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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 ...

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The goal of the "Parents, Schools and Cultural Mutuality" project is to develop instructional/educational materials for both school systems and families of diverse cultures to enable schools to benefit from cultural expertise fo families and to enable families to benefit from the knowledge held by schools. Schools that utilize the concept of cultural mutuality can improve the involvement of paren ...

Individuals with disabilities need better access to computing technology. Recent research and development that is integrating multiple input modalities for general business and consumer applications can address the special access needs of persons with disabilities as well. The proposing firm has recently developed integrated eye-tracking and voice recognition technology for hands-free operation ...

A Phase I study is proposed to investigate the feasibility of applying a novel ray-tracing technique for electromagnetic propagation through the dense, refractive media of the earth's upper surface. Application of the technique to modern radar and navigation technology should result in the ability to conduct airborne surveillance of subsurface targets with three dimensional spatial resolution of l ...

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THE FAULT TOLERANT MACH SERVER PRESENTED IN THIS PROPOSAL WILL PROVIDE DEVELOPERS AND USERS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE, MACH BASED, MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL COMPUTING SYSTEMS WITH FACILITIES FOR SUBSTANTAILLY INCREASING SYSTEM DEPENDATIBLITY. CURRENTLY, THESE SYSTEMS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE FAULT TOLERANT SERVICES. IN ADDITION, MANY OF THEIR KEY OPERATING SYSTEM FUNCTIONS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO INPUT A ...

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The consequences of inaccurate idea transfer in the armed forces as well as diplomatic and commercial realms can be quite dire with loss of lives and assets of national and international significance. Thus, an innovative R&D effort is proposed to investigate the feasibility of a briefing software program that can be used to rapidly and accurately communicate complex ideas, plans, and high-quality ...

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