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RSA: Promising Practices for Basic VR Agencies Helping Transition Age Youth

10/01/2007 | Requests *

Summary

The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) monitored 23 state vocational rehabilitation agencies in fiscal year 2007. These agencies, their stakeholders, and RSA identified promising practices that promote youth with disabilities transitioning from school to employment. Summaries of these practices are on the U.S. Department of Education’s website and include examples of leveraging resources, college and career preparation programs, and collaboration and partnerships among other practices.

Author

Available Files

Website Off-site link

Keywords

Transition Planning; Rehabilitation Act; College Preparation Programs; Career Preparation and Training Initiative; CPTI; Transition Scholarships; Shared Youth Vision; Federal Statewide Collaborative Partnership; Leveraging Resources; Maximizing Access; Transition Youths; Jump on Board for Success; JOBS; Learn, Earn and Prosper; LEAP

Topic

Children and Family Services, Developmental/Psychiatric Disabilities, Employment, Physical Disabilities, State/Agency Information, Transition/Diversion from Institutions, Workforce

Type/Tool

Links / Websites, Promising practices, Reports

Source

U.S. Dept of Education

State

Alabama, Maryland, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, All States/Territories

Date Created

11/08/2007

Contact

Brenda Vitale

vitaleb@bc.edu

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/2079

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