Browsing K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability Collection by Subject "Free and Appropriate Public Education"

Articulating Roles and Responsibilities in the Transition Planning Process: A Practice Aimed at Figuring Out How to Work Together

Murphy, Marianne; Golden, Thomas P. (2004-05-01)

It is clear that the intention of the Individual with Disabilities Education Act require both the Education Agency and the Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (VESID, in New York State) to jointly participate in the development ...

Enhancing Transition for Students with Disabilities Across New York State: State Performance Plan #13 and the New York State Transition Quality Indicators

Brewer, David (2007-04-19)

This policy brief describes the relationship between state reporting requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 and New York State's process for continuous quality improvement, utilizing ...

Establishing a New Standard for Inclusion in the Classroom

Blessing, Carol; Levitz, Barbara; Levitz, Michael (2003-06-01)

This paper challenges the generally accepted norm that special education is a place in which to put students rather than a process for supporting inclusion into the general education curriculum. The process of determining ...

Exceeding Expectations: A conceptual analysis of student power and self-determination

Brewer, David (2002-01-01)

This paper explores theories of student power and self-determination that evolved over the last century and their relationships to general and special education practices. Historical events, such as the industrial revolution, ...

Infusing a Person Centered Approach Into Transition Planning For Students with Developmental Disabilities

Blessing, Carol (2002-01-01)

This is the first of two white papers reflective of the work of nine separate demonstration sites interested in integrating person-centered practices into the design and delivery of transition services for high school youth ...

Integrating Essential Elements of Person-Centered Transition Planning Practices Into the Development of the Individualized Education Program With All Students with Disabilities

Blessing, Carol (2003-01-01)

This is the second of two white papers that were developed to look at the potential for integrating a person-centered approach into the design and implementation of transition planning with individuals with disabilities ...

Policy and Practice Brief: Conducting Outreach to Transition-Aged Youth; Strategies for Reaching Out to Youth with Disabilities, Their Families, and Agencies that Serve Them

Sheldon, Jr.,, James R.; Golden, Thomas P. (2005-05-01)

This brief focuses on strategies for assisting Benefits Planning, Assistance and Outreach Programs and Protection and Advocacy Projects in conducting outreach to transition-aged youth. Practical applications are identified ...

Policy and Practice Brief: Medical Continuing Disability Reviews and Related Concepts; A Discussion of Medical CDRs and the Age 18 Redetermination

Sheldon, Jr., James R. (2003-07-30)

This brief provides an overview of the policies and procedures governing the continuing disability review process within the Social Security Administration. Discussed are the Age 18 Redetermination process as well as ...

Review of Data Sources for School to Work Transitions by Youth with Disabilities

Wittenburg, David; Stapleton, David C. (2000-09-01)

Setting the Standard for Inclusion in the Classroom

Blessing, Carol (2003-01-01)

This paper takes a critical look at disparity between United States legislation that mandates that all students have access to the general curriculum and the proclivity for school systems to use the laws as a justification ...

SSI and Postsecondary Education Support for Students with Disabilities

Golden, Thomas P.; Jones, Megan A. (2002-05-01)

Young adults with disabilities who receive Supplementary Security Income (SSI) may think that postsecondary education is beyond their financial reach because their SSI benefits do not provide them with enough income for ...

Summary Review of Data Sources for School to Work Transitions by Youth with Disabilities - Policy Brief

Wittenburg, David; Stapleton, David C. (2002-09-01)

This brief summarizes our findings from a review of potential data sources to examine school-to-work transitions by youth with disabilities (Wittenburg and Stapleton, 2000). Our objective was to identify data sources for ...

Transition Options for Youth with Disabilities An Overview of the Programs and Policies that Affect the Transition from School

Wittenburg, David; Golden, Thomas P.; Fishman, Michael (2002-01-01)

This paper characterizes the complex set of programs that may affect the transition from school to work for a youth with a disability. Given the emphasis on accountability for outcomes in the recent IDEA legislation, it ...

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