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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 ...

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, ...

How Postsecondary Education Improves Adult Outcomes for Supplemental Security Income Children with Severe Hearing Impairments

Weathers, Robert R. II; Walter, Gerard; Schley, Sara; Hennessey, John; Hemmeter, Jeffrey; Burkhauser, Richard V. (2006-08-22)

This is a case study of SSI children who apply for postsecondary education at the National Technical Institute of the Deaf (NTID) within the Rochester Institute of Technology. We estimate the likelihood that an SSI child ...

Implications of the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program for Young Adults

Golden, Thomas P.; O'Mara, Susan; Brewer, David; Blessing, Carol (2002-05-01)

On December 17, 1999, President Clinton signed the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (P.L. 106-170) into law establishing in section 101(a) the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program (Ticket to Work ...

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 ...

Policy and Practice Brief: The Transition from School to Work; The Special Education and State Vocational Rehabilitation Systems’ Obligations to Prepare Students with Disabilities for the World of Work

Hager, Ronald M. (2002-01-01)

This brief provides an overview of the transition requirements outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Reviewed are concepts of free appropriate public education, least restrictive environment; individual ...

Promising Practices: BPA&O Collaboration with One-Stop Centers, Part II. Partnering with Disability Program Navigators: Employment Resources, Inc. (Wisconsin)

Ferrell, Connie; Malloy, JoAnne (2005-06-01)

In this paper, there are three examples of how a BPAO project in Wisconsin is collaborating with the One-Stop Centers and Department of Labor Disability navigators in order to increase referrals and information dissemination ...

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