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Learning and Work Institute, 2018
This guide is for colleges in England that want to review and improve their support for Looked After Young People (LAYP) and Care Leavers (CLs). It includes information about who LAYP/ CLs are, the kinds of challenges they face, their rights and entitlements to support, and what staff need to be aware of when working with LAYP/CLs. The guide then…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Barriers, Student Needs
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Madden, Phil – British Journal of Special Education, 1993
This paper outlines the arrangements for assessing school leavers under Sections 5 and 6 of Great Britain's Disabled Persons Act, summarizes the results of research in Avon (England) following the lives of 50 people with severe learning difficulties just before and after they left school. Presents a model for individual and strategic planning to…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
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
Lin, Hung-Chih – 1998
This paper examines current issues in Taiwan in the transition of individuals with disabilities from school to work within the context of two laws passed in 1997 (the Special Education Act of 1997 and the Protection Act for Individuals with Disabilities of 1997). These laws are intended to secure for people with disabilities the right to…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Career Development, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities