Youth with Disabilities
Briefs
- 4/07/2006
- How Do High School Students Get Academic, Leadership, Work Skills, and Still Manage to Serve the Community? With students and faculty from Howenstine High School, Tucson, Arizona (Forum brief)
- 12/5/2003
- Improving Secondary Education and Transition Services for Youth with Disabilities, According to national research youth with disabilities have lower than desired academic achievement levels, high dropout rates, substantial levels of under- and un-employment, economic instability, and low levels of enrollment and completion in postsecondary education and training. (Forum Brief)
- 1/26/2001
- Preparing Youth with Disabilities for an Increasingly Technical Work Place, with Richard Luecking, President of TransCen, Michael R. Losey, president/CEO of the Society of Human Resource Management, Marian Vessels, Director of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information Center on the Mid-Atlantic Region; and two young adults sharing their experiences in preparing for work, and their success in achieving career goals through the application of technology and other supports. (Forum Brief)
- 12/8/2000
- Creating Accessible Technologies — Practical Ways to Enable Youth to Reach Their Potential and to Overcome Barriers Faced in Employment, Education and Daily Living, with Gregg Vanderhiden, The Trace Center. (Forum Brief)
Publications
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LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD—Technology as an Equalizer in Education, Transition to Careers in Daily Life is a summary of forum events that explored the movement toward using technology to assist youth with disabilities. The report shares innovative partnerships between employers and the education and training sectors that use technology to help youth with disabilities make effective transitions in school, to work and through daily life. |
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Local Intermediary Organizations: Connecting the Dots for Children, Youth, and Families Over the past several decades, policy makers and program planners have come to understand that children, youth, and families need a range of supports and services to live healthy, productive lives. While conventional wisdom supports the belief that comprehensive services are an essential element in the support of children and families, programs and services, in reality, still mirror the old approach— disconnected services, separate funding streams, and multiple agencies providing services. In an era of tight resources and increased local responsibility for programs and services, communities are experimenting with new ways to connect the service dots for children and families. Local intermediary organizations are a promising approach to efficiently and effectively connecting and delivering a range of supportive services. |