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THIS RESEARCH IS DIRECTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECH- NOLOGIES AND DEVICES WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN EXERCISE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR HANDICAPPED AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. THE SPECIFIC APPROACH IS TO COMBINE THE THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF EXISTING EXERCISE EQUIPMENT WITH THE RECRECREATIONAL, ENTERTAINMENT AND MOTIVATIONAL ATTRI- BUTES OF COMPUTER VIDEO GAMES. A CONVENTIONAL EXERCI ...

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SILICON MAY HAVE METABOLIC ROLES IN ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISORDERS, CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND BONE FORMATION, MORPHOGENESIS IN PRIMITIVE CELLS AND THE AGING PROCESS. HOWEVER, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE ROLE OF SILICON IN HUMAN NUTRITION AND METABOLISM. THE ABSENCE OF A RELIABLE ANALYTICAL TOOL FOR TRACE AND ULTRA-TRACE ELEMENTAL AND ISOTOPIC DETERMINATIONS HAS BEEN A MAJOR IMPEDIMENT TO THE ACQUISITION OF K ...

A LARGE SEGMENT OF SOCIETY-HEARING AND SPEECH IMPAIRED PERSONS-IS CUT OFF FROM THE MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN BYPASSED BY CURRENT COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY. INTEGRATED MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. (IMS) PROPOSES TO RESEARCH, DESIGN, DEVELOP AND EVALUATE AN EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIT TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF HEARING AND SPEECH IMPAIRED USERS TO CALL OR RE ...

PRESENT ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AIDS FOR THE BLIND USE EITHER ULTRASOUND OR LASER AS THE SENSING DEVICE. THEY ALSO PRO- VIDE AN ABSOLUTE REFERENCE RELATIVE TO THE USER WHICH MAY NOT BE THE BEST WAY OF INTERPRETING THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS PROPOSAL WILL INVESTIGATE THE USE OF AN ALTERNATE SENSOR, MICROWAVE, AND PRESENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT USING A DOP- PLER SIGNAL. DOPPLER MAY BE A BETTER METHOD OF DISPL ...

PHASE I OF THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT TESTING OF NEW CONCEPTS THAT ADDRESS THE LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT DESIGNS IN THE FIELD OF ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEMS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED. THE MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN INHERENT IN MAGNETIC INDUCTION SYSTEMS (SPILLOVER, UNIFORMITY OF COVERAGE, VARIABILITY OF SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO) WILL BE STUDIED. THE FEASIBILITY ...

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THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH IS TWOFOLD: 1) IM- PROVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT AGING TO THE ELDERLY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS IN RURAL AMERICA, AND 2)CREATEA LARGE TECHNOLOGY BASED COLLECTION OF PUBLICATIONS ON AGINGFOR DISSEMINATION BY RURAL GOVERNMENTS, INSTITUTIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS. TO MEET THESE GOALS, PHASE I RESEARCH WILL EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF ONE APPROACH USING ...

IN SEPTEMBER 1989, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY ISSUEDA REPORT FUNDED BY CONGRESS CALLED, "THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: WHERE DO WE STAND?" ONE OF THEFINDINGS OF THE REPORT IS THAT THERE IS NO NATIONAL DATABASETHAT INCLUDES THE ROUTINE COLLECTION OF DATA REGARDING SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS HEARINGS. SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS HEARINGS ARE ADMINISTRATIVE-LEVEL ARBITRATI ...

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