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Taylor, Joshua P.; Whittenburg, Holly N.; Rooney-Kron, Magen; Gokita, Tonya; Lau, Stephanie J.; Thoma, Colleen A.; Scott, LaRon A. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2022
Many youth with disabilities experience persistently low rates of competitive integrated employment (CIE) and participation in higher education. In 2014, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) established a policy focus on CIE as the goal of vocational services for youth and individuals with disabilities. In addition, WIOA created…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation, Federal Legislation, Transitional Programs
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Neubert, Debra A.; Luecking, Richard G.; Fabian, Ellen S. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2018
Purpose: The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 mandates vocational rehabilitation (VR) counselors play a greater role in providing transition-related services for students and youth with disabilities, such as pre-employment activities and increased collaborative efforts with state and local education agencies and American Jobs…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Disabilities, Rehabilitation Counseling, Counselor Role
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Simonsen, Monica L.; Novak, Jeanne A.; Mazzotti, Valerie L. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2018
To understand the current status of transition-related credentialing systems in driving personnel preparation, it is necessary to identify which state education and rehabilitation services agencies are currently providing certification and licensure in the area of secondary transition. The purpose of this study was to examine the current state of…
Descriptors: State Policy, Policy Analysis, Credentials, Secondary Education
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Noonan, Patricia M.; McCall, Zach A.; Zheng, Chunmei; Gaumer Erickson, Amy S. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2012
Interagency collaboration facilitates strong linkages to adult agencies, which improves adult outcomes among youth with disabilities (Kohler & Field, 2003; Repetto, Webb, Garvan & Washington, 2002). State-level transition teams increase collaboration, reduce duplication of resources, improve professional development, and heighten the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, State Agencies, Transitional Programs, Change
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Crudden, Adele – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Introduction: The study presented here examined rehabilitation providers' beliefs about services and service delivery strategies that are successful in facilitating the transition from school to competitive employment for youths who are blind or have low vision. Methods: Five focus groups were conducted, two with rehabilitation state agency…
Descriptors: Employment, Visual Impairments, Education Work Relationship, State Agencies
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Marshall, Amy; Powell, Norman; Pierce, Doris; Nolan, Ronnie; Fehringer, Elaine – Child Welfare, 2012
Students, a large percentage with disabilities, are at high risk for poor post-secondary outcomes in state agency education programs. This mixed-methods study describes the understandings of student transitions in state agency education programs from the perspectives of youth and administrators. Results indicated that: transition is more narrowly…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, State Agencies, Nontraditional Education, Administrator Attitudes