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An Analysis of 1-Year Impacts of Youth Transition Demonstration Projects
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Fraker, Thomas M.; Luecking, Richard G.; Mamun, Arif A.; Martinez, John M.; Reed, Deborah S.; Wittenburg, David C. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2016
This article examines the impacts of the Youth Transition Demonstration, an initiative of the Social Security Administration (SSA) to improve employment outcomes for youth with disabilities. Based on a random assignment design, the analysis uses data from a 1-year follow-up survey and SSA administrative records for 5,203 youth in six research…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Transitional Programs, Youth Programs, Normalization (Disabilities)
Transitions to Adulthood for Youth with Disabilities: Emerging Themes for Practice and Research
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Stewart, Debra; Gorter, Jan Willem; Freeman, Matt – Prevention Researcher, 2013
The three common themes are emerging from recent research on positive approaches to adult transitions for youth with disabilities. The first theme acknowledges that a person's condition is only one factor that influences the developmental process of transitioning into adulthood; the second theme addresses the complexity of the numerous…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Best Practices, Youth Opportunities, Adolescent Development
Key Program Features to Enhance the School-to-Career Transition for Youth with Disabilities
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Doren, Bonnie; Yan, Min-Chi; Tu, Wei-Mo – Prevention Researcher, 2013
The purpose of the article was to identify key features within research-based school-to-career programs that were linked to positive employment outcomes for youth disabilities. Three key program features were identified and discussed that could be incorporated into the practices and programs of schools and communities to support the employment…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Career Change, Education Work Relationship, Transitional Programs
Pennsylvania Working to Employ Youth with Disabilities
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Exceptional Parent, 2011
Hundreds of thousands of children and youth with disabilities across the country are receiving secondary transition services. Secondary transition is the process of preparing students with disabilities for life after they leave high school, including participation in post-secondary education or training, employment and independent living.…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Transitional Programs
Outcomes of a Family-Centered Transition Process for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Hagner, David; Kurtz, Alan; Cloutier, Heidi; Arakelian, Caroline; Brucker, Debra L.; May, Janet – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2012
A three-component intervention was implemented with 47 youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) as they transitioned from high school to adult life. The youth, ages 16 to 19 years, were randomly assigned to a Year 1 group or a Year 2 group. Participants in the Year 1 group received a transition planning intervention consisting of (a) group…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Program Implementation, Pretests Posttests
The Transition of Youth with Disabilities from the Child Welfare System: An Analysis of State Administrative Data
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Hill, Katharine Miller – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Youth with disabilities are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system (Crosse, Kaye, & Ratnofsky, 1992; Sullivan & Knutson, 2000). Although research on this topic is limited, youth with disabilities who are emancipating from foster care are at risk for particularly poor outcomes, experiencing even lower rates of employment,…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Child Welfare, Disabilities, Predictor Variables