This paper attempts to develop a rationale for the development of equal access to telephone communications for people who cannot use the present telephone system without specially adapted TTY equipment. The author has traced the development of various . . .

Classification of handicapped children by handicapping condition is virtually a given in all areas of special education. With federal directives to provide handicapped children with educational programs in the "Least Restrictive Environment" reevaluat . . .

The purpose of this graduate project was to: (1) ascertain the present status of: a) oral public speaking courses for the hearing impaired adult. b) speech assessment tools used with hearing impaired adults. c) techniques utilized to improve/develop p . . .

This paper discusses the findings of personal attitudes and projected attitudes of parents of nonhandicapped children toward the integration process underway at their nonhandicapped children's elementary school. The attitudes of all parents have a pro . . .

The Office of Demographic Studies at Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C. reports an increasing number of Multiply Handicapped Deaf Children in the United States. Progress in medical sciences has accounted for the fact that many children who would ha . . .

Housing opportunities for the deaf-blind are limited to traditional alternatives such as resident facilities of sheltered workshops, nursing homes or homes of parents or siblings. Basic to the problem of housing for the deaf-blind is the fact that alt . . .

A study of Grade Point Averages recently completed by CSD has shown that the hearing-impaired students at CSUN have achieved at the same levels as the general university student population. Stated another way, hearing-impaired students show the normal . . .

All deaf students enrolled at California State University, Northridge are registered in courses along with their hearing peers. Academic support services are provided for these students by Campus Services for the Deaf, a sub-unit of the Center on Deaf . . .

The purpose of this project is to present a profile on programs for learning disabled-deaf presently offered in residential schools for the deaf throughout the United States. Failing to identify and provide appropriate educational programs for the lea . . .

Foreword. The purpose of this independent study is an effort to present a constructive persuasion on why there ls a need for an organization of supervising teachers within the framework of the Conference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf. . . .