Sentences with phrase «youth with disabilities from»

PACER Center is a parent training and information center for families of children and youth with all disabilities from birth to young adults.

The PACER Center, an organization founded in Minnesota, is a parent training and information center for families of children and youth with all disabilities from birth to young adults.

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Dr. Laugeson has been a principal investigator and collaborator on a number of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigating social skills training for youth with developmental disabilities from preschool to early adulthood and is the co-developer of an evidence - based social skills intervention for teens and young adults known as PEERS.

Scientists have chronicled the impact of negative expectations in settings where they occur naturally, such as classrooms that «track» students from early youth and in society's treatment of stigmatized groups such as racial minorities, the poor, the elderly, the homeless, convicts and children with learning disabilities.

Transitions are important rites of passage for all students and are significant milestones for youth with disabilities and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Cultural Caregiving Services must be accessed to the vulnerable groups — the oppressed, those with disabilities, those suffering from trauma, victims of war and disaster, the abandoned, the street kids, the out - of - school youth, the delinquent, the indigenous youth who feel helpless, excluded or desperate.

These youth are disproportionately students of color (particularly African American males), students from low - income backgrounds, and students with disabilities.

The information in these synthesis reports was collected from practicing administrators and teachers in reentry programs nationwide, and is designed to assist state departments of education, school districts, and community - based organizations interested in redesigning or initiating efforts to help youth with disabilities return to the education system and become successful school completers.

Cover Photo: A group of youth and mentors from IEL's career - focused Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program for youth with disabilities stands on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), IEL is collecting stories from youth and young adults with disabilities who came of age under the ADA and tDisabilities Act (ADA), IEL is collecting stories from youth and young adults with disabilities who came of age under the ADA and tdisabilities who came of age under the ADA and their allies.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the contribution and impact of the ADA Generation, IEL is collecting stories from youth and young adults with disabilities who came of age under the ADA and tDisabilities Act (ADA) and the contribution and impact of the ADA Generation, IEL is collecting stories from youth and young adults with disabilities who came of age under the ADA and tdisabilities who came of age under the ADA and their allies.

YWLA develops competencies and creates a peer learning community for staff from organizations that provide workforce development services to D.C. youth ages 16 to 24, including those with disabilities.

The solutions to school pushout supported by the Dignity in Schools campaign include shifting funding from school police to counselors and social workers; funding and using transformative and restorative justice, mediation and positive interventions; ensuring that states and districts focus on school climate under the Every Student Succeeds Act; and ending the pushout and arresting of students of color, LGBTQ youth, students who are homeless, and students with disabilities.

Currently funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and led by the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL), RAMP ™ is being implemented across the country by state and local organizations with expertise in mentoring, youth development, juvenile justice, and disability.

The Office of Special Education Programs» Results Driven Accountability Initiative represents a significant shift in state accountability from a focus on compliance and ensuring access to education and early intervention services to a focus on measurable and meaningful outcomes in learning and development for children and youth with disabilities.

The course develops an understanding of program evaluation measures, and requires students to be able to demonstrate this knowledge for purposes of making data based decisions to develop intervention plans for a variety of learners including students with disabilities and other special concerns such as youth from foster, immigrant and migrant families, students who are at risk and students from language diverse communities.

This brief discusses families» perceptions of whether and how they were engaged in schools» implementation of ILPs, and provides suggestions from families of youth with and without disabilities of actions schools can take to improve family engagement in the ILP process.

This webinar highlighted tools and strategies from the guide, Charting the Course: Supporting the Career Development of Youth with Learning Disabilities.

Information is derived from a web - based review of relevant literature as well as focus groups and surveys involving 1,400 parents of youth with and without disabilities and 526 school personnel in ten schools across four states as part of a larger five year study of ILPs sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy.

Diploma Options, Graduation Requirements, and Exit Exams for Youth with Disabilities: 2011 National Study from the National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Trends in postschool outcomes of youth with disabilities: Findings from the national longitudinal transition study of special education students.

«We strive to fund established programs that use positive methodology and train to a rigorous standard, while also demonstrating strong fiscal management, demonstrated success, measurable outcomes and the potential to positively impact multiple populations, for example, a program that rescues dogs from shelters, and then uses at - risk youth to train them to become a service dog for a person with a disability would be an ideal program.»

A non-profit organization with volunteer and donor contributions from the public and private sectors, JES offers a wide array of justice - related resources and services for the general public, youth, immigrants, Aboriginals and persons with disabilities.

Miami, FL About Blog Nature Links for Lifelong Learning is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization providing educational programs for young adults ages 18 to 30 with middle range intellectual disabilities in the greater Miami area.Nature Links programs bridge the gap, guiding youth with unique learning differences and their families through the transition from high school to adult life.

Permanency for specific populations Provides resources regarding permanency for youth, children and youth from minority groups, children and youth with disabilities, and immigrant children and youth

Epilogue: What Do We Know, What Have We Learned, and Where Do We Go from Here to Help Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families and Youth with Disabilities in the Transition Process What Do We Know About the Transition Experiences of CLD Families and Youth with Disabilities?

This qualitative study examined the impact of adoption on the educational experiences of older youths with disabilities who were adopted from the child welfare system.

This study presents findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial, testing a 12 - week intervention to train parents of youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to advocate for adult disability services — the Volunteer Advocacy Program - Transition (VAP - T).

These restraints are designed to control people in a range of settings, from youth in detention to people with intellectual disabilities either living in a community setting or in the family home.