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Smith, Lachelle; Vasile, Emily – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
The ability for students with visual impairments to perform independent living skills is essential for the successful transition from youth to adulthood. Although independent living skills are required to be taught by the teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI) in the expanded core curriculum (ECC), many of these skills are introduced as…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Cooperative Planning, Visual Impairments, Daily Living Skills
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Antonelli, Karla; Cmar, Jennifer L.; Steverson, Anne – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
Introduction: This article focuses on the development of "4to24," an informational app for parents of students with visual impairments, with emphasis on obtaining stakeholder input, developing content, and establishing content validity. The app provides information, resources, and activities to help students, ages 4-24 years, prepare for…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
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Thatcher, Leslie; Rosenblum, L. Penny – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
To prepare high school graduates with visual impairments for college, staff members at Perkins School for the Blind developed a nine month residential program, College Success@Perkins. This article describes components of the program design and provides data on eight students who successfully completed the program in the first cohort. It concludes…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Readiness, Visual Impairments, Blindness
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Danaher, Shelley – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2019
Editor's Note: This commentary is based on the conference sessions, "Orientation and Mobility Career, College and Community Readiness Standards," by Kathryn Botsford and Mary Tellefson, and "Engaging Students, Families and Teams for Success After High School," by Sheila Koenig, which took place on Thursday, February 28, 2019,…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, College Readiness, Orientation, Visually Impaired Mobility
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Wolffe, Karen; Kelly, Stacy M. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
The provision of services to youths with visual impairments who are in transition from school to work and adult life is not a new concept. Projects have focused on this population for many years within the rehabilitation and education communities. Beginning in the mid-1970s, the U.S. federal government passed numerous pieces of legislation that…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Employment, Transitional Programs, Independent Living
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Oddo, Nancy S.; Sitlington, Patricia L. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2002
A study investigated two cohorts ((n=16) and (n=15)) of graduates (1993-99) from a state residential school for individuals with visual impairments in the areas of employment, living arrangements and finances, postsecondary education, leisure activities, and usefulness of high school experiences. More Cohort 2 participants were working full time…
Descriptors: Blindness, Career Planning, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies