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Download full textNational Consortium on Deaf-Blindness, 2012
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) recognizes the current challenges faced by states and schools relative to the provision of high-quality intervener services for children who are deaf-blind. To respond to these challenges, OSEP asked the National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) to conduct an…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Special Education, Intervention, Services
Lin, Hung-Chih – 1998
This paper examines current issues in Taiwan in the transition of individuals with disabilities from school to work within the context of two laws passed in 1997 (the Special Education Act of 1997 and the Protection Act for Individuals with Disabilities of 1997). These laws are intended to secure for people with disabilities the right to…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Career Development, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities
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Direct linkTargett, Pam; Young, Cynthia; Revell, Grant; Williams, Sophie; Wehman, Paul – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (Public Law 105-220) marked a major reform in the nation's job training system. It consolidated more then 60 federal training programs into three block grants to states: (1) adult employment and training; (2) disadvantaged youth employment and training; and (3) adult education and family literacy…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Youth Employment, Disadvantaged Youth, Job Training
Feichtner, Sheila H. – 1989
School-to-work transition helps at-risk youth secure and maintain employment and an adult life-style. Transition focuses on individual characteristics, training needs, and choices that result in the development of realistic long-range goals and selection of appropriate programs and services. Effective school-to-work transition necessitates a wide…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Curriculum Development
Shapland, Ceci – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2006
Adolescence is a time for dreaming for youth to imagine and set a course for the future. High school students naturally spend time imagining the future if and where to continue their education, to find a job or pursue a career, to move away from home, or to start a family. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) includes a process…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High School Students, Transitional Programs, Disabilities
