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Neubert, Debra A.; Luecking, Richard G.; Fabian, Ellen S. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2018
Purpose: The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 mandates vocational rehabilitation (VR) counselors play a greater role in providing transition-related services for students and youth with disabilities, such as pre-employment activities and increased collaborative efforts with state and local education agencies and American Jobs…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Disabilities, Rehabilitation Counseling, Counselor Role
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Lombardi, Allison; Gerdes, Hilary; Murray, Christopher – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2011
In this study, the authors developed, administered, and evaluated a measure of individual actions of college students with disabilities and their perceptions of postsecondary and social supports. An exploratory factor analysis resulted in nine reliable factors in these three areas. Follow-up regression analyses revealed that self-advocacy…
Descriptors: College Students, Grade Point Average, Factor Analysis, Self Advocacy
Wolfe, Pamela S.; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1996
A survey of personnel representing mental health/mental retardation/developmental disabilities agencies in 50 states investigated the self-advocacy needs of clients, training in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and impact of the ADA. Results indicated that clients needed training in advocacy-related skills and that the ADA had a minimal…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Civil Rights Legislation, Developmental Disabilities