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ERIC Number: ED015593
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1962
Pages: 1
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GUIDING THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED COLLEGE STUDENT. TC SERIES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.
RUSALEM, HERBERT
THIS BOOKLET EXPLORES THE RAMIFICATIONS OF WORKING WITH PHYSICALLY DISABLED COLLEGE STUDENTS (INCLUDING PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, BLIND, AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED) AND SUGGESTS PROCEDURES TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE FOR THEM. CHAPTER ONE DISCUSSES THE INCREASING ENROLLMENT OF PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENTS IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTS RELATED TO THE ADMISSION OF THESE STUDENTS AND RELATED LITERATURE CONCERNING PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENTS IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE PRESENTED. CHAPTER TWO DESCRIBES SOME OF THE FACILITIES NECESSARY FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENT. FACTORS SUCH AS READERS FOR THE BLIND, ELEVATORS FOR THE NON-AMBULATORY STUDENT, AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION ARE DISCUSSED. THE NEXT THREE CHAPTERS PRESENT THE ADMISSION POLICIES, CURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS NEEDED FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED COLLEGE STUDENT. THE LAST CHAPTER PROVIDES THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PERSONNEL SERVING THE HANDICAPPED STUDENT--LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL AGENCIES, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND JOURNALS. A 68-ITEM BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED. THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF PUBLICATIONS, TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, AND IS AVAILABLE FOR $2.75. (MU)
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Authoring Institution: Columbia Univ., New York, NY. Teachers College.
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