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Download full textHolt, Judith M.; Sheen, Jeff; Chambless, Catherine – 2003
"Work incentives" encourage and support individuals with disabilities in their efforts to seek employment and have been formalized in federal legislation and regulations, including the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA). In October 2000, Utah received a 4-year federal grant to change the state's systems of work…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Incentives
Henderson, Deborah R. – 1989
Project WorkAbility is a California program serving special education secondary and postsecondary students. The model design for WorkAbility is based on well-known transition models and contains components common to those models. The design views transition as both a process and a product, supports interagency cooperation and collaboration, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Morris, Randy; And Others – 1991
This paper describes transitional programs developed by Black Hills Special Services Cooperative (BHSSC) to meet the needs of disabled students in rural areas. In cooperation with other public and private agencies, BHSSC provides comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services and community living programs to help individuals with severe…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Employment Services, Entrepreneurship
Deubner, Sharon; And Others – 1993
The Fullstream Project is a transition support system which focuses on including students who are 18-21 years old with moderate to severe disabilities at Collin County Community College in Texas. The project's vision is that the community college will become a lifelong center for growth and fellowship for individuals with disabilities. Fullstream…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Disabilities, Inclusive Schools
San Diego State Univ., CA. – 1992
Project WORK was developed by San Diego State University and San Diego City Schools in California to prepare young people with disabilities for work and life after high school. The program teaches employment skills; supports students in their first work experience; works with students and their families to plan for the student's work and life…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Harrison, Craig; Barnett, Kate – 2001
One strategy to increase participation in vocational education and training (VET) by Australians with a disability involves intervention at the secondary school level to reduce early school leaving by providing structured VET learning and work placement opportunities. The Enterprise Career Education Foundation's Lighthouse initiative, which was…
Descriptors: Action Research, Agency Cooperation, Apprenticeships, Cooperative Planning
