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The Cowl - V.58 - N.14 - Feb 10, 1994

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 58, Number 14 - February 10, 1994. 28 pages.

Wright State University Baseball Media Guide 1994, Wright State University Athletics

Athletics Publications

A media guide that features information about the coaches and players of the Wright State University's 1994 Men's Baseball team. This guide includes photographs, player stats, game results, and records.

Responding To The Americans With Disabilities Act: Contributions Of Interpersonal Communication Research And Training, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Denise Labreque

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

The enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has resulted in considerable misinformation and resistance, especially when ablebodied individuals and persons with disabilities interact. This essay reviews contributions of interpersonal communication researchers who address the challenges persons with disabilities face when communicating with ablebodied others, suggesting ways to mitigate communication discomfort and to reduce problems in helping situations. The authors suggest foci for future research and training which can contribute to the acceptance and effectiveness of ADA and to facilitate communication between ablebodied persons and persons with disabilities.

Alumnews, Winter 1994, Alumni Association, Wright State University

AlumNews

Thirty-two page issue of the AlumNews newsletter. This newsletter focuses on news about programs, events, and activities for alumni from Wright State University.

The Michigan Disability Prevention Study: Research Highlights, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This 3-year collaborative research project was designed to provide empirical evidence to substantiate the impact of various employer policies and practices on the prevention and management of workplace disability. It studied a random sample of 220 Michigan establishments with more than 100 employees from seven different industries who responded to a mail survey in the first half of 1991. The study correlates differences in employer-reported levels of achievement on policy and practice dimensions with performance on disability outcome measures, while controlling for a set of establishment characteristics in a multivariate regression analysis.

Self-Reported Job Satisfaction Of Latina/Latino Bilingual Social Workers And Counselors In San Bernardino County, María Valentín De Domena

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Vocational Interests Of Prisoners: A Preliminary Validation Study Of The Lustig Color Vector Test, Hanoch Livneh, Robert E. Pullo, Paul Lustig

Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

The purpose of this study was to provide empirical evidence for the validity of the Lustig Color Vector Test (LCVT) as a vocational interest measure. The LCVT, a nonverbal instrument, is a schematic attempt to represent the Vector Theory of Behavior which describes human behavior in terms of motion and the laws of physics. A sample of 92 participants was chosen to represent the literate male population of incarcerated offenders in the Wisconsin state prison system.-Participants were administered the LCVT as well as Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and a demographic questionnaire. The results offered tentative support to the notion …

Friday Report - Vol. 02, No. 09 - November 27, 1992, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1991-1996, Friday Report

No abstract provided.

Deafness Services Newsletter, September, Fall Issue, 1992

Deafness Services Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Brooklyn, NY

Deafness Services Newsletter Finding Aid

Facilitating Acceptance Of Alternative Communication Devices In Classrooms By Teachers, Tracie Empey

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

There exists a number of persons who lack adequate speech for communicative purposes. Many of the non-vocal children and adults from these populations have benefitted from the development of various alternative communication devices. The non-vocal individual is one whose speech does not provide a functional means of meeting communication needs. However, this does not necessarily mean that the non-vocal individual has no speech or vocalization at all, nor does it mean that the individual may not develop fully functional speech in the future. (Vanderheiden, 1975). The devices used with these people allow an increase in the abilities to meet various …

Beacon Light: April 1992, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

• Profile on the "Way-Off Broadway Revue" fundraiser
• Survey results
• Family Birthing Center Classes Set Stage For Parenting Success
• Expansion of helmet project
• ETC Nurses Dare To Care
• Hospital's Service Shows In Social Accountability Report
• Snore, Silence, Snort: The Apnea Cycle
• Profile on volunteers
• Nutrition clinic featured

A Survey Of Computer Use In Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Sites, Martha E. Parks

Masters Theses

Eighty-three Western Michigan University occupational therapy fieldwork sites were surveyed to determine: (a) extent of computer use, (b) diagnostic categories with which computers are used, (c) extent of computer knowledge of registered occupational therapists (OTRs), and (d) adequacy of computer knowledge of fieldwork students. Forty-seven (56.6%) of the 83 surveys were returned. OTRs at 36 (76.6%) of the 47 sites currently use computers. Word processing is the most common way in which these OTRs use computers. The most common clinical use of computers is perceptual/motor assessment and treatment, while the most common research use of computers is for report writing. …

The Cowl - V.56- N.15 - Mar 5, 1992

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 56, Number 15 - March 5, 1992. 24 pages.

Training Guidelines For New Staff In A Community Integrated Living Arrangement (Cila) Program, Michael R. Finney

Masters Theses

Adequate staff training prior to working with developmentally disabled individuals in a Community Integrated Living Arrangement program is a state requirement. This study gives some background information and suggestions for such training requirements in concise blocks of time.

A training period before new staff begin working with clients is important because it enables staff to understand various facets of their job. It is important that all new staff understand the types of individuals with whom they will be working and what is expected of them in regard to working with the agency's clientele.

To ensure that staff comprehend the rationale …

The Guardian, November 14, 1991, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Sixteen page issue of the guardian, the official student-run newspaper for wright state university. the guardian has been published regularly since march of 1965.

Personnel Staff Attitudes Toward The Employment Of Persons With Physical Disability, Mental Retardation, Or Mental Illness, Karol Ruth Oldenburg

Student Work

This thesis describes a measurement of personnel staff attitudes and perceptions toward the employability of disabled job applicants. More specifically, direct comparisons among three types of disability categories were made using Osgood's Semantic Scaling Method.

Sixty employment professionals of the Lincoln Human Resources Management Association rated a job applicant with physical disability, with mental retardation, and one with mental illness on the basis of 15 paired opposite adjectives. These adjectives described a variety of attributes which could be grouped into evaluative, potency, and activity dimensions of semantic space.

Respondents completed a four-page questionnaire which rated physically disabled, mentally retarded, and …

Alumnews, Summer 1991, Alumni Association, Wright State University

AlumNews

Twenty page issue of the AlumNews newsletter. This newsletter focuses on news about programs, events, and activities for alumni from Wright State University.

Prospectus, February 25, 1991, David F. Jackson, Stacy Mcclelland, Doris Barr, Troy Seten, Daniel E. Williams, Emma M.S. Perez, Julie Little, Jaishree Ramakrishnan, Frank J. Mabry Iii, William G. Fosser, Matthew Waltsgott, Dennis Wismer, Leshaundra Brownlee, Ron Rexroad, Christy Capie, Tony Hooker

Prospectus 1991

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Adult Day-Care Facilities In San Bernardino/Riverside Counties, Anatilde Chiarella

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Obesity And Nutritional Sociology: A Model For Coping With The Stigma Of Obesity, Jeffery Sobal

Clinical Sociology Review

Nutritional sociology uses sociological theories and methods to study and influence food patterns, eating habits, and nutrition. Obesity and weight loss are important topics in nutritional sociology, and stigmatization of the obese is a long-standing interest. Most past sociological work has only described stigmatization, rather than developing ways to facilitate coping with it. A model for coping with the stigma of obesity is presented here. The model includes four components: Recognition, Readiness, Reaction, and Repair. Recognition involves awareness of the stigma of obesity and understanding about stigmatization. Readiness involves anticipation that stigmatization may occur in specific settings or by some …

The Wright Stater, Spring 1990, Wright State University

The Wright Stater

Thirteen page issue of the Wright Stater, which was published periodically from 1968-1990. The Wright Stater often covered events on campus, news about alumni, and more.

Reactions To Disability: An Empirical Investigation Of Their Nature And Structure, Hanoch Livneh, Richard F. Antonak

Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper describes the initial steps toward the construction of an experimental, multidimensional inventory to measure reactions to physical disability. The Relations to Impairment and Disability Inventory (RIDI) was developed to provide information on eight patterns of psychosocial reactions to disability, namely: shock, anxiety, denial, depression, internalized anger, externalized hostility, acknowledgement and adjustment. Data are presented on initial psychometric analyses of the inventory. Analyses of the eight scales supported their homogeneity and relative independence, and the inventory's construct validity was partially documented. A moderately high degree of relationship was found between the Acknowledgement and Adjustment scales and the Acceptance of …

Proxemic Behavior Of The Nonhandicapped Toward The Visually Impaired, Carol J. Olsen

Student Work

This study investigated spatial behavior of nonhandicapped individuals toward physically handicapped individuals. Initial seating distance was measured between a visually impaired experimenter and nonhandicapped subjects. Subjects were from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Students completed a survey and then, one at a time, went to an adjacent room to answer some follow-up questions posed by a visually impaired confederate. Distances were measured and compared to other studies measuring handicapped/ nonhandicapped interactions. Previous research showed significant differences in distance between handicapped/ nonhandicapped interactions and nonhandicapped/nonhandicapped interactions. Greater distances were chosen when interacting with a physically handicapped individual than with a …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 21 No. 36, January 24, 1989

Central Florida Future

Campus group forms to protest fee increase; Equipment arrives: SG computer lab is now open; Group to help aid handicapped; SPORTS: The men's and women's basketball teams swept a doubleheader at UCF Thursday.

Wright State University Women's Basketball Media Guide 1988-1989, Wright State University Athletics

Athletics Publications

A media guide for Wright State University's 1988-1989 Women's Basketball team. This guide includes photographs, player stats, game results, and records.

The Wright Stater, Fall 1988, Wright State University

The Wright Stater

Thirteen page issue of the Wright Stater, which was published periodically from 1968-1990. The Wright Stater often covered events on campus, news about alumni, and more.

Alumnews, September/October 1988, Alumni Association, Wright State University

AlumNews

Fourteen page issue of the AlumNews newsletter. This newsletter focuses on news about programs, events, and activities for alumni from Wright State University.

Wright State University Vs Niagara University Women's Basketball Program 1988, Wright State University

Athletics Publications

A seven page program for the 1988 Wright State versus Niagara University and women's basketball game. This program includes photographs, player stats, records and more.

Prison Overcrowding In Nebraska: The Feasibility Of Intensive Supervision Probation, Dennis Hoffman, Vincent J. Webb

Center for Public Affairs Research (UNO): Publications

This chapter analyzes the magnitude and causes of Nebraska's prison overcrowding problem. Nebraska's response to this problem has been to expand prison capacity and to implement programs to decrease length of stay. Another policy option - reducing prison admissions through intensive supervision probation - is examined in this chapter. Data from Nebraska Parole Board files indicate there is a category of current prison inmates that are not sufficiently dangerous to require imprisonment. Many of these nonviolent offenders with marginal criminal histories could be diverted into intensive probation programs that are more cost·effective than incarceration.

Nebraska Policy Choices: 1988, Russell L. Smith

Publications

The six chapters in Nebraska Policy Choices: 1988 contain the work of eight faculty from the University of Nebraska's Omaha and Lincoln campuses. These faculty, like the twenty-five faculty who wrote chapters for the previous two annual volumes, are some of the leading experts in Nebraska in their respective areas of interest.