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Download full textLavine, Eileen M.; Romeo, Joan Z. – 1987
This pamphlet answers questions parents often ask about employment and financial assistance opportunities for their children with disabilities who are exiting the school system. The questions are organized within the topics of transition planning, eligibility for financial aid, receiving benefits, impairment-related work expenses, living…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Child Rearing, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities
Goldberg, Marge; Moses, Judith – 2002
This document includes a three-part set of Parent Briefs that focus on supplemental security income. The first Brief (published in March 2003)provides basic information on Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the federal income support program for people who have disabilities and limited income and resources. It identifies myths about SSI…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Eligibility, Federal Aid
O'Neal, Linda; And Others – 1988
Transition procedures in the Irvine Unified School District (California) are explained in a set of three pamphlets. In the first pamphlet, elements of the Individual Transition Plan are outlined. Also discussed are advocacy and the law, financial issues, support services offered by state and community agencies, services of national and state…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Advocacy, Committees, Disabilities
McDonald, Shauna; And Others – 1996
This booklet for Minnesota young people with disabilities and their families is intended to explain vocational rehabilitation services required under the Rehabilitation Act as amended in 1992. The first section considers eligibility for vocational rehabilitation, the role of state agencies, the application process, and assessment. The next section…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Due Process, Education Work Relationship
University of Southern Maine, Portland. Human Services Development Inst. – 1987
The handbook is intended for school and community programs helping learning disabled young adults make the transition from school to work. The first chapter describes development of the Transition Project by York County (Maine) and project components including referral, assessment, membership on the Transitional Pupil Evaluation Team, the…
Descriptors: Agencies, Apprenticeships, Community Programs, Daily Living Skills
North Dakota State Board for Vocational Education, Bismarck. – 1985
This manual is intended to assist families, teachers, and other personnel in helping disabled students make the transition from school to work and adult life. The first section provides an overview of the transition process and outlines a four-step transition model that consists of input and foundation, the actual transition process (which calls…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Check Lists, Cooperative Planning, Day Programs
Pierangelo, Roger; Crane, Rochelle – 1997
This book is intended to provide a comprehensive guide to the transition of students from special education programs into adulthood. The 13 chapters address the following specific issues, with sample sub-topics indicated in parentheses: (1) fundamentals of transition services (self-determination, importance of keeping records); (2) transitional…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Estate Planning
