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ERIC Number: EJ378826
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Increasing Independence through Community Learning.
Wiggins, Suzanne B.; Behrmann, Michael M.
Teaching Exceptional Children, v21 n1 p20-24 Fall 1988
The article describes the community learning program Fairfax County, Virginia, provides moderately and severely handicapped students to prepare them for eventual home and work environments. Covered are program structure, preparation, traffic and public transportation instruction, safety instruction, grocery store instruction, restaurant instruction, and program evaluation. (DB)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Mild Disabilities, Normalization (Handicapped), Safety Education, Severe Disabilities, Transportation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Virginia (Fairfax County)