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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
Abstract
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 education programs; and, due process. The brief provides an illustrated case study along with a discussion of how special education and vocational rehabilitation intersect.
Date Issued
2002-01-01Subject
children; college; connecting activities; developmental disabled; disabilities; disability; disable; disabled; disablement; disabling; education; elementary school; General Education; handicap; handicapped; heal; high school; impairment; Inclusion; junior high school; learners; learning disability; limitation; mental handicap; mental retardation; middle school; physical disability; Postsecondary Education; recuperate; rehabilitate; rehabilitated; rehabilitating; rehabilitation; rehabilitative; school to work; school-based learning; schools; Secondary Education; self-determination; social security; Social Security Disability Insurance; Special Education; special need; SSDI; SSI; students; students with disabilities; Supplemental Security Income; teachers; therapy; transition; Transition Planning for Youth; EDIcat7-TPY; transitional; transitioning; treatment; university; vocational rehabilitation; work-based learning
Type
article
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