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Chun, Jina; Connor, Annemarie; Kosciulek, John F.; Landon, Trenton; Park, Jinhee – Global Education Review, 2016
Youth with disabilities face difficulties resulting from attitudinal, environmental, and organizational barriers not only in initially accessing and entering school (World Health Organization [WHO], 2011), but also as they transition from school age youth to working adults. With a focus on facilitating a better understanding of the issues,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Development, Youth, Disabilities
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Kinn, Liv Grethe; Holgersen, Helge; Borg, Marit; Fjaer, Svanaug – Disability & Society, 2011
Most people with mental health problems want a paid job, but experience difficulties in obtaining one. In-depth knowledge from service users is needed about what supports their work capacity and potentials. This qualitative study aimed to explore the occupational history of people with severe mental-health problems and experiences of being…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Programs, Mental Health Programs, Vocational Rehabilitation, Transitional Programs
Nathanson, Jeanne H., Ed. – OSERS News in Print, 1990
This newsletter issue offers six articles on employment of people with disabilities. "Employment and People with Disabilities: Challenges for the Nineties" (Frank Bowe) discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act, issues in unemployment and under-education, earnings, and implications for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Disabilities, Employment, Employment Level
O'Neill, John; And Others – 1990
This handbook supplement, for adult service providers, is part of a packet intended to aid educators, families, and adult service providers to facilitate the transition from school to adult life in the community for students with both cognitive disabilities and visual or dual sensory impairments. Emphasis is on preparation of students for adult…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities)
Spiers, Elizabeth, Comp.; Samberg, Laura, Ed. – 1992
Designed for parents and professionals facing development of transition programs in their own communities, this guide offers in Section 1 an overview of noncollegiate educational options after high school for students with disabilities who need additional time and training to prepare for adulthood. It covers employment, postsecondary education and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Job Training, Postsecondary Education
LaBrecque, Suzanne V.; And Others – 1989
This document is intended to aid those in Texas doing joint planning of vocational and technical education programs with programs conducted under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), the Adult Education Act, Chapter I of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, the Education of the Handicapped Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Apprenticeships, Cooperative Programs