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Berg, Pam – 1988
Participants from five states (Colorado, Minnesota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin) met to establish a national network to promote state and community-based models of comprehensive coordinated planning and service delivery to adults who survived pediatric disorders in their childhood. Results of state caucuses, which discussed and listed…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Cooperative Planning, Delivery Systems
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. Div. of Special Services and Professional Programs. – 1987
These proceedings are the outcome of a 2-day conference involving education, health, and human service providers who work with children and youth with handicapping conditions across Washington State. The conference's purpose was to bring representatives from interagency teams together to exchange information about how the interagency teams…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
Perlman, Leonard G., Ed.; Austin, Gary F., Ed. – 1986
Six papers prepared for presentations at the 10th Mary E. Switzer Memorial Seminar focus on topics related to transition from school to work and independence for disabled youth. Each paper concludes with excerpts of reviews and comments, followed by recommendations which are presented to further stimulate thinking, discussion, and action. The…
Descriptors: Community Services, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Futures (of Society)
McLaughlin, Margaret J., Ed.; And Others – 1992
This document presents the proceedings of a symposium which discussed critical issues in employment of persons with disabilities in Europe, Australia, and North America. After introductions, the major presentations included the following: "Labor Market Forces" (Roderick A. DeArment, U.S. Department of Labor); "Civil Rights in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights, Community Services, Disabilities
National Center for the Study of Postsecondary Educational Supports, Honolulu, HI. – 2001
This document contains materials from a seminar on preparing youth with disabilities for postsecondary education and quality employment held at the National Capacity Building Institute in the summer of 2001. The agenda for the Institute is provided along with the following papers: (1) "Postsecondary Education Supports for Students with…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Curriculum Design, Disabilities
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1992
This proceedings document provides the texts of 13 presentations given at a 2-day conference in 1991 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. Two papers address the national scene: "Transition: Old Wine in New…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Family Involvement
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1993
This proceedings document provides the texts of 12 presentations given at a 2-day conference in 1992 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. Two papers address the national scene: "Transition Services Requirement:…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Family Programs
South Carolina Univ., Columbia. National Resource Center for the Freshman Year Experience. – 1994
This document presents the program and proceedings of a national forum on new students with disabilities and includes abstracts of presentations by 22 institutions as well as specific conference information. The following institutions are represented: (1) Algonquin College (Ontario, Canada), (2) Austin Peay State University (Tennessee), (3)…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Colleges, Community Colleges
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1994
This proceedings document provides the texts of 18 presentations given at a 3-day conference in 1993 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. First, four individuals with learning disabilities (Travis Moore, Kim…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1995
This proceedings document provides the texts of 23 presentations given at a conference in 1994 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. An initial paper compares the definition of transition developed by Andrew Halpern…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Hutinger, Patricia, Ed.; Smith-Dickson, Bonnie, Ed. – 1982
Texts of two keynote addresses, synopses of workshop proceedings, and a detailed conference evaluation comprise this report of a conference planned to foster information exchange and collaboration--networking--among rural early intervention professionals. The address by Barbara Zang discusses specific skills and techniques for influencing state…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Agency Cooperation, Community Information Services, Delivery Systems
Kolvitz, Marcia, Ed. – 1996
This collection of conference papers centers on eight major subjects: (1) different perspectives of change; (2) transitioning from high school to college; (3) academic issues; (4) enhancing support services; (5) student life issues; (6) nontraditional and underserved students; (7) career planning and placement strategies; and (8) staff development…
Descriptors: Career Development, Civil Rights Legislation, College Environment, College Students