Achieving the Goals: Goal 4 Teacher Professional Development - Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Achieving the Goals: Goal 4 Teacher Professional Development - August 1996

Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

* - designates programs that have a particular usefulness at the school or school district level

Rehabilitation - Training Programs

Supports projects for training (including inservice training), traineeships, and related activities, including the provision of technical assistance, to help increase the number of qualified personnel trained in providing rehabilitative and related services to individuals with disabilities. The Department funds six categories of programs: Rehabilitation long-term training; Experimental and innovative training; State vocational rehabilitation unit in-service training; rehabilitation continuing education programs; Rehabilitation short-term training; and Training of interpreters for individuals who are deaf and individuals who are deaf-blind. States and public or non-profit agencies and organizations, including Indian tribes and institutions of higher education are eligible to apply.

Rehabilitative Services Administration
U.S. Department of Education
MES Building, Room 2531
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: (202) 205-5482 Achieving the Goals: Goal 4 Teacher Professional Development

Rehabilitation - Distance Learning Through Telecommunications

Provides assistance to institutions of higher education to support regional partnerships that use telecommunications to provide in-service training programs, including certificate or degree granting programs concerning vocational rehabilitative services and related services for vocational rehabilitation professionals.

Rehabilitative Services Administration
U.S. Department of Education
MES Building, Room 2531
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: (202) 205-5482

Rehabilitation - Braille Training Projects

Supports grants or contracts with States and public or nonprofit agencies including institutions of higher education to pay the cost of training in the use of Braille for persons providing vocational rehabilitation services or educational services to youth and adults who are blind.

Rehabilitative Services Administration
U.S. Department of Education
MES Building, Room 2531
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: (202) 205-5482

Special Education - Innovation and Development*

Advances and improves the knowledge base and improves the practice of professionals, parents and others providing early intervention, special education, and related services, including professionals in regular education environments, to provide children with disabilities effective instruction and enable them to learn successfully.

Louis Danielson
Special Education Programs
Department of Education
Room 3523 Switzer Building
600 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: (202) 205-8119

Special Education - Personnel Development*

Supports grants for personnel training to increase the quality and quantity of personnel available to serve infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, and their families. State education agencies, institutions of higher education, and other appropriate nonprofit agencies and organizations are eligible to apply.

Louis Danielson
Division of Personnel Preparation Director
Office of Special Education
U.S. Department of Education
Room 3523, Switzer Building
330 C Street, SW
Washington DC 20202
Phone: (202) 205-8119
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