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Direct linkTarvydas, Vilia; Hartley, Michael; Jang, Yoo Jin; Johnston, Sara; Moore-Grant, Nykeisha; Walker, Quiteya; O'Hanlon, Chris; Whalen, James – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2012
An ethics project is described that challenged students to collaborate with disability rights authorities to co-write a code of ethics for a Center of Independent Living. Experiential and reflective assignments analyzed how the construction of knowledge and language is never value-neutral, and people with disabilities need to have a voice in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Independent Living, Activism, Collaborative Writing
Courtney, Mark E.; Hook, Jennifer L.; Lee, JoAnn S. – Child Care in Practice, 2012
The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 ("Fostering Connections Act") fundamentally changed the nature of federal support for young people in state care by extending entitlement funding under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act to age 21 beginning in FY2011. While the Fostering Connections Act provides…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Young Adults, Public Policy, Social Problems
Peer reviewedSitlington, Patricia L.; Frank, Alan R. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1999
A follow-up study of 164 individuals with learning disabilities to obtain adult adjustment information found that 43% enrolled in postsecondary education/job training, few were involved in the community, 30% were in independent living, and most had good personal and social relationships. There were concerns about lack of knowledge of health…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Involvement, Employment Potential, Followup Studies
Frank, Alan R.; Sitlington, Patricia L. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1993
Iowa high school graduates (n=322) with mental disabilities were interviewed one and three years after graduation, concerning general status, employment, and adult adjustment. Over the postgraduation period, subjects became more independent in living arrangements and increased the number of hours per week of employment, but only approximately 20%…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Employment, Employment Level, Graduate Surveys
Download full textSitlington, Patricia L.; Frank, Alan R. – 1993
This study investigated the adult adjustment of randomly selected students with learning disabilities in the classes of 1984 and 1985, 1 and 3 years after they exited Iowa high schools. A total of 939 students were interviewed 1 year out of high school, of which 784 were also interviewed 3 years out of school. Results are reported in terms of: (1)…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Education Work Relationship, Employment, Followup Studies
Sitlington, Patricia L.; Frank, Alan R. – 1989
This study investigated the adult adjustment (1 year after leaving school) of 615 people with mental disabilities who had graduated from special education programs in Iowa in 1985 and 1986, as well as 62 dropouts who began in the same classes. Current living situation, leisure activities, and marital status were studied, with a special emphasis on…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Followup Studies, High School Graduates
Sitlington, Patricia L.; And Others – 1989
This study investigated the adult adjustment of an Iowa random sample of 1,012 individuals labeled learning disabled whose graduating class had been out of school for 1 year. Of this group (82% of the original sample), 911 individuals had been graduated from special education programs and 101 individuals had dropped out. Results are reported in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Dropouts, Employment Level, Followup Studies
Sitlington, Patricia L.; And Others – 1990
This study investigated the adult adjustment of a statewide random sample of 737 Iowa individuals with learning disabilities, 59 individuals labeled behaviorally disordered, and 142 individuals labeled mentally disabled, all graduates of special education resource teaching programs. Results are reported in terms of: (1) general status information,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Disorders, Employment Level, Graduate Surveys
