THE DIRECTORY FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
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American Reference Books Annual
Exceptional Child Education Resources
"This is a helpful source for a parent seeking a school that specializes in a specific disability in a particular location."
"Previous editions of this work have received ARBA reviews, the most recent being the 12th edition (see ARBA 91, entry 349). The scope, organization, and content of this edition differ little from its predecessors. Approximately 2,500 entries represent schools, treatment programs, and clinics that provide educational and rehabilitative services to special-needs children, although some facilities serve clients of any age. Entries are listed under 15 categories, most representing type of disability (e.g., mental retardation, learning disabilities), treatment setting (residential or day), or affiliation (private versus public or state programs). Facilities are arranged by state and hereunder by city. With a few exceptions, programs are listed only once and are not duplicated among sections. The format of each entry is fairly standardized and includes the size of the program and primary clientele served, staff size, types of therapy available, fees, special services provided, and a narrative description of one or two paragraphs.
Additional sections list several hundred federal and state agencies, associations, and foundations concerned with the education and welfare of exceptional children. Information on these is limited to address and telephone number. Some of the national rehabilitative and advocacy groups are difficult to locate in other sources. There is a cumulative index by program, school, or facility name, although some sections are preceded by their own indexes. About 60 pages of paid advertisements precede the directory proper, although the presence of an advertisement does not appear to influence the content or length of the same facility's entry among the free listings in the directory.
Similar directories emphasize programs addressing a specific population or setting, such as School Search Guide to Private Schools for Students with Learning Disabilities (see ARBA 91, entry 350) and Directory of Residential Facilities for Emotionally Handicapped Children and Youth (see ARBA 89, entry 763). However, the number and breadth of programs represented in this title make it a comprehensive and useful tool."- Pam M. Baxter
"Special education professionals in the 1990s have made remarkable advancements in developing effective treatment approaches for disabled children. The 1994/1995 Directory for Exceptional Children keeps pace with the progress of special education by reporting timely and essential information.
Now in its 13th edition, the completely revised Directory is a comprehensive survey of 3000 schools, facilities and organizations across the United States serving children and young adults with developmental, organic, and emotional handicaps. Listings in the Directory's 15 distinct chapters cover the entire range of handicaps unlike any other single reference.
Complete statistical data on each facility including tuition and costs; primary and secondary handicaps served; enrollments; staff numbers; and therapeutic, remedial, academic and vocational programs conducted is given. Scholarship and financial aid opportunities are reported. Each facility's goal, treatment techniques and special features are described in detail.
Both public and private programs, encompassing residential and day treatment facilities, boarding and day school, and outpatient clinics, are included.
Special sections include Illustrated Announcements, in which over 60 programs offer a personalized view of their unique offerings, and a comprehensive listing of associations and federal and state agencies in the US that serve exceptional children and their families."
“This Directory provides listings of 3000 educational and training facilities for children with developmental, organic and emotional disabilities. Typical listings include the facility’s address and phone number, director, medical director and admissions officer, disabilities accepted for admission, grades offered, academic orientation, curriculum, staff numbers, tuition rates and financial aid provisions. A descriptive paragraph provides additional information. Categories of institutions listed include public and private facilities for students with emotional disturbances, disabilities, programs for autistic students, psychiatric and guidance clinics, residential and day facilities for individuals with orthopedic and neurological disabilities, private and public residential and day facilities for individuals with mental retardation, programs for the blind and partially-sighted, schools for the deaf and hearing impaired, and schools for the speech and language impaired. Listings of general associations and agencies serving this population include societies and foundations serving those with learning, emotional, orthopedic, neurological, and mental disabilities, as well as rehabilitation, recreation and welfare agencies and state and federal agencies.”
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