Complete Guide to Special Education Transition Services: Ready-to-Use Help and Materials for Successful Transitions from School to Adulthood.

Autor/inn/en	Pierangelo, Roger; Crane, Rochelle
Titel	Complete Guide to Special Education Transition Services: Ready-to-Use Help and Materials for Successful Transitions from School to Adulthood.
Quelle	(1997), (249 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-87628-274-5
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Assistive Devices (for Disabled); Disabilities; Education Work Relationship; Estate Planning; Federal Aid; Federal Programs; Financial Support; Independent Living; Individualized Education Programs; Insurance; Interpersonal Competence; Leisure Education; Place of Residence; Postsecondary Education; Recreational Activities; Sex Education; Sexuality; Special Education; Student Development; Transitional Programs; Transportation; Vocational Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Finanzielle Förderung; Selbstverantwortung; Individualized education program; Individualisierendes Lernen; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Freizeitpädagogik; Wohnort; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Freizeitgestaltung; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Sexualität; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Verkehrswesen; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	This book is intended to provide a comprehensive guide to the transition of students from special education programs into adulthood. The 13 chapters address the following specific issues, with sample sub-topics indicated in parentheses: (1) fundamentals of transition services (self-determination, importance of keeping records); (2) transitional Individualized Education Plans (who determines what services are needed, adult service providers, and a transition planning timeline); (3) vocational education planning (assessments, rehabilitation services, supported employment, employment rights); (4) living arrangements (residential models, housing subsidies, respite care); (5) transportation concerns (travel training, paratransit systems); (6) recreational and leisure options (mastering leisure skill activities and leisure resources); (7) social skills (acquiring social skills, fostering relationships); (8) sexual issues (sexuality education, how particular disabilities affect sexuality); (9) communication and assistive technology (computer access, current technologies for specific impairments); (10) postsecondary educational options (financial aid, accommodations for specific disabilities, distance learning); (11) estate planning for parents (guardianship, the letter of intent, and wills); (12) insurance issues for parents (insurance policies, Medicare and Medicaid); and (13) financial concerns (Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance). Twelve appendices provide a comprehensive directory of additional resources. (DB)
Anmerkungen	Center for Applied Research in Education, Simon & Schuster, P.O. Box 11075, Des Moines, IA 50336-1075; toll-free phone: 800-947-7700. World Wide Web: http://www.phdirect.com.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01