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Vermont Univ., Burlington. Center for Developmental Disabilities. – 1988
This final report of a federally funded demonstration project describes the impact of Project TEEM (Transitioning into the Elementary Education Mainstream). Project TEEM worked to enable school systems to implement a transition planning process for moving preschool-aged children with handicaps from early childhood special education programs into…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Educational Planning, Helping Relationship
Australian Education Council, Melbourne. – 1981
The annotated bibliography presents 73 citations designed to help teachers and employers better understand the needs and career aspirations of handicapped school leavers in Australia. Entries include author, title, source, date, and pagination information for the following topic areas: policy and objectives; programs and practices for physically,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment
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Rossi, Robert J.; Wolman, Jean M. – Journal of Special Education, 1988
Project MAP (Model Accounting Plan) is a demographic accounting model for monitoring the transitions of special education students through the school system and after graduation. MAP predicts the students' paths, considering the student's age, handicap, and instructional setting. Discussed are a pilot test and the model's potential benefits and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation, Models
Luecking, Richard G.; Crane, Kelli – 2002
This information brief examines use of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 to address the transition needs of youth with disabilities. WIA funds a range of training, career development, and job placement services for diverse clients in one-stop centers. WIA contains specific provisions that support the participation of youth with…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Disabilities
Vermont Univ., Burlington. Center on Disability and Community Inclusion. – 2001
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of National TEEM Outreach, a 3-year project designed to support the inclusion of young children with disabilities in kindergarten and subsequent general education classrooms in 12 school districts located in 5 states. The project focused on disseminating and replicating the previously…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Inclusive Schools, Information Dissemination
Thurlow, Martha – 2002
This briefing paper discusses academic accommodations for high school students with disabilities. It begins by reviewing provisions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that require Individualized Education Programs to include a statement of the program modifications or supports that will be provided for the child to enable the…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Curriculum, Disabilities, High Schools
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services. – 2001
This technical assistance paper focuses on the transition of children with disabilities birth to three and their families from the Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention Program for children ages birth to three to the Prekindergarten Program for Children with Disabilities for children ages three to five. The information presented is consistent…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Educational Planning
Blumberg, Rick; Ferguson, Philip M. – 1999
This report presents some statistics that reveal how students with disabilities appear to be faring and identifies some strategies that appear to result in desirable outcomes. Data were obtained from national studies and surveys from 1985 through 1998. Inclusion in typical education, training, and community experiences results in better transition…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Practices, Ethnic Groups, Federal Legislation
Washington Univ., Seattle. – 2001
This guide offers suggestions to postsecondary students with disabilities for successfully managing the transition from a two-year to a four-year college. Data are offered showing that fewer students with disabilities attend postsecondary institutions and, of those, fewer attend four-year institutions and eventually earn bachelors degrees. A…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Choice, College Transfer Students, Disabilities
Rader, Rick, Ed. – Exceptional Parent, 2002
Twelve monthly issues of this magazine for parents and others concerned with children with disabilities are contained in this document. Individual issues typically include a number of articles based on the issues theme, a special report, research reflections, and regular columns covering news items, practical answers to child rearing problems,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs
Storms, Jane; O'Leary, Ed; Williams, Jane – 2000
This monograph is intended to provide technical assistance for the implementation of the transition requirements of Public Law 105-17, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1997. Following an introduction, individual sections present: (1) a description of the importance and intent of transition requirements for youth as they…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1998
This manual is a guide to the use of assistive technology with Iowa students who have disabilities. Section 1 offers legal definitions and examples of assistive technology and is followed by a section that considers how assistive technology helps students by providing examples of assistive technology in the general education curriculum. Section 3…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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Miner, Craig A.; Bates, Paul E. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Describes a person-centered planning approach for involving students with disabilities and their families in the transition planning process. Components of person-centered planning are discussed, including development of a personal profile, identification of future lifestyle preferences, action steps and responsible parties, and necessary changes…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Family Involvement
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Johns, Beverly H.; Crowley, E. Paula; Guetzloe, Eleanor – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2002
Discussion of requirements of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) under the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act examines key components of the IEP, who constitutes the IEP team, roadblocks to effective use of the IEP, the top 10 common problems in IEPs, making the most of the IEP, transition planning, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation
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Salisbury, Christine L.; Vincent, Lisbeth J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1990
Origins of the criterion of the next environment (CNE) are examined for its continuing applicability to mainstreaming and integration of young disabled children, in light of changes in kindergarten classrooms, commitment to integrated education for all students with disabilities, collaborative partnerships, and instructional support services.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Competency Based Education, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
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