This listing provides directory information for state vocational rehabilitation offices for individuals with disabilities, including those who are deaf or who have hearing impairments. (CR)

This article provides historical background on school-to-work (STW) activities, especially for students with hearing impairments. It describes laws shaping requirements for STW programs and research supporting STW components. Recommendations for curricular elements of an STW program are offered and future trends in STW are forecast. (Contains…

The impact of an intervention program on hearing aid functioning and maintenance was evaluated using 29 adolescents who wore hearing aids and 7 of their teachers. The number of functioning hearing aids increased significantly following the 6-week intervention and continued to increase even after intervention ended. (Contains references.)…

A study examined the views of 61 secondary-level students with deafness and 29 students with hearing impairments on preferences for teachers with and without hearing. Both groups of students showed greater preference for teachers with deafness, with students with deafness showing greater preference for teachers with deafness. (Contains…

This study examined the validity and reliability of four assessments, with three instruments per domain, with 103 students at residential secondary schools for the hearing or visually impaired. Domains included generalizable mathematics, communication, interpersonal relations, and reasoning skills. Data suggest the instruments are highly…

This study explored the concept of "racelessness" (the lack of a strong ethnic identification) as a factor in school success among African-American deaf adolescents (N=32) attending public schools. There was no significant relationship between racelessness and achievement. The questionnaire used is appended. (DB)

Discusses findings of a study involving 202 secondary and postsecondary educational institutions with deaf programs that indicate that more than 70% have access to the Internet and World Wide Web. Innovative uses of the Internet are explored and examples of specific applications for students with deafness are provided. (Author/CR)

Traced is the evolution of educational opportunities for the high school age hearing impaired of El Paso County, Texas, over a 4-year period (1972-76). (IM)

The results of a survey of 40 state residential schools for the deaf on the trends, status, and changes in terms of graduation requirements and the movement (if any) toward competency based education are presented. (PHR)

Results of a survey of parental attitudes toward sex education at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf are reported. Among findings were that 93 percent of the respondents favored a sex education curriculum, and that more than 50 percent supported all 15 topics listed in the survey. The survey instrument and response percentages are appended.…

Presents a justification of a loose-leaf curriculum for middle and upper school deaf students based on a core of practical goals for living and English language for public interactions. (Author/SBH)

The Vocational Exploration Program was an 8 week summer employment and education program which gave 14 deaf students an opportunity to study the attitudes of employers and students in work situations and some ideas on how to better prepare for jobs in the labor market. (Author/SBH)

Teachers and other personnel at the Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind planned and carried out a pilot program to guide low-achieving and poorly motivated older deaf students (16 to 19 years old) through a real working experience and the functional academic skills and language associated with it. (Author/SBH)

The impact of three different educational settings (group and individual integration and special school placement) on the self concept and adjustment patterns of 48 eighth and ninth grade hearing impaired Israeli pupils was investigated. (CL)

Described is the use of instructional technology at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf at Gallaudet College to support its instructional program. (BD)