DOCUMENT RESUME ED 276 '180 EC 190 946 TITLE Oversight Hearings on the Rehabilitation Act. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee_on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session Nashington, DC, June 11, June 25, and July 17; Bozeman, MT, August 27; and Honolulu, HI, November 26, 19a5). INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, D.U. House Committee on Education and Labor. PUB DATE Nov_85 NOTE 59915_; Serial No. 99-85. Many parts of the document contain small print. AVAILABLE FROMSuperintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF03_Plu5 Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Advocacy; *Disabilities; *Federal Legislatiol; Hearings; Opinions; *Organizations (Groups); *Rehabilitation; *Vocational Rehabilitation IDENTIFIERS Congress 99th: Reauthorization Legislation; *Rehabilitation Act 1973 ABSTRACT The_transcript of_the 198F, House of Representatives hearings on reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 contains verbatim testimony and committee questions, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental material. Oranizations providing testimony or statements include the following: Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, individual state rehabilitation offices4 Easter Seal/Goodwill Foundation, Gallaudet College, National Rehabilitation Counseling Association, National Council for the_Handicapped,_National Head_Injury Foundation, Office of_Special Education and_Rehabilitation Services. Office of Technology Assessment, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, American Association of Community and Technical Colleges, and Protection and Advocacy Agency. (DB) ******u**************************************************************** Reproductions supplied hy EDRS are the best that can be made from t-e original document. **-******************************************************************** OVERSIGHT HE4RINGS ON THE REHABILITATION ACT CI-S. DEPARTMENT OF-EDUCATION Office of Educational-Research-and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES iNFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reProduCed at received from the person or organization originating it Mirror chaoges nave been made to improve reproduction Quahty Points of .,,ew or opinions stated in thisdoCu- ment do not necessarily represent official HEARING OE RI position ot pohcy BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION HEARINGS HELD_ IN WASHINGTON,_ DC, ON JUNE 11, JUNE 25, AND JULY 17; BOZEMAN, MT, AUGUST 27; AND HONOLULU, HI, NOVEMBER 26, 1985 Serial No. 99-85 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTINC OFFICE 51-3160 WASHINGTON : 1986 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, ('ongressional Sales Office U.S. Government Printing Mice,Washington. DC20402 2 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR AUGliSTUS F. HAWKINS, Cahfornia,- Chairman WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan JAMES M JEFFORDS, Vermont JOSEPH M. GAYDOS, Pennsylvania WILLIAM F.GOODLING, Pennsylvania WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY, Mi^,souri E. THGMAS COLEMAN, Missouri MARIO BIAGGI, New York THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin AUSTIN J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania MARGE ROUKEMA. New Jersey DALE E. KILDEE,_ Michigan STEVE GUNDERSON, Wisconsin PAT_WILLIAMS. Montana STEVE BARTLETT, Texas MAITHEW:G-MARTINEZ, California ROD_CHANDLER. Washington MAJORIKIOWENS, New_ Yoh THOMAS LTAUKE_ Iowa RICK:BOUCHER,Nirginia JOHN_R.iMnKERNAN, Jr., Maine CHART-ES AJHAYES, RICHARD_K_ ARMEY, Texas CARL C: PERKINS-Kentucky HARRIS W_F-A_WELL,_Illinois TERRY L. BRUCE, Illiri-diS PAUL B. HENRY, Michigan STEPHEN J. SOLARI, New York MERVYN M. DYMALLY, California DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio TIMOTHY J. PENNY, Minnesota CHrgTP12 r, A 1.17T%'OMassachusetts SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION PAT WILLIAMS, Montana, Chairman MARIO BIAGGI New York STEVE BARTLETT,-Montana CHARLES A. HAYES, Illinois WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Texas DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio E. THOMAS COLEMAN, PennSyIvania MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS, California (Ex Offic:al (Ex Officio) CONTENTS Hearings held in: Pap Washington, DC, June 11, 1985 1 Washington, DC, June 25, 1985 73 Washington; DC; July 17; 1985 277 Bozeman; MT; August 27.: 1985 471 Honoltilii; HI; November 26; 1985 533 Statement of; Arreil; Vernon :M:-, president-, Council of State AdminiStrators of Vcicii= tional Rehabilitation, and -Commissioner, Texas Rehabilitation Commis- SUM; David M. Mentaati, director,- Vermont Division of Services for the Blind :and Visually Handicappd; Rotiert Rabe, administrator, Ohio Rehabilitation Rervices Commission; Susan S. Suter, director, Illinois DePnithient of Rehabilitation Services; and Richard Switzer, Deputy Commissioner, New York Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Baxter, E. Russell. Commissioner Arkansas Divisitm of Rehabilitation Services,and Altamont Dickerson; Jr., Commissioner; Virginia Depart- ment of Rehabilitation Services ...... 302 Behney,-_-_Clyde J.; Program _Manier for _Health, Office of Technology Assessment; :Congress of the United States, representing the Office of Technology iWessment 188 Cholette, Robert, president; RaSter Seal/Gcicidwill Foundation eif-NeW Hampshire and Vermont,- representing the National EaSter Seal 5ocie- ty; Donald W. Dew, director, training and research utilization, Re- s-eat-eh Training Center, George Washington University, representing the National Council on Rehabilitation Education; Charles Harles; di- rector, governmental affairs, National Association of Rehabilitation Fa, cilities; and Alexa Novak-KrajewskL coordinator of:programs-Jou_ the disabled, Delaware Community iCeilleges; representing the American Association_of Community:and Technical Colleges ... 353 Daneie; Marita;:director :of rehabilitation counseling education, Gallaudet College; representing the American Rehabilitation Counseling Aaeocia- Lion; and:Faith Kirk; executive director, Maryland GOvernor's °Ambit- tee on : Employment of the Handicaptied, representing the National Rehabilitation Counseling Atisticiation 334 Donaldson, Bib, -administrator, rehabilitative services division, depart- Merit: Of -social and rehabilitative services, State of Montana, and Makgie Bulkck,- supervisor, visual services division, department of =--sToCial and rehabilitative services, State of Montana 474 Gillairi, Isaac T., IV, Assistent Administrator for Commercial Programs, NASA, Representing NASA 104 Gould, R. Budd, Montana State Representative anti:member,: National Council for the Handicap'.7. and Dorothy Bradley; Montana State Representath e 489 Mills, Kristieflawaii Center for Independent Living; and Patti Herider- son, executive director; Protection and Advocacy 576 Nishioka; Toshio, administrator for vocational rehabilitation, State Of Hawaii 535 Peterson; Boyd, Wheelchairs, -Crutches and-People, Montana State Uhl- versity;_SUsan Rertrand, M.Dr, direeter, -Missoula Community Hospital Rehabilitation Program; and Zeria Smith, executive director, Montana Independent Living Project 506 Terence A., dean, school of medicine, and principal investigator; -habilitation Research and Training Center; Satoru lzutsui co-direc- tor, Rehabilitation Research and Training center; and Gary Okamoto, co-director, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center 547 4 IV Statement of-Continued Spivack, Marilyn Price, founder and executive director; liend Injury Foundation, Inc.; Nancy Presson, Brian Charlfon; ano Heien Mendelsohn 23 Will, Madeleine C., ASSistent Secretary-for Special Education and Rehn- bilitaiive Services, U.S. Deoartment of Education: June 11, 1985 June 25,. 1985 76 July 17, 1985 280 Zill,Nicholas, Ph.D.president, Child Trends, Inc.; and Sheldon R. Ph.D., M.D. president, Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America; representing the United:Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc 229 Prepared statements,letters, supplemental material; et cetera: Bartlett, Hon. Steve; a RepresenWtive in Congress from the State of Texas;_questions submitted to Madeline Will, with responses 97 Raider, E. Russell, commissioner, Arkansas Division A Rehabilitation Services,- prepared-statement-of 395 Behney, Clyde J., Prwrarn Manager for Health, Office of Technology Assessment, prepared statement with enclosure 1)1 Bertrand, Susan "2., M.D., P.C., M..isoula Community Hospital Rehabi0a- tion Prograrm-Missoula, MT, prepared statement of 512 Bradky; Dorothy. representative: Montana House of Representatives, pre- pared stateme-it of 497 Bullock; Maggie; :supervisor,: : Visual Services: :Divicion, :Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services; prepared statement of 482 Charlson, Briar, prepared statement of 40 Ch6lettb; Robert, president, Easter Seal-Goodwill Industries Foundation of New Hampshira and Vermont, prepared statement on behalf of The National gaiter Seal Set iety 356 Commission-on the Handicapiied, prepared statement of 592 Council of State Administrators Of V'ocational Rehabilitation, prepared statement of 12 Danek, Merits, Ph.D., prepared statement on behalf of the American RehabilitationCounseling Association 337 Dew,:Doraid,_Ed,D., past:president, National Council on Rehabilitation : Education; prepared statement of 366 Dickerson; Altainont; commissioner, Virginia Department of Rehabilita- tive Services, prepared sWtement of 324 Donaldson, Walter R., Administrator, Rehabilitative Services Division, Department of Sticial and