COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

REVIEW OF PROGRAMS FOR THE HANDICAPPED

PART 3

FEBRUARY 28, AND MARCH 2, 21, AND 22, 1977

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COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES

HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., New Jersey, Chairman

JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia
CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
GAYLORD NELSON, Wisconsin
THOMAS F. EAGLETON, Missouri
ALAN CRANSTON, California

WILLIAM D. HATHAWAY, Maine
DONALD W. RIEGLE, JR., Michigan

JACOB K. JAVITS, New York

RICHARD SCHWEIKER, Pennsylvania
ROBERT T. STAFFORD, Vermont
ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah

JOHN H. CHAFEE, Rhode Island

S. I. HAYAKAWA, California

STEPHEN J. PARADISE, General Counsel and Staff Director
MARJORIE M. WHITTAKER, Chief Clerk

JAY B. CUTLER, Minority Counsel

SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE HANDICAPPED

JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia, Chairman

HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., New Jersey ROBERT T. STAFFORD, Vermont
THOMAS F. EAGLETON, Missouri
ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah

PATRIA FORSYTHE, Professional Staff Member
JACKSON M. ANDREWS, Minority Counsel

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CONTENTS

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1977

Schloss, Irvin P., director of governmental relations office, American Foun-

dation for the Blind, Washington, D.C., accompanied by Reese H.

Robrahn, director of research and governmental affairs, American Coun-

cil of the Blind, Washington, D.C., and Durward K. McDaniel, chair-

person, Affiliated Leadership League of and for the Blind of America,

Washington, D.C., a panel__.

Humphrey, Hon. Hubert H., a U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota__

Jacobi, Jan, assistant to the director, American Coalition of Citizens With

Disabilities, Inc___.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1977

Humphrey, Gregory A., codirector of legislation, American Federation of

Teachers, Washington, D.C., accompanied by Sunny Richman, general

vice president, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, Philadelphia, Pa.,

and Marilyn Routh, director of educational issues, American Federation

of Teachers, Washington, D.C----

Shover, Jayne, executive director, the National Easter Seal Society for

Crippled Children and Adults, accompanied by Rhoda Gellman, staff

director for legislative activities__.

Gardsbane, Dr. Hyman, member, Professional Advisory Board of the As-

sociation of Children With Learning Disabilities, Shreveport, La‒‒‒‒‒‒

Tash, Eli, president, National Association for Children With Learning Disa-

bilities, Pittsburgh, Pa----

MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1977

McGuire, Willard H., vice president, National Education Association,

Washington, D.C., accompanied by Laura Fountain, special education

teacher, member, board of directors, Indiana State Teachers Associa-

tion; and Richard Cortright, instructional and professional develop-

ment staff of the National Education Association___

Nesbitt, John A., president, National Consortium on Physical Education

and Recreation for the Handicapped, University of Iowa, Iowa City,

Iowa

Wyeth, Phyllis, on behalf of the Arts and the Handicapped Advisory Task

Force to the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals; the

President's Committee for the Employment of the Handicapped; and

the National Committee on Arts for the Handicapped, accompanied by

Wendy Perks, executive director, National Committee, Arts for the

Handicapped, Inc_-_.

Selelyo, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J., Dayton, Ohio, accompanied by John M.

Selelyo

Cohen, Allen R., president, National Conference of Developmental Disa-

bilities, Richmond, Va., accompanied by Linda Martin, resident, Spring-

field Group Home, Springfield, Va.; Edward Preneta, program director,

UCPA of Greater Hartford, Conn.; Richard Dunn, consumer, Fairfax

County, Va.; and Beverly Jackson, consumer, UCPA of Greater Hart-

ford, Conn__

Cauffield, Margaret, Washington, D.C., accompanied by Jay Shapiro, M.D__

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