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VARIOUS ACTIVITIES (EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, RESEARCH) GENERATE LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAW DATA. HOWEVER, DATA IS COLLECTED IN A DISJOINTED AND ISOLATED FASHION (I.E., ACTS, LITERATURE) CREATING BARRIERS IN DATA ACCESS AND DISSEMINATION. THERE IS A CONSENSUS AMONG FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS, THAT NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS COULD BE GREATLY IMPROVED IF ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

THESE IS A GREAT NEED FOR A SAFE, ENERGY-EFFICIENT, ON-SITE METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATING VARIOUS CHEMICAL TOXINS. NEARLY ALL (I.E., 99.8%) OF THE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) FOUND IN CURRENT APPLICATIONS ARE USED AS DIELECTIC FLUID. THIS AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 30,000,000 GALLONS OF PCB-CONTAMINATED FLUID. TO REDUCE THIS EXPOSURE RISK THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY IS REQUIRING THE ACCELERATED PH ...

THE GOAL IS AN INTERACTIVE COMPUTER PROGRAM TO FACILITATE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, DECISION- MAKING, GOAL SETTING, AND TRACKING ACROSS SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR MEETING THE NEEDS OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. THE PROPOSED APPROACH IS A RULE-BASED EXPERT SYSTEM AND MAN- AGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM INCORPORATING RULES FOR MAKING DECISIONS IN AREAS IN- CLUDING EDUCATION, RESIDENTIAL LIVING, FINANCE, HEALTH, SOCIAL IN ...

THE CONTROL OF NITROAROMATIC AIR POLLUTANTS BY BIOSCRUBBING WILL BE EVALUATED AS TO THEIR FEASIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY IN BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS. A MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM ENRICHED ON SELECTED NITROAROMATIC AIR POLLUTANTS SUCH AS NITROBENZENE OR NITROTOLUENE WILL BE IMMOBILIZED ON A POROUS SOLID MATRIX PACKED INTO A SCRUBBING COLUMN. MEASURED VOLUMES OF AIR, CONTAINING KNOWN CONCENTRATIONS OF THE NITR ...

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IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE RAPID, INEXPENSIVE, ON-SITE TREATMENT AND CLEANUP OF SOILS CONTAMINATED BY PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS AND SOLVENTS. TREATED SOILS SHOULD BE SUITABLE FOR REPLACEMENT IN THEIR OWN EXCAVATION, AND THE TREATMENT PROCESS SHOULD NOT GENERATE ANY SECONDARY WASTES. IN ADDITION, TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE SIMPLE, ROBUST, EFFIENENT, RELIABLE, AND CAPABLE OF TREATING ...