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A 9 page paper. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997 require schools to address the transition needs of students who are identified as students with special needs. There are numerous barriers and challenges local school districts face when attempting to comply with the spirit of the law, not the least of which is the issue of interagency cooperation and collaboration. This essay reports findings of research studies and the factors that lead to successful transition programs, which range from course in self-awareness and self-advocacy through links with adult vocational rehabilitation services. Data are included. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Schools must include a statement in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) about "transition needs related to students courses of study beginning at age 14, and a transition services component for
students with disabilities age 16 and older" (Hasazi. Furney and Destefano, 1999, p. 555). Furthermore, the Amendments noted that the transition planning process include students, their parents, and that the
plan be a collaborative one involving other agencies (Hasazi. Furney and Destefano, 1999). The reasons for this mandate had to do with research studies that consistently revealed special education students
were not as successful in making the transition from secondary education to adult life as were their peers (Hasazi. Furney and Destefano, 1999). There are a great deal of data
to support the conclusion that students with special needs do not have the support they need to make that all-important transition from high school to adult life. The U.S. Census
Bureau reported that despite the thriving and growing economy of the late 1990s, 33.1 percent of adults between the ages of 21 and 64 who had disabilities were not employed
(Hagner, McGahie and Cloutier, 2001). That is almost one-third of that particular population of adults. The data become worse. Adults in the 21 to 64 year-old age group who have
severe disabilities have even higher rates of unemployment - 73.9 percent (Hagner, McGahie and Cloutier, 2001). Furthermore, a majority of these adults do not hold jobs in the general work
world, they are employed at sheltered work places (Hagner, McGahie and Cloutier, 2001). The small percentage who do hold jobs in the general community are typically in minimum wage jobs,
in fact, at least one study revealed that "84% of workers with mental retardation who are receiving ongoing support through a supported employment program worked either in custodial or food
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