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An interactive application that employs social interactions to teach key social conventions, including appropriate responses, reacting to body language and facial expressions, and the ability to ask for help to facilitate functioning in society

Design of a learner controlled learning environment where hearing children can acquire Sign Language skills to communicate with their classmates who are deaf or hard-of-hearing for whom Sign Language is their primary means of communication

THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ON TESTS DESIGNED FOR THE NON-HANDICAPPED HAS LONG BEEN A CONCERN OF SPECIAL EDUCATORS. SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS MAY BE PENALIZED BY THE FORMAT AND PRESENTATION OF TEST ITEMS AND BY CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE TESTS ARE ADMINISTERED. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT LOW PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ON MINIMUM COMPETENCY TESTS IS A PARTICULARL ...

THE GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE VIDEOTAPE PRODUCTS THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FAMILIES' KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES OR WHO ARE AT-RISK FOR DISABILITIES. THE VIDEOTAPES WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THE CONTEXT OF FAMILY-CENTERED AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE AD WILL PORTRAY EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR ACCESSING EARLY INTERVEN ...

TO MEET THE NEED FOR APPROPRIATE EARLY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. VSA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES HAS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM THAT EMPLOYS THE ARTS TO MITIGATE THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS OF PRE-SCHOOLERS WITH DISABILITIES. OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM HINGES ON TRAINING PARENTS TO NURTURE AND TEACH THEIR CHILDREN. VSA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING A SERIES OF PARENTAL ...

THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES AN APPROACH THAT ALLOWS MODERN COMPUTER HARDWARE TO BE USED FOR COMMUNICATING WITH TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR THE DEAF (TDD). A DEVICE TO BE ATTACHED TO ANY STANDARD COMPUTER MODEM WILL PROVIDE THE INTERFACE AND CONVERSION NECESARY FOR THIS TO TAKE PLACE. THE PROPOSED DEVICE WILL USE LOW COST DIGITAL PROCESSING HARDWARE AND ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES. THE MICR ...

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PROPOSES TO DETEMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THREE COMMERCIAL MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGES ON THE SUBJECT OF PROVIDING ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADI) ASSISTANCE TO SEVERELY DISABLED AND/OR FRAIL ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THEIR OWN HOMES. TWO ARE TRAINING MATERIALS PACKAGES--ONEFOR TRAINING IN-HOME ADL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS, ONE FOR TRAINING DISABLE OR ELDERLY USERS OF SUCH ASSIST ...

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LIMITED TEACHER-AUTHORING USING INTERACTIVE LASER VIDEODISCS OPERATING WITH A MICROCOMPUTER TO TEACH EFL AT THE ENTRY LEVEL. THE APPLICATION WILL BE IN A PRE-EMPLOYMENT VOCATIONAL CONTEXT, SIMILAR TO JOB CLUB ENVIRONMENTS. TEACHER-AUTHORING IN PHASE I WILL BE LIMITED TO POST-TREATMENT, STUDENT ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS. PHASE I EQUIPMENT WILL ...

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