A videotape modeling and peer counseling program was utilized to teach recreational skills to 89 handicapped children (3 to 15 years old) and employment skills to 18 adolescent handicapped youths (15 to 19 years old) who served as trainers. (Author/SW)

The authors argue that incentives in the public schools inhibit the utilization of the best instructional technologies for special education students. (Author/SW)

The paper presents the basics of the design, function, and construction of communication boards for use with the severely disabled. (Author/SW)

The article describes the current status of the development and dissemination of printed material concerning the handicapped, particularly on P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), by stated departments of education. (SW)

The article examines the application of computer-assisted telecommunications technology in special education in terms of options (such as voice or visual communication), networks, and access to human and materials information bases. SpecialNet, a network created by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, is described. (CL)

Ways in which video has been incorporated into a classroom for autistic high schoolers at the Center for Adaptive Programming are described. The design of a lesson on feelings is presented to illustrate the use of video. (CL)

Activities using Logo, a programing language, have been successful in helping severely physically disabled students as well as autistic children express themselves. (CL)

The author reviews the history of federal input in special education and cites the Reagan administration's attempts to decrease funding for special education services. Senator J. Randolph's beliefs about the need for a strong federal role is noted. (CL)

New materials developed for young multihandicapped, visually impaired students by the Educational Research Department of the American Printing House for the Blind are reviewed. Includes a sensory stimulation art, prevocational materials, low-vision stimulation materials, and a home-based media program for developing critical skills in young blind…

The Media Development Project for the Hearing Impaired has adapted media products on decision making and concept development and has designed two new products, a multimedia package on causality and one on voting for high schoolers. Products are evaluated by a field test network of 800 teachers and 146 schools. (CL)

The procedure for marketing special education materials developed by government money is detailed, and the array of technical assistance activities offered by LINC Resources is described. Material criteria is considered in terms of such aspects as timeliness, target audiences, effectiveness data, and product format. (CL)

A video production model designed to help teachers produce individualized instructional video/programs for severely handicapped students is described. The project's development, equipment design, and field verification approaches are reviewed. (CL)

A program, "Giving Birth and Independence," which includes four 30-minute videotapes designed to help parents of handicapped children, is described. Topics addressed include dealing with other people about the disability and encouraging independence. Initial field test data is reported. (CL)

The director of product development with a commercial publishing firm describes his company's approach to evaluating special education materials and cites examples of successful product characteristics. (CL)

Video therapy tapes that incorporated self-modeling, structured rehearsal, projective rehearsal, and systematic social reinforcement were effective in shaping a 15-year-old schizophrenic girl's appropriate grammatical and contextual use of language. (CL)