Life beyond the classroom
Subtitle: transition strategies for young people with disabilities
By: by Paul Wehman ; with invited contributors.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: P.H. Brookes Pub. Co.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 543
Subjects: People with disabilities -- Vocational guidance -- United States; Youth with disabilities -- Employment -- United States; Youth with disabilities -- United States -- Psychology; School-to-work transition -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 491-521) and index.
Table of contents: title: I. Defining and planning transition; title: Transition in the new millennium --; title: Self-determination and transition -- Michael L. Wehmeyer; title: Family's role in transition --; title: Community transition planning --; title: Beyond programs and placements : using person-centered practices to individualize the transition process and outcomes -- Paul Wehman, Jane M. Everson, and Dennis H. Reid -- II. Facilitating and supporting transition; title: Secondary school restructuring -- Mary A. Falvey, Lori Eshilian, and Richard L. Rosenberg; title: Teaching for transition -- Susan Johnson and Paul Wehman; title: Finding jobs for young people with disabilities -- Cary Griffin and Pam Sherron Targett; title: Vocational placements and careers -- Paul Wehman, Valerie Brooke, and Katherine J. Inge; title: Pursuing postsecondary education opportunities for individuals with disabilities -- Elizabeth Evans Getzel, Robert A. Stodden, and Lori W. Briel; title: Independent living -- Michael D. West -- III. Designing and implementing individualized transition plans; title: Appllications for youth with mild cognitive disabilities --; title: Applications for youth with significant cognitive disabilities --; title: Applications for youth with sensory impairments -- Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr., and Pamela Luft; title: Applications for youth with learning disabilities -- Elizabeth Evans Getzel and John J. Gugerty; title: Applications for youth with emotional and behavior disorders --; title: Applications for youth with orthopedic and other health impairments -- Michael D. West; title: Applications for youth with traumatic brain injury-- Paul Wehman ... [et al.].