSD of the upper extremity, 62% of the patients are limited in activities of daily living (ADL) and/or instrumental ADL (IADL). Pain and restrictions in forward flexion of the shoulder, thumb opposition and grip strength are the most important impairments limiting ADL and IADL. Patients with limitations in ADL and IADL are significantly more handicapped than patients without limitations. Pain is the most important factor contributing to handicap. The relationship between impairments and disability and between disability and handicap in RSD patients is weak to moderate. Pain is the most important factor leading to disability and handicap.

  7. Developing job-related preplacement medical examinations.

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    Hogan, J C; Bernacki, E J

    1981-07-01

    Federal regulations prohibiting discrimination in hiring require that employment selection procedures to evaluate applicants be based on job-related criteria. The preplacement physical examination used in employment, particularly in the placement of handicapped persons, must also be conducted in a job-related manner. This paper discusses the development and use of the physical examination in selecting and placing applicants for jobs in the workplace with special reference to handicapped persons and disabled veterans. It presents and justifies a method of performing these examinations in a manner consistent with humanistic and business goals as well as the goals of federal regulatory agencies prohibiting employment discrimination.

  8. Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Special Needs Education: A Case Study of an Art Project with the Multiple/Severe Handicapped

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    Murayama, Taku

    2016-01-01

    This paper focuses on a project in teacher education through art activities at the undergraduate level. The main theme is art activities by university students and multiple and severe handicapped students. This project has two significant points for the preparation of special education teachers. One point is the opportunity for field work. Even…

  9. Developing a Vocational Education Training Program for Severely Handicapped Adolescents and Young Adults: A Feasibility Study. Independent Research and Development Project Reports. Report #6.

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    Piuma, Chesca

    This study investigated the feasibility of developing five vocational education curricula for severely handicapped (i.e., trainable mentally retarded) young people, aged 13 to 21, that would enable them to work in the employment areas of gardening, housekeeping, laundry services, food services, and minor auto maintenance. One goal of the project…

  10. Secrets for Survival: The Training Program for Teachers of the Severely/Profoundly Handicapped (S/PH). Description of Teacher Inservice Education Materials.

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    National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes.

    As a description of a "survival kit" for teachers confronted with the instruction of severely/profoundly handicapped children, complete information with regard to purposes of the kit, printed and audiovisual contents, scope and sequencing of topics for the six training modules, and activities and resources involved in the use of the kit is…

  11. Students with Severe to Profound Mental Handicaps and Multiple Disabilities in Rural Schools: Can Their Needs Be Met?

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    Cates, Dennis L.; Kinnison, Lloyd

    The education of students with severe to profound mental handicaps (SPH) or multiple disabilities may be greatly limited in rural settings. A survey investigating this issue in a southwestern state was completed by 136 of 346 directors of special education, 67 of whom worked in rural special education cooperatives. These cooperatives served 393…

  12. Instructional Aids for Adaptive Physical Education.

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    Cowart, James F.

    This idea book on remedial physical education is divided into four sections. Each section contains drawings and brief explanations on ways to adapt physical education for the physically handicapped. The first section covers homemade equipment for developing muscular strength and endurance in specific muscles. Also included are resistive exercises…

  13. 7 CFR 15b.35 - Nonacademic services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ...) Physical education and athletics. (1) In providing physical education courses and athletics and similar aid... discriminate on the basis of handicap. A recipient that offers physical education courses or that operates or... students physical education and athletic activities that are separate or different only if separation or...

  14. [Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory: Argentine version].

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    Caldara, Betina; Asenzo, Adriana I; Brusotti Paglia, Gabriela; Ferreri, Eliana; Gomez, Ramiro S; Laiz, Mariela M; Luques, María L; Mangoni, Ana P; Marazzi, Carla; Matesa, María A; Peker, Guillermo; Pratto, Romina A; Quiroga, Cecilia E; Rapela, Laura; Ruiz, Vanesa R; Sanchez, Noelia; Taglioretti, Célide L; Tana, Andrés M; Zandstra, Ingrid V

    2012-01-01

    The Dizziness Handicap Inventory is a useful tool for quantifying self-perceived handicap in patients with vertigo, dizziness or unsteadiness and its impact on daily living activities. The Dizziness Handicap Inventory identifies functional, physical and emotional disorders related to balance disturbance. Our objective was to cross-culturally adapt the Peninsular Spanish version of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory for use in Argentina and validate the adapted Argentinian version. We included both healthy subjects and patients with vertigo, dizziness or unsteadiness, aged 18 to 85 years, native Spanish-speaking Argentinians. We introduced linguistic and cultural modifications to the Peninsular Spanish version to obtain the Argentinian one. This version was given twice to 108 patients, 24 to 72 h apart. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability and construct validity were assessed using a visual analogue scale, the Romberg test, the tandem Romberg test and the tandem gait test. We found high internal consistency (α=0.87) and very high test-retest reliability for the total Dizziness Handicap Inventory score (intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.98) and its subscales. The total Dizziness Handicap Inventory and the functional subscale were found to correlate significantly with the Romberg and tandem Romberg tests. The emotional subscale showed a significant correlation with the Romberg test and the eyes-open tandem Romberg test (P<.05) The Argentinian version of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory proved to be a reliable and valid tool to quantify self-perceived handicap resulting from vertigo, dizziness or unsteadiness. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.

  15. Preparation of physical therapists to work with handicapped infants and their families: current status and training needs.

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    Cochrane, C G; Farley, B G; Wilhelm, I J

    1990-06-01

    The purposes of this study were to determine the current status of physical therapists' preparation to work with handicapped and at-risk infants and their families and to identify needs for infant- and family-focused training materials and curricula. Results of a telephone survey of 73 physical therapy programs and a follow-up mail survey of 14 physical therapy programs with infancy specialization options are presented. Students in entry-level programs and postprofessional master's degree programs with infancy specializations commonly received instruction in infancy-related topics. Many students received minimal or no exposure to family-related content. Family assessment and intervention were identified as the areas of highest priority for development of training materials and curricula. The results of this study provide direction for the design of infant- and family-focused training materials and curricula in physical therapy.

  16. New Perspective on Psychosocial Distress in Patients with Dysphonia: The Moderating Role of Perceived Control.

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    Misono, Stephanie; Meredith, Liza; Peterson, Carol B; Frazier, Patricia A

    2016-03-01

    Although an association between psychosocial distress (depression, anxiety, somatization, and perceived stress) and voice disorders has been observed, little is known about the relationship between distress and patient-reported voice handicap. Furthermore, the psychological mechanisms underlying this relationship are poorly understood. Perceived control plays an important role in distress associated with other medical disorders. The objectives of this study were to (1) characterize the relationship between distress and patient-reported voice handicap and (2) examine the role of perceived control in this relationship. This is a cross-sectional study in a tertiary care academic voice clinic. Distress, perceived stress, voice handicap, and perceived control were measured using established assessment scales. Association was measured with Pearson correlation coefficients; moderation was assessed using multiple hierarchical regression. A total of 533 patients enrolled. Thirty-four percent of the patients met criteria for clinically significant distress (ie, depression, anxiety, and/or somatization). A weak association (r = 0.13; P = 0.003) was observed between severity of psychosocial distress and vocal handicap. Present perceived control was inversely associated with distress (r = -0.41; P < 0.0001), stress (r = -0.30; P < 0.0001), and voice handicap (r = -0.30; P < 0.0001). The relationship between voice handicap and psychosocial distress was moderated by perceived control (b for interaction term, -0.15; P < 0.001); greater vocal handicap was associated with greater distress in patients with low perceived control. Severity of distress and vocal handicap were positively related, and the relation between them was moderated by perceived control. Vocal handicap was more related to distress among those with low perceived control; targeting this potential mechanism may facilitate new approaches for improved care. Copyright © 2016 The Voice Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  17. The White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals: Volume II. Final Report. Part A. May 23-27, 1977.

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    1977

    The three-part final report documents recommendations and resolutions and summarizes the work of more than 700 delegates to the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals, May 23-27, 1977, in Washington, D.C. It is emphasized that the primary purpose of the conference was to give persons with mental and/or physical disabilities an…

  18. The self-serving function of hypochondriacal complaints: physical symptoms as self-handicapping strategies.

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    Smith, T W; Snyder, C R; Perkins, S C

    1983-04-01

    The present experiment tested the hypothesis that hypochondriacal individuals commonly use reports of physical illness and symptoms as a strategy to control attributions made about their performances in evaluative settings (i.e., self-handicapping strategies). Specifically, it was predicted that hypochondriacal individuals would report more recent physical illness and complaints and more current physical symptoms in an evaluative setting in which poor health could serve as an alternative explanation for poor performance than would either individuals in an evaluative setting in which poor health was precluded as an excuse or individuals in a nonevaluative setting. As predicted, results supported this self-protective pattern of complaints in a hypochondriacal sample but not in a nonhypochondriacal group. The self-protective role of hypochondriacal behavior is discussed in relation to other theory and research on the nature and treatment of hypochondriasis.

  19. Physical Requirements of the Workplace: Research Considerations for Personnel Selection.

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    Hogan, Joyce C.

    Personnel selection processes for physically demanding jobs often discriminate against women, minorities, and handicapped individuals. Developing and validating job-related performance tests requires the assessment of the physical demands of a job and of the same physical capabilities in individuals. Job analysis is a systematic assessment…

  20. Guide for Teaching Physical Education, Grades 7-12.

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    South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia.

    GRADES OR AGES: Grades 7-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Physical education, including team sports, stunts, tumbling and gymnastics, track and field, swimming, individual and dual sports, physical education for the handicapped, outdoor education, and rhythmic activities. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into 16 chapters, each of…

  1. 45 CFR 1170.47 - Nonacademic services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... ASSISTED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES Postsecondary Education § 1170.47 Nonacademic services. (a) Physical education and athletics. (1) In providing physical education courses and athletics and similar aid, benefits... the basis of handicap. A recipient that offers physical education courses or that operates or sponsors...

  2. Planning for a More Secure Future for Severely Handicapped Citizens: Estate and Gift Taxation, Wills, Trusts, Life Insurance and Annuities.

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    Fruge, Don L.; And Others

    The paper offers guidelines for estate planning, defined as the art of arranging one's affairs to best care for loved ones while, at the same time, minimizing transfer costs. An understanding of the basics of estate planning is essential if one is to provide for the future of a severely handicapped child. Definitions are given for federal estate…

  3. Emirati Teachers' Perceptions of Voice Handicap.

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    Natour, Yaser S; Sartawi, Abdealaziz M; Al Muhairy, Ousha; Efthymiou, Effie; Marie, Basem S

    2016-05-01

    The purpose of the study was to explore Emirati teachers' perceptions of voice handicap and to analyze their acoustic characteristics to determine whether acoustic measures of teachers' voice would verify their perceptions of voice handicap. Sixty-six Emirati school teachers (33 men and 33 women), with different years of teaching experience and age, and 100 control participants (50 men and 50 women) underwent vocal assessment that included the Voice Handicap Index (VHI-Arab) and acoustic measures (F0, jitter%, shimmer%, signal to noise ratio [SNR]). Significant differences between the teachers' group scores and the control group scores on the following subscales of VHI-Arab: physical (P = 0.006), emotional (P = 0.004), and total score of the test (P = 0.002). No significant differences were found among teachers in the three VHI subscales, and the total score regarding gender (functional P = 0.307; physical P = 0.341; emotional P = 0.126; and total P = 0.184), age (functional P = 0.972; physical P = 0.525; emotional P = 0.772; and total P = 0.848), and years of teaching experience (functional P = 0.319; physical P = 0.619; emotional P = 0.926; and total P = 0.638). The significant differences between the teacher's group and the control group in three acoustic measures: F0 (P = 0.000), shimmer% (P = 0.000), and SNR (P = 0.000) were further investigated. Significant differences were found among female and male teachers in F0 (P = 0.00) and SNR (P = 0.007). As for teachers' age, significant differences were found in SNR (P = 0.028). Teachers' years of experience did not show significant differences in any of the acoustic measures. Teachers have a higher perception of voice handicap. However, they were able to produce better voice quality than control participants were, as expressed in better SNRs. This might have been caused either by manipulation of vocal properties or abusive overloading the vocal system to produce a procedurally acceptable voice quality. Copyright © 2016 The Voice Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  4. Consequences of self-handicapping: effects on coping, academic performance, and adjustment.

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    Zuckerman, M; Kieffer, S C; Knee, C R

    1998-06-01

    Self-handicappers erect impediments to performance to protect their self-esteem. The impediments may interfere with the ability to do well and, as such, may result in poor adjustment. Using a longitudinal design, the present studies examined prospective effects of self-handicapping on coping, academic performance, and several adjustment-related variables (e.g., self-esteem). It was found that, compared to low self-handicappers, high self-handicappers reported higher usage of coping strategies implying withdrawal and negative focus. High self-handicappers performed less well academically, an effect that was mediated in part by poor study habits. Finally, high self-handicapping resulted in poorer adjustment over time, and poorer adjustment resulted in higher self-handicapping over time. These relations are consistent with the idea of a vicious cycle in which self-handicapping and poor adjustment reinforce one another.

  5. Funding and Cost Analysis. Policy Paper Series: Document 8.

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    Cobb, H. Brian, Ed.; Larkin, Dave, Ed.

    Five policy papers address methods of funding vocational/special education and relative benefits versus expenditures for different employment training systems for moderately and severely handicapped persons. The first paper critiques the present vocational education funding system for handicapped students. Federal funding mechanisms, state and…

  6. Microcomputers: Independence and Information Access for the Physically Handicapped.

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    Regen, Shari S.; Chen, Ching-chih

    1984-01-01

    Provides overview of recent technological developments in microcomputer technology for the physically disabled, including discussion of view expansion, "talking terminals," voice recognition, and price and convenience of micro-based products. Equipment manufacturers and training centers for the physically disabled are listed and microcomputer…

  7. [Fitness for automobile driving of physically handicapped patients].

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    Ekkernkamp, A; Gerlach, D

    1987-05-01

    Some 30.5 million Germans hold a driving license. For the person with a physical handicap, too, active traffic participation is of special importance, in that it constitutes an essential link in his rehabilitation. Road traffic authorities, in view of traffic safety, are held to consider both, the handicapped individual's interest in obtaining a license and society's claim to safety. Numerous studies have established the fact that disabled drivers, in particular those with impairment of the limbs, are neither more accident-prone nor otherwise more conspicious in road traffic than the non-disabled. The view that the driver with a physical disability poses particular risks, has been invalidated by extensive factual data and thorough literature review. Diseases of major relevance for driving ability are touched on, the range of adaptive equipment is exemplified. Physicians in accident surgery primarily have to deal with trauma to the spinal cord and limbs. The majority of these conditions permit good compensation by technical devices, enabling safe driving of a private car. Awareness of legal/administrative aspects of licensing, as well as of the adaptive potential of technical aids are of great importance to both physician and client.

  8. Training Manual for School Bus Drivers Transporting the Handicapped. [A Resource Manual for the Development and Evaluation of Special Programs for Exceptional Students, Volume IV-A].

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    Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students.

    One of a series designed to help Florida school districts provide special programs for exceptional children, the training packet is intended to be used in a 2-day training session for school bus drivers who transport handicapped students. The manual includes a brief introduction to five disability areas (physical impairments, visual impairments,…

  9. Disability after severe head injury: observations on the use of the Glasgow Outcome Scale.

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    Jennett, B; Snoek, J; Bond, M R; Brooks, N

    1981-01-01

    The nature of the neurological and mental disabilities resulting from severe head injuries are analysed in 150 patients. Mental handicap contributed more significantly to overall social disability than did neurological deficits. This social handicap is readily described by the Glasgow Outcome Scale, an extended version of which is described and compared with alternatives. Comments are made about the quality of life in disabled survivors. PMID:6453957

  10. Developmental and Adapted Physical Education. Second Edition.

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    Clarke, H. Harrison; Clarke, David H.

    This book concentrates on activities to meet the needs of children and adults who are deficient in basic physical fitness components, who are handicapped in some respect: posture faults, poor flexibility, weight problems, or other inadequacies which interfere with their effective participation in physical education activities. It stresses…

  11. 45 CFR 1151.11 - Handicapped person.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities... activities. (4) Is regarded as having an impairment means: (i) Has a physical or mental impairment that does..., the phrase: (1) Physical or mental impairment means: (i) Any physiological disorder or condition...

  12. 38 CFR 18.403 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. (iv) Is regarded as having... life activities but is treated by a recipient as constituting such a limitation; (B) Has a physical or... person. (1) Handicapped person means any person who: (i) Has a physical or mental impairment which...

  13. 38 CFR 18.403 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. (iv) Is regarded as having... life activities but is treated by a recipient as constituting such a limitation; (B) Has a physical or... person. (1) Handicapped person means any person who: (i) Has a physical or mental impairment which...

  14. Prevention of mental handicaps in children in primary health care.

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    Shah, P M

    1991-01-01

    Some 5-15% of children aged 3 to 15 years in both developing and developed countries suffer from mental handicaps. There may be as many as 10-30 million severely and about 60-80 million mildly or moderately mentally retarded children in the world. The conditions causing mental handicaps are largely preventable through primary health care measures in developing countries. Birth asphyxia and birth trauma are the leading causes of mental handicaps in developing countries where over 1.2 million newborns die each year from moderate or severe asphyxia and an equal number survive with severe morbidity due to brain damage. The other preventable or manageable conditions are: infections such as tuberculous and pyogenic meningitides and encephalopathies associated with measles and whooping cough; severe malnutrition in infancy; hyperbilirubinaemia in the newborn; iodine deficiency; and iron deficiency anaemia in infancy and early childhood. In addition, recent demographic and socioeconomic changes and an increase in the number of working mothers tend to deprive both infants and young children of stimulation for normal development. To improve this situation, the primary health care approach involving families and communities and instilling the spirit of self-care and self-help is indispensable. Mothers and other family members, traditional birth attendants, community health workers, as well as nurse midwives and physicians should be involved in prevention and intervention activities, for which they should be trained and given knowledge and skills about appropriate technologies such as the risk approach, home-based maternal record, partograph, mobilogram (kick count), home-risk card, icterometer, and mouth-to-mask or bag and mask resuscitation of the newborn. Most of these have been field-tested by WHO and can be used in the home, the health centre or day care centres to detect and prevent the above-mentioned conditions which can cause mental handicap.

  15. The Logan School Motor Development Program for the Deaf-Blind and Sensory Impaired.

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    Logan, Thomas E.

    Presented are numerous motor development activities for sensory impaired, severely and profoundly mentally retarded, and multiply handicapped mentally retarded students of all ages. Background information is provided on program objectives and administration, the multiply handicapped child, motor development, and methods of movement training.…

  16. Tactile Media for the Visually Handicapped.

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    Diodato, Virgil

    New technological developments allow even the most severely visually handicapped person to read print, sense images, and operate calculators and meters. One of these new developments is the Optacon, which converts printed images to vibrations sensed by finger touch, and may be used to read print, handwriting, and calculator displays. Another…

  17. Evaluating Behavioural Observation Audiometry with Handicapped Children.

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    Flexer, Carol; Gans, Donald P.

    1982-01-01

    Three observers evaluated the responses to sound with 21 mild to severely handicapped children (7 months to 10 years old) on Behavioural Observation Audiometry, an alternative to conditioning paradigms in audiometric assessment. Results showed that inter-observer agreement was high and that responsitivity was not affected by stimulus presentation…

  18. Approaches to Collaboration: A Handbook of Strategies for Serving Special Needs Children.

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    Massachusetts Advisory Council on Education, Boston.

    The handbook provides guidelines for implementing the Massachusetts right to education law (Chapter 766) through the development of regional collaboratives to deliver educational services to low incidence handicapped and severely handicapped children. Chapter 1 includes instructions on the use of the handbook, reasons for considering…

  19. Accessibility to Laboratories and Equipment for the Physically Handicapped: A Handbook for Vocational Education Personnel.

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    Erekson, Thomas L.; And Others

    Intended to assist Illinois educational personnel to provide vocational education services for students with physical disabilities, the handbook's eight sections focus on program and facility modification to accommodate physically disabled students in regular vocational education programs. Section I introduces the topic, provides an historical…

  20. Adapting Physical Education Activities.

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    Bundschuh, Ernest; And Others

    Designed to meet the requirements of recent federal legislation, the booklet describes Project DART, which provides services in adapted physical education for handicapped children in Georgia. The first section examines the state of the art in adapted physical education and reviews the mandates of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All…

  1. Physical Education Through Movement in the City.

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    Munz, Lorraine

    The product of a Special Studies Institute, this teacher developed resource guide for the emotionally handicapped (K-6) presents concepts and activities relative to physical education in the urban out-of-doors. Focus is on adapting physical education to an urban environment, utilizing city resources and instilling skills necessary to cope with…

  2. Book of Proceedings of Workshops Held on Physical Education for the Mentally Retarded.

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    Mississippi Univ. for Women, Columbus.

    Proceedings are presented from three workshops concerning physical education for the mentally retarded held at Mississippi State University, University of Mississippi, and University of Southern Mississippi in 1967. Topics covered in the workshops include program development of physical education with the mentally handicapped, reports of research…

  3. Aqua Dynamics. Physical Conditioning through Water Exercises.

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    President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Washington, DC.

    Swimming is recognized as America's most popular active sport. It is one of the best physical activities for people of all ages and for people who are physically handicapped. Vigorous water exercises can increase a person's flexibility, strength, and cardio-vascular endurance. Exercises requiring flexibility are performed more easily in water…

  4. 5 CFR 900.703 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. (4) Is regarded as having... life activities but is treated by a recipient as constituting such a limitation; (ii) Has a physical or... or interest in such property. (d) Handicapped person means any person who has a physical or mental...

  5. Comprehensive and Development of Communication Aids as Aids to the Education of the Non-Vocal Severely Handicapped. Final Report. September 1, 1974 to March 1, 1976.

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    Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Trace Center.

    The report details the results of a research and development program on communication aids for the education of the non-vocal severely handicapped. Much of the information in the report was prepared so that it could stand alone, and is in the form of individual papers, reports, and a sourcebook. The documents are divided into three sections: (1)…

  6. Mainstreaming in Physical Education: Teacher Strategies.

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    Windham, Geraldine M.; And Others

    1980-01-01

    The authors highlight an inservice approach to mainstreaming elementary and secondary level handicapped students in physical education. Outlined are strategies for individual intervention, for group intervention, for auditory impairments, for visual impairments, for learning disabilities, and for orthopedic impairments. (SBH)

  7. Educational Resource Guide for Adapted Physical Education.

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    Ciccaglione, Sue; Magliaro, Susan

    The guide is intended to provide information to adapted physical education instructors. An initial section introduces characteristics of the following handicapping conditions: autism, diabetes, emotional disturbance, learning disabilities, mental retardation, musculoskeletal disorders, neuromuscular disorders, seizure and convulsive disorders, and…

  8. Comparison of Voice Handicap Index Scores Between Female Students of Speech Therapy and Other Health Professions.

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    Tafiadis, Dionysios; Chronopoulos, Spyridon K; Siafaka, Vassiliki; Drosos, Konstantinos; Kosma, Evangelia I; Toki, Eugenia I; Ziavra, Nausica

    2017-09-01

    Students' groups (eg, teachers, speech language pathologists) are presumably at risk of developing a voice disorder due to misuse of their voice, which will affect their way of living. Multidisciplinary voice assessment of student populations is currently spread widely along with the use of self-reported questionnaires. This study compared the Voice Handicap Index domains and item scores between female students of speech and language therapy and of other health professions in Greece. We also examined the probability of speech language therapy students developing any vocal symptom. Two hundred female non-dysphonic students (aged 18-31) were recruited. Participants answered the Voice Evaluation Form and the Greek adaptation of the Voice Handicap Index. Significant differences were observed between the two groups (students of speech therapy and other health professions) through Voice Handicap Index (total score, functional and physical domains), excluding the emotional domain. Furthermore, significant differences for specific Voice Handicap Index items, between subgroups, were observed. In conclusion, speech language therapy students had higher Voice Handicap Index scores, which probably could be an indicator for avoiding profession-related dysphonia at a later stage. Also, Voice Handicap Index could be at a first glance an assessment tool for the recognition of potential voice disorder development in students. In turn, the results could be used for indirect therapy approaches, such as providing methods for maintaining vocal health in different student populations. Copyright © 2017 The Voice Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  9. Is a day hospital rehabilitation programme associated with reduction of handicap in stroke patients?

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    Hershkovitz, Avital; Beloosesky, Yichayaou; Brill, Shai; Gottlieb, Daniel

    2004-05-01

    (1) To assess whether a rehabilitation day hospital programme is associated with a reduced handicap level of stroke patients. (2) To estimate the relationship between the London Handicap Scale (LHS) and other outcome measures. (3) To examine the effect of demographic parameters (age, gender, family status, education) on LHS scores. A prospective longitudinal survey. An urban geriatric rehabilitation day hospital. Two hundred and seven elderly stroke patients admitted between December 1999 and February 2001. London Handicap Scale (LHS), Functional Independent Measure (FIM), Nottingham Extended ADL Index, timed get up and go test. LHS scores at discharge changed significantly (p < 0.008) for mobility, physical independence and occupation. The overall change in LHS score was 2.3 points (20%); effect size 0.43. A significant relationship was found between discharge score of LHS and admission score of FIM, Nottingham Index, timed get up and go and age. Multiple linear regressions did not identify a good predictor for the discharge score of LHS. Higher education was associated with higher LHS scores on admission (p = 0.016) but with less success in correcting handicap (p = 0.046). A day hospital programme is associated with reduced level of handicap in stroke patients. The LHS is a useful and simple scale for measuring change in these patients. LHS in stroke patients correlates with other outcome measures, yet they cannot be used interchangeably. A significant relationship between education and level of handicap exists.

  10. Project: "Teach 'n' Reach" Physically Handicapped: Physical and Health Impaired, Visually Impaired. (Book 4 out of 4.)

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    Kagan, Arleen

    The final volume (the fifth in the series and the fourth curriculum guide) in Project Teach 'n' Reach, a program designed to teach nondisabled students about disabilities, focuses on physical disabilities. Information on goals, performance objectives, and activity procedures are presented for topics dealing with physical and health impairments,…

  11. Adapting the Physical Education Program for the Student with Special Needs: A Supplement to the K-12 Physical Education Curriculum Guide.

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    Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg.

    The booklet is designed to acquaint the physical education specialist, classroom teacher, special educator, and administrator with the importance of physical education for handicapped students. An initial chapter addresses movement's effects on cognitive, affective, and psychomotor development. A second section outlines definitions of the major…

  12. The effect of severity of unilateral vestibular dysfunction on symptoms, disabilities and handicap in vertiginous patients.

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    Bamiou, D E; Davies, R A; McKee, M; Luxon, L M

    1999-02-01

    This study compares the symptoms, disabilities and handicap, as assessed by means of a questionnaire, in two groups of patients with a unilateral peripheral vestibular disorder: those with a total canal paresis and those with a partial canal paresis, as judged by the duration parameter using the Fitzgerald Hallpike caloric test in the absence of optic fixation. The results of the study indicate that the severity of dizziness, the Dizziness Index (severity x frequency) and the overall level of disabilities related to visual vertigo are less severe in unilateral profound or total loss of vestibular function than in unilateral mild vestibular loss.

  13. 45 CFR 605.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION... to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or... reasonable accommodation to the physical or mental limitations of the employee or applicant. [47 FR 8573, Mar...

  14. 45 CFR 605.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION... to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or... reasonable accommodation to the physical or mental limitations of the employee or applicant. [47 FR 8573, Mar...

  15. 45 CFR 605.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION... to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or... reasonable accommodation to the physical or mental limitations of the employee or applicant. [47 FR 8573, Mar...

  16. 45 CFR 605.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

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    2014-10-01

    ... Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION... to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or... reasonable accommodation to the physical or mental limitations of the employee or applicant. [47 FR 8573, Mar...

  17. 45 CFR 605.12 - Reasonable accommodation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION... to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or... reasonable accommodation to the physical or mental limitations of the employee or applicant. [47 FR 8573, Mar...

  18. Micro-Based Speech Recognition: Instructional Innovation for Handicapped Learners.

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    Horn, Carin E.; Scott, Brian L.

    A new voice based learning system (VBLS), which allows the handicapped user to interact with a microcomputer by voice commands, is described. Speech or voice recognition is the computerized process of identifying a spoken word or phrase, including those resulting from speech impediments. This new technology is helpful to the severely physically…

  19. Lifelong Career Development Needs Assessment Study. Working Paper No. 3. Lifelong Career Development Project.

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    Schoepke, JoAnn M.

    The report presents findings from needs assessment studies conducted in three community college areas to examine the extent to which 161 severely handicapped adults in seven disability groups (orthopedic, visual, hearing, mental retardation, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and multiple handicapping conditions) have acquired 22 life centered competencies…

  20. Euthanasia, Selective Abortion and Educability: A Survey of the Literature and the TASH Membership.

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    Brown, Fredda

    The study explored what sources were responsible for exposing professionals to issues of euthanasia of handicapped infants, selective abortion of severely handicapped fetuses and the educability of profoundly retarded persons, and what sources professionals thought were most appropriate for the dissemination of information. The study consisted of…

  1. The Telepac Project: A Service Delivery Model for the Severely Handicapped in Rural Areas.

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    Hofmeister, Alan M.; Atkinson, Charles A.

    The Utah State University (USU) "Telepac Project" is a service delivery model for homebound handicapped children living in rural areas. Designed to effectively utilize limited numbers of professional personnel, Telepac makes use of: (1) telecommunications technology; (2) parents as a basic treatment resource; and (3) the technology of…

  2. A Message to Parents of Handicapped Youth: Independent Living with Attendant Care.

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    Board, Mary Ann; And Others

    The second of three manuals on attendant care for disabled persons is intended for parents of severely handicapped youth. An initial message reviews typcial reactions of parents to their child's quest for independence while subsequent sections address the basic principles of independent living and parents' responsibility for structuring learning…

  3. Hearing Abilities of Down Syndrome and Other Mentally Handicapped Adolescents.

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    Marcell, Michael M.; And Others

    This study explored the hearing capabilities of Down Syndrome (DS) adolescents and young adults relative to a matched sample of non-DS trainable mentally handicapped (MH) individuals, and examined the relationship between hearing ability and performance on several cognitive tasks. Samples of 26 DS and 26 MH individuals were matched on intelligence…

  4. Handicapped Workers Legislation, 1970.

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    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

    Presented is Congressional testimony on S. 2461, To amend the Randolph-Sheppard Act for the blind so as to make certain improvements therein, and for other purposes, and on S. 3425, To amend the Wagner-O'Day Act to extend the provisions thereof to severely handicapped individuals who are not blind, and for other purposes. Testimony for…

  5. Community Living and the Denormalization of the Family.

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    Pivato, Emma

    1986-01-01

    A parent of a severely handicapped daughter living at home in Alberta, Canada, discusses the need for family support systems such as respite care, reduced rent for needed equipment or vehicles, and financial aid to allow normal family living. Government and family are seen to share responsibility for the handicapped individual. (DB)

  6. The Forum, Volume 8, Numbers 1-4, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter 1982.

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    Foster, Herbert L., Ed.

    1982-01-01

    The four volumes of the journal focus on themes of New York state's services for youth, postsecondary institutions, and handicapped students; current special education concerns and practices in New York state; and issues related to the education of severely and profoundly handicapped students. The first of these journals "New York State…

  7. Rehabilitation in children with juvenile chronic arthritis.

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    Häfner, R; Truckenbrodt, H; Spamer, M

    1998-05-01

    Chronic childhood arthritis impairs joint function and may result in severe physical handicap. Joint pain and inflammation trigger a vicious cycle that often ends in joint damage and fixed deformities. A comprehensive rehabilitation programme must start early to restore loss of function and prevent permanent handicap. It is dominated by a physiotherapeutic regimen consisting of pain relief, movement expansion, training of muscular coordination and finally re-integration of a physiological movement pattern. The approaches of occupational therapy become integrated into the treatment programme, concentrating on joint protection and self-care training. Additional aids support the aim of joint restoration. They include individual splinting, adapted footwear and walking aids. Depending on the child's age and developmental status different aspects of rehabilitation dominate. Small children need adequate mobility to promote their psychosocial development. In later years integration into school life and the peer group becomes important. Adolescents require help for an adequate vocational training and self-care support. Last but not least, parental education and integration of the whole family into the rehabilitation programme markedly improve the patient's prognosis.

  8. Connecting impairment, disability, and handicap in immune mediated polyneuropathies

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    Merkies, I; Schmitz, P; van der Meche, F G A; Samijn, J; van Doorn, P A

    2003-01-01

    Background: In the World Health Organisation (WHO) International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICIDH), it is suggested that various levels of outcome are associated with one another. However, the ICIDH has been criticised on the grounds that it only represents a general, non-specific relation between its entities. Objective: To examine the significance of the ICIDH in immune mediated polyneuropathies. Methods: Four impairment measures (fatigue severity scale, MRC sum score, "INCAT" sensory sum score, grip strength with the Vigorimeter), five disability scales (nine hole peg test, 10 metres walking test, an overall disability sum score (ODSS), Hughes functional grading scale, Rankin scale), and a handicap scale (Rotterdam nine items handicap scale (RIHS9)) were assessed in 113 clinically stable patients (83 with Guillain–Barré syndrome, 22 with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, eight with a gammopathy related polyneuropathy). Regression analyses with backward and forward stepwise strategies were undertaken to determine the correlation between the various levels of outcome (impairment on disability, impairment on handicap, disability leading to handicap, and impairment plus disability on handicap). Results: Impairment measures explained a substantial part of disability (R2 = 0.64) and about half of the variance in handicap (R2 = 0.52). Disability measures showed a stronger association with handicap (R2 = 0.76). Combining impairment and disability scales accounted for 77% of the variance in handicap (RIHS9) scores. Conclusions: In contrast to some suggestions, support for the ICIDH model is found in the current study because significant associations were shown between its various levels in patients with immune mediated polyneuropathies. Further studies are required to examine other possible contributors to deficits in daily life and social functioning in these conditions. PMID:12486276

  9. The Bullied and Non-Bullied Child: A Contrast Between the Popular and Unpopular Child.

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    Lowenstein, L. F.

    Characteristics of 32 children who claimed to be bullied were examined and compared to a control group. Teachers and a psychologist rated the Ss on three aspects: physical characteristics (size and weight for age, attractiveness, physical robustness, appropriateness of dress, odd mannerisms or physical handicaps); personal and psychological…

  10. Liability Insurance Questions and Answers for Physical Education and Recreation Personnel. Topical Information Sheet No. 3.

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    American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Washington, DC.

    Provided are guidelines for physical education and recreation personnel regarding liability insurance. It is noted that recent trends toward including handicapped persons in community recreation, sports, and regular physical education programs have raised concerns among involved personnel. Brief sections cover the following topics: definition of…

  11. Physical Education and Recreation for Impaired, Disabled and Handicapped Individuals... Past, Present, and Future.

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    Geddes, Dolores M.; Burnette, Wanda L.

    The report serves as a systematic collection, analysis, and synthesis of research data, empirical evidence, program information, and various resource materials in the fields of recreation/therapeutic recreation and physical education/adapted physical education for disabled individuals. The report consists of over 20 state of the art reports, each…

  12. Body postures and patterns as amplifiers of physical condition.

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    Taylor, P W; Hasson, O; Clark, D L

    2000-01-01

    The question of why receivers accept a selfish signaller's message as reliable or 'honest' has fuelled ample controversy in discussions of communication. The handicap mechanism is now widely accepted as a potent constraint on cheating. Handicap signals are deemed reliable by their costs: signallers must choose between investing in the signal or in other aspects of fitness. Accordingly, resources allocated to the signal come to reflect the signaller's fitness budget and, on average, cheating is uneconomic. However, that signals may also be deemed reliable by their design, regardless of costs, is not widely appreciated. Here we briefly describe indices and amplifiers, reliable signals that may be essentially cost free. Indices are reliable because they bear a direct association with the signalled quality rather than costs. Amplifiers do not directly provide information about signaller quality, but they facilitate assessment by increasing the apparency of pre-existing cues and signals that are associated with quality. We present results of experiments involving a jumping spider (Plexippus paykulli) to illustrate how amplifiers can facilitate assessment of cues associated with physical condition without invoking the costs required for handicap signalling. PMID:10853735

  13. Functional outcome in amputation versus limb sparing of patients with lower extremity sarcoma: a matched case-control study.

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    Davis, A M; Devlin, M; Griffin, A M; Wunder, J S; Bell, R S

    1999-06-01

    To quantify the differences in physical disability and handicap experienced by patients with lower extremity sarcoma who required amputation for their primary tumor as compared with those treated by limb-sparing surgery. Matched case-control study. Twelve patients with amputation were matched with 24 patients treated by limb-sparing surgery on the following variables: age, gender, length of follow-up, bone versus soft-tissue tumor, anatomic site, and treatment with adjuvant chemotherapy. Patients who underwent above-knee amputation (AKA) or below-knee amputation (BKA) for primary soft-tissue or bone sarcoma, who had not developed local or systemic recurrence, and who had been followed up for at least 1 year since surgery. The Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS), a measure of physical disability; the Shortform-36 (SF-36), a generic health status measure; and the Reintegration to Normal Living (RNL), a measure of handicap. Mean TESS score for the patients with amputations was 74.5 versus 85.1 for the limb-sparing patients. (p = .15). Only the physical function subscale of the SF-36 showed statistically significant differences, with means of 45 and 71.1 for the amputation versus limb-sparing groups, respectively (p = .03). The RNL for the amputation group was 84.4 versus 97 for the limb-sparing group (p = .05). Seven of the 12 patients with amputations experienced ongoing difficulty with the soft tissues overlying their stumps. There was a trend toward increased disability for those in the amputation group versus those in the limb-sparing group, with the amputation group showing significantly higher levels of handicap. These data suggest that the differences in disability between amputation and limb-sparing patients are smaller than anticipated. The differences may be more notable in measuring handicap.

  14. 12 CFR 794.103 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. (4) Is... physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the... UNION ADMINISTRATION ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES...

  15. 29 CFR 4907.103 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. (4) Is... physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the... PROCEDURES ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY...

  16. 22 CFR 711.103 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. (4) Is... physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the... ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT...

  17. Teaching foster grandparents to train severely handicapped persons.

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    Fabry, P L; Reid, D H

    1978-01-01

    Five foster grandparents were taught training skills for use in their daily interactions with severely handicapped persons in an institution. Following baseline, specific teaching procedures consisting of teacher instructions, prompts, modelling, and praise were implemented. The grandparents' frequency of training three skill areas increased as the specific teaching was implemented in multiple-baseline format. The total amount of training continued as teacher instructions, prompts, and modelling were terminated and praise continued, although the grandparents spent their training time emphasizing only two of the three skill areas. Teacher presence was gradually reduced over an 11-week period, with no decrease in grandparents' frequency of training. Four of the foster grandchildren, all profoundly retarded and multiply handicapped, demonstrated progress throughout the study. Results were discussed in light of the available contributions of foster grandparents in institutional settings and maintenance of staff training. PMID:148446

  18. Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1990, P.L. 101-476: A Summary. CRS Report for Congress.

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    Aleman, Steven R.

    This summary of the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1990, Public Law 101-476, identifies how these Amendments extend and expand special education research, demonstration, and training programs of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA authorizes three state formula grant programs and several discretionary grant…

  19. Study of Man-Machine Communications Systems for the Handicapped. Volume III. Final Report.

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    Kafafian, Haig

    The report describes a series of studies conducted to determine the extent to which severly handicapped students who were able to comprehend language and language structure but who were not able to write or type could communicate using various man-machine systems. Included among the systems tested were specialized electric typewriting machines, a…

  20. Parental Approach for Early Intervention of Learning Disabilities. Final Report 1972-1976.

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    Corsini, David; Rothschild, Jennie

    Presented is the program evaluation report of the Cheshire (Connecticut) Preschool Program for early intervention with a total of 64 mildly and severely handicapped children between 3 and 6 years old. It is explained that the mother-child project has served children with such handicapping conditions as hearing impairment, vision impairment,…

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