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Transition for Persons with Deaf-Blindness and Other Profound Handicaps: State of the Art. Papers from the National Conference on the Transition of Profoundly/Multiply Handicapped Deaf-Blind Youth (Washington, D.C., April 7-10, 1986).
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Covert, Angela M., Ed.; Fredericks, H. D. Bud, Ed. – 1987
This conference report focuses upon transition issues for those individuals with profound multiple-sensory impairments. It contains presentations, reactions, and syntheses of discussions by working groups. The keynote address, by H. D. Bud Fredericks, is titled "Those with Profound Handicaps: Who Are They? How Can They Be Served?."…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Deaf Blind, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems
School-to-Work Transition for Handicapped Youth: Perspectives on Education and Training.
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Phelps, L. Allen, Ed. – 1986
Eight papers presented at a September, 1985 forum concerned with the school to work transition of handicapped youth are presented. Papers were developed as part of a project, "Transitional Programming for Handicapped Youth: Interdisciplinary Leadership Preparation Program at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). An introductory…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends, Federal Legislation
Enhancing Transition from School to the Workplace for Handicapped Youth: Personnel Preparation Implications. Papers from Four Conferences (1984-1985).
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Chadsey-Rusch, Janis, Ed.; Hanley-Maxwell, Cheryl, Ed. – 1986
Presented originally at four conferences (held during 1984-1985), the 12 invited papers contained in this document were part of a federally funded project, the National Network for Professional Development in Vocational Special Education. Project objectives included training of teacher educators in employment preparation for the handicapped,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Inservice Teacher Education, Mild Disabilities
Girls to Women: Setting the Agenda for the 21st Century. A Report by the Steering Committee of the Girls to Women Initiative.
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Maryland State Commission for Women, Baltimore. – 1999
The Girls to Women Initiative was undertaken by a group of Maryland professionals and volunteers to identify and help meet the needs of Maryland's girls and young women in the 21st century. The professionals and volunteers researched and held conferences examining gender-specific issues concerning health and lifestyle, family life, education, and…
Descriptors: Activism, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, Agency Cooperation
Preparing Youth for the 21st Century: The Transition from Education to the Labour Market. Conference Proceedings (Washington, D.C., February 23-24, 1999).
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1999
This document contains 15 papers from a conference on preparing youth for the 21st century that was organized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The following papers are included: "Giving Young People a Good Start: The Experience of OECD Countries" (Norman Bowers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Role, Articulation (Education), At Risk Persons