Your Child’s Right to an Appropriate Transition Plan

• By: Oroma Mpi-Reynolds, Esq. MSR Legal & Consulting Services, PLLC
• March 26th, 2021
• community, employment, IDEA, independent living skills, post-secondary education, school, Spring 2021 Issue, transition, transition plan, transition services
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One of the main objectives of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is to ensure that children receive an appropriate education that prepares them for further education, employment, and independent living.1 Accordingly, school districts must develop Transition Plans that are...

Employment and People with Disabilities: A Social Ill to Change, Not Manage

• By: Nicholas A. Villani Career and Employment Options, Inc.
• July 1st, 2011
• career planning, disabilities, employment, job training, special education, transition services, vocational rehabilitation, workforce development
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During the last twenty-five years there has been a cataclysmic shift in the employment world of Americans. The fundamental shift and loss of the manufacturing base in America impacted not only the middle working class but also those individuals with disabilities who would have had a more secure...