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Tankersley, Melody, Ed.; Cook, Bryan G., Ed.; Landrum, Timothy J., Ed. – Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities, 2015
How do students with learning disabilities or emotional and behavioral disorders fare in adulthood? Are their rates of employment, graduation from post-secondary schools, living independently similar to their non-disabled peers? What can schools and communities do to teach and support youth and young adults with learning disabilities or emotional…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
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Lindstrom, Lauren; Doren, Bonnie; Miesch, Jennifer – Exceptional Children, 2011
Youth with disabilities face many barriers in making the transition from high school to stable long-term employment. Researchers used case study methodology to examine the career development process and postschool employment outcomes for a sample of individuals with disabilities who were working in living wage occupations 7 to 10 years after…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Disabilities, High School Graduates, Career Development
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education, 2012
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) administers programs that assist in educating children and youth with disabilities, provides funding for vocational rehabilitation (VR) services for youth and adults with disabilities and supports research to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities. OSERS established…
Descriptors: Special Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Transitional Programs, Technical Assistance