School to Work Fact Sheets [microform] : Making School to Work Opportunities Happen for Youth with Disabilities / Richard L. Horne and Kelli J. Thuli
- Bib ID:
- 5620206
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Horne, Richard L
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED422686
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- Description:
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- [Washington D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998
- 32 p.
- Summary:
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These six fact sheets are designed to communicate strategies for serving all youth, especially youth with disabilities, in school to work programs: (1) "Overview of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act" briefly describes this 1994 federal law and the three components of school-to-work programs: school-based learning, work-based learning, and connecting activities; (2) "Strategies for Serving All Youth in School to Work Systems" organizes strategies into five categories: student-focused planning and development, career pathways and contextual learning, family involvement, business, labor and community involvement, and structures and policies; (3) "Disability Definitions and Resources" offers definitions and lists resources for the 12 disabilities identified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; (4) "Transition-Related Legislation for Youth with Disabilities" compares five major laws as they apply to school to work transition; (5) "Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Factsheet" summarizes requirements for employers and lists sources of additional information; (6) "Disability Etiquette" offers general strategies for interacting with youth with disabilities, ways to enhance the work or learning environment, and ways to communicate disability awareness sensitively. (DB)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC.
- Sponsoring Agency: Department of Labor, Washington, DC.
- Contract Number: H158M50001.
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- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Communication Skills
- Definitions
- Disabilities
- Education Work Relationship
- Educational Legislation
- Federal Legislation
- Inclusive Schools
- Interpersonal Relationship
- School Business Relationship
- Secondary Education
- Transitional Programs
- Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 Etiquette Individuals with Disabilities Education Act School to Work Opportunities Act 1994
- Other authors/contributors:
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- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1998
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