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Transition and Assistive Technology Planning with Families across Cultures.
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Parette, Phil – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1999
Discusses the need for careful consideration of family and cultural factors in transition planning. Issues explored include degree of independence for the adolescent desired by the family, rules of acceptance, needs for information, changes in family routines, and family and child life experiences. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Disabilities
Understanding and Promoting the Transition of Minority Adolescents.
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Geenen, Sarah; Powers, Laurie; Vasquez, Alfonso Lopez; Bersani, Hank – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2003
Focus groups or interviews with 31 family members and 8 adolescents from minority communities investigated barriers families encountered as their adolescent youth with disabilities move into adulthood. Barriers included insensitivity/discrimination, lack of accommodations, and unresponsive services. Survey findings from 308 parents were consistent…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Students, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems
Involving Culturally Diverse Parents in Transition Planning.
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Boone, Rosalie S. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1992
The implementation of a parent training session with 15 culturally diverse parents in Hawaii preceding a parent-professional conference on transition planning for high school students with disabilities resulted in increased knowledge about transition by participating parents but no significant differences in transition meeting participation…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship