ERIC Number: ED163677
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1978-Jun
Pages: 111
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Pre-Vocational/Vocational Needs of Deaf-Blind Youths-Conference Proceedings South Carolina Department of Education.
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Programs for the Handicapped.; South Atlantic Regional Center for Services to Deaf-Blind Children, Raleigh, NC.
The document contains proceedings of the June, 1978 conference on the pre-vocational and vocational needs of deaf/blind youth. The report on the conference (which was conducted by the South Carolina Department of Education) consists of the following chapters and authors: "A Declaration of Rights of Deaf/Blind Persons" (G. Lawhorn), "Characteristics and Potentials of the Deaf/Blind Population - A Description of their Diverse Functioning Levels" (J. Tanana), "National Resources Serving the Deaf/Blind Youth - Helen Keller National Center and Helen Keller Affiliates" (D. Wyrick), "A Time for Parents to Think - Future Needs of Deaf/Blind Youth Approaching Adulthood" (M. Burley), "National Trends in Service Delivery Adults" (J. Burton), "Vocational Potentials of Congentially and Adventitiously Deaf/Blind Persons" (H. Anderson), "Pre-Vocational Services Provided to Deaf/Blind Youths at the California School for the Blind" (E. Greenleaf), "An Overview of Pre-Vocational Programming for the Deaf/Blind" (M. Minihane), Pre-Vocational Services Provided to Deaf/Blind Youths at the New York Institute for the Blind" (B. Kappen). (PHR)
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Conference Reports, Congenital Impairments, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Exceptional Child Services, Individual Characteristics, Parent Participation, Prevocational Education, Resources, Severe Disabilities, Special Education, Student Rights, Vocational Education, Youth
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Centers and Services for Deaf-Blind Children.
Authoring Institution: South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Programs for the Handicapped.; South Atlantic Regional Center for Services to Deaf-Blind Children, Raleigh, NC.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A