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Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. National Center for Youth with Disabilities. – 1995
This monograph was developed as a product of two Minnesota state conferences (held on June 2, 1994 and on May 19, 1995) on transition issues facing adolescents with chronic illness and disabilities. Participants included health professionals, educators, parents, policymakers, human service providers, and young adults. Introductory remarks by…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Chronic Illness, Delivery Systems
Asselin, Susan B. – 1995
Project UNITE (Unified Intercommunity Transition and Empowerment for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities) is a federally funded transition systems change grant in Virginia which attempts to integrate services among educational systems, human service agencies, communities, families, and consumers with disabilities who are involved in…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning
Rice, Mabel L.; O'Brien, Marion – 1993
This final report describes research projects and other activities of the Kansas Early Childhood Research Institute (KECRI), a multi-investigator, cross-disciplinary Institute focusing on successful transitions for young (birth to age 8) children with disabilities or developmental delays. Interventions were developed, evaluated, and disseminated…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Retish, Paul, Ed. – Issues in Special Education & Rehabilitation, 1994
This special issue on vocational and social inclusion of people with disabilities includes papers with the following titles and authors: "Applying Theories of Career Behavior to Special Populations: Implications for Secondary Vocational Transition Programming" (Jay W. Rojewski); "Familiarity with the Service System and Perception of…
Descriptors: College Programs, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence
Parmenter, Trevor R.; Riches, Vivienne C. – 1990
This examination of individual transition plans (ITPs) for students with disabilities in New South Wales, Australia, looked at effectiveness of the system and procedures, and involvement of teachers in the development of the ITPs. It found that the numbers of written ITPs grew from 156 (56 percent of potential) in 1989 to 340 (74 percent) by June…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Faculty Workload, Foreign Countries, Individualized Education Programs
Fox, Wayne; Ross-Allen, Jane – 1991
This final report describes: (1) a model designed to help the transition of young children with special needs from early childhood programs into regular kindergarten and other regular education environments; and (2) the impact of TEEM (Transition into the Elementary Education Mainstream) Outreach in disseminating and replicating the model…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices
Dais, Teresa; And Others – 1993
This collection of four papers examines various aspects of the transition from school to adulthood and employment for individuals with disabilities. The first paper, "An Analysis of Transition Assessment Practices: Do They Recognize Cultural Differences?" (Teresa A. Dais), discusses the need for assessment practices to meet the needs of culturally…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Disabilities
McNair, Jeff, Ed.; Kronick, Nancy, Ed. – 1991
Six papers address issues in the transition of students with disabilities into the adult world of work. In "Workplace Support," Jeff McNair defines "support," differentiates types of support, and considers various foci of intervention. The second paper titled, "Cross-Cultural Transition: An Exigent Topic for Study" by Nancy Kronick, reviews…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Rusch, Frank R. – 1987
The annual report presents 1987 activities of the Transition Institute at the University of Illinois which was contracted to assist in evaluating and extending the federal initiative relating to educational and employment difficulties experienced by young people with disabilities. Briefly reported are activities related to the contracted tasks of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy, Employer Attitudes
Flugman, Bert; And Others – 1991
The training program for transition linkage coordinators (TLCs) was initiated in 1988 as a staff development program for persons in the New York City (New York) schools designated to help young people with disabilities make the transition from high school to the working world or to institutions of higher learning. Those selected as TLCs come from…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Counselors, Disabilities, Elementary School Teachers
Cunconan-Lahr, Robin – 1991
This paper provides a historical and current perspective on civil rights and public education of students with disabilities, and offers an overview of the five sections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (employment, public services, accommodations and services operated by private entities, telecommunications relay services, and…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Rusch, Frank R.; DeStefano, Lizanne – 1988
The Secondary Transition Intervention Effectiveness Institute studies issues related to secondary education and transitional services for individuals with special needs. This third annual report offers an overview of secondary transitional services in the United States by Jane Dowling. Papers describing preliminary findings of the Institute's…
Descriptors: Databases, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Johnson, David R.; Sword, Carrie; Habhegger, Barbara – National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), University of Minnesota, 2005
Work-Based Learning (WBL) is an effective approach in delivering career and technical education and training to youth with disabilities. This handbook provides guidance to schools operating WBL programs and encourages the adoption of WBL programs by schools not presently using this approach. By following the information and examples in this…
Descriptors: Technical Education, School Personnel, Youth, Disabilities
Divita, Therese, Ed. – Alliance: Newsletter of the National Transition Alliance, 1996
These two newsletter issues of the National Transition Alliance (NTA) for Youth with Disabilities present articles concerning the transition of youth with disabilities from school-to-work (STW) and related informational items. The first issue contains the following articles: "Bringing a Complicated System into Harmony" (focus on the…
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
North Dakota State Dept. of Public Instruction, Bismarck. Div. of Special Education. – 1996
Intended as a reference guide for early childhood special education personnel in North Dakota, this guide addresses required and recommended practices related to the delivery of services to children with disabilities, ages 3 through 5, and their families. The guide was developed by 50 specialists including parents and reflects all segments of the…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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