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Gajar, Anna; And Others – 1993
This text aims to provide a comprehensive and cohesive look at theory and practice in transition of persons with mild disabilities. Part I addresses transition's rationale, definitions, components, legislative history, models, related models, and supports and barriers. Part II examines the relationship of secondary and postsecondary special…
Descriptors: Career Education, Citizen Participation, Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices
Download full textConnecticut State Dept. of Income Maintenance, Hartford. – 1992
The Job Connection, which meets the requirements stipulated in the Family Support Act of 1988, is structured to ensure that needy families with children obtain the education, training, and employment needed to help them avoid long-term welfare dependence. The Job Connection program is administered through Connecticut's Department of Income…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Employment Services
Hartman, Rhona C., Ed. – Information from HEATH, 1991
This newsletter summarizes federal and state legislation concerned with the transition of youth with disabilities into further education or work. It identifies relevant provisions of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Specific federal resources concerning employment, transportation, public…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Civil Rights Legislation, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Taylor, Tracy A. – 1994
This Digest discusses the conversion of military personnel to school employees and describes a U.S. Department of Defense program called "Troops to Teachers" that helps military personnel affected by defense cut-backs pursue new careers as teachers and teachers' aides. Created by Congress in 1992 through the National Defense…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Career Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Beck, Suzanne L. – 1988
Career preparation, of which formal vocational education is only a part, must be integrated into handicapped students' education. To prepare handicapped students for employment, their disabilities and abilities need to be identified and understood and their skills and interests should be matched to appropriate training and employment. Meaningful…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disabilities, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Sharp, Mark, Ed.; Villines-Hackney, Amber, Ed.; Rush, Dathan, Ed.; Shelden, M'Lisa, Ed.; Hansen, Laura, Ed. – 2001
This guide was developed to support families, the SoonerStart Early Intervention Program, schools, and community programs in meeting the federal and state requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997 for transition of children at age three. It provides guiding principles, recommended practices, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Maryland Transition Initiative. – 1999
This booklet, on the transition of Maryland students with disabilities to life after high school, is designed to build informal partnerships for the transition planning process. It provides details about: (1) the goals and components of transition planning; (2) the participants in transition planning; (3) the timing for formal transition planning;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Eligibility
National Council on Disability, Washington, DC. – 1996
This report provides an analysis of those portions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related legislation relevant to the career preparation and employment status of individuals with cognitive impairments. It reviews government-sponsored evaluations and professional research in specific areas of labor and education and reports on a…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Agency Cooperation, Career Development
Kellogg, Ann, Ed. – 1995
This resource guide assists Wisconsin educators in successfully including students with disabilities in school-to-work activities with appropriate support services. Section 1 provides an overview of the School to Work Opportunities Act and Wisconsin's state plan for developing a comprehensive school-to-work system integrated with federal efforts…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Disabilities
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Office of Research. – 1994
This document contains six papers on research about the school-to-work transition. Following an introduction (Nevzer G. Stacey), the first paper, "Determinants and Consequences of Fit between Vocational Education and Employment in Germany" (J. C. Witte, A. L. Kalleberg), concludes from a nationally representative longitudinal study of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Biemesderfer, Susan – State Legislative Report, 1989
The Family Support Act (FSA) of 1988 is the result of congressional efforts to restructure the nation's welfare system. This report examines the impact of the FSA on state programs that serve pregnant, parenting, and high-risk teenagers. The objective of FSA is to help families started by teen mothers and other welfare recipients make a transition…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Eligibility, Employment
Edelman, Peter B.; And Others – 1986
These three essays are intended to provide an overview of southern efforts to help increased numbers of young persons make a successful transition from school to work with a future. The first paper, "Smoothing the Path from School to Work: A Promising Venture in Structural Change in a Southern State," by Peter B. Edelman and Myrtis H.…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
Levinson, Edward M. – 1998
This book focuses on transition--the facilitation of the postsecondary adjustment of students, particularly those with disabilities, to work, leisure, and independent functioning in the community. Chapter 1 reviews definitions of transition, highlights a transdisciplinary transition model, and reviews federal legislation to facilitate transition.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Career Planning
Porter, Stephanie; Freeman, Linda; Griffin, Lynne Reeves – 2000
Designed for Massachusetts health care providers, this booklet provides information on transition planning for adolescents with special health care needs and disabilities. It includes resources and strategies to guide interventions with families and to focus their attention on four key facets of adulthood: health care, education, employment, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Preparation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Parent Education Network, York, PA. – 1998
This guide is intended to help Pennsylvania parents of infants and toddlers with disabilities to understand their rights and assist in the design of an appropriate early intervention preschool educational program. An overview of special education laws focuses on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Parts B and C. The main sections of…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Compliance (Legal), Conflict Resolution, Delivery Systems
