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MOUTHSTICKS OR ORTHODONTIC ORTHOSES ARE WIDELY USED BY PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CHORD INJURIES OR SIMILAR DISABILITIES TO INCREASE CONTROL OVER THEIR ENVIRONMENT. PEOPLE WITH THE ADDITIONAL LIMITATION OF LITTLE OR NO ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR HEAD MOTION MAY BENEFIT FROM AN EXTENDIBLE MOUTHSTICK. HOWEVER, COMMERCIAL EXTENDIBLE MOUTHSTICKS SUFFER IN THAT THEIR ACTION IS OFTEN SLOW, EXTENDIBILITY IS LIMITED, OR ...

REMOVAL OF TOXIC METALS FROM WASTEWATER STREAMS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM OF INCREASING NATIONAL IMPORTANCE, AS A RESULT OF INCREASING CONCERN FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND INCREASINGLY STRINGENT WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. CHROMATOCHEM, INC., HAS DEVELOPED AN ECONOMICAL AND EFFECTIVE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE REMOVAL OF LOW LEVELS OF TOXIC METAL IONS FROM WASTEWATER STREAMS, USING SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION (SPE) ...

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A PROTOTYPE INTERACTIVE VIDEODISC-ASSISTED ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED (SELF-HELP INTERPERSONAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT LOEDING & CRITTENDEN, 1991) TO IMPROVE THE EVALUATION OF GENERALIZABLE WORK-RELATED SKILLS (SPECIFICALLY INTERPERSONAL SKILLS) IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO DEPEND ON SIGN LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE. VIDEO SEGMENTS SIMULATE JOB SITUATIONS THAT MIGHT BE ENCOUNTERED IN THE WORKING WORLD. TH ...

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THE U.S. POSSESSES HUGE COAL RESERVES, BUT SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) RELEASED UPON COMBUSTION IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO ACID RAIN. SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICROBIAL PROCESSES FOR PRECOMBUSTION REMOVALOF INORGANIC SULFUR FROM COAL. THIOBACILLUS AND SULFOLOBUS SP. HAVE BEEN MOST FREQUENTLY EMPLOYED. THEY ARE OPTIMALLY ADAPTED TO FUNCTION AT A PH BELOW 3 AND OFTEN AT ELEV ...

CREATING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IS THE PRIMARY INTENT OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE HELPING HANDS VIDEO WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS ON HOW TO CREATE THESE OPPORTUNITIES. THIS THIRTY MINUTE VIDEO WILL BEGIN WITH A SUMMARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND THEN DEMONSTRATE HOW TO MODIFY THE WORK ENVIRONMENT PHYSICALLY TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING THE BARRIERS TO ...

THE EMOTIONAL COST AND ECONOMIC COST OF PUTTING MOBILITY CHALLENGED STUDENTS INTO MAGNET SCHOOLS IS TOO HIGH A COST TO PAY IF THOSE OBSTACLES WHICH PREVENT THESE STUDENTS FROM MAINSTREAMING CAN BE REMOVED. WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS, BATHROOMING IS OFTEN THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLE. IT IS TOO PERSONAL AND NECESSARY FOR CASUAL DISREGARD OF THIS NEED. WITHOUT DESIGNATED ASSISTANCE, MOST PHYSICALLY ...