Preparing Children With Disabilities for Life

Explains what special education is and how to make the special education process more successful for everyone involved. Includes a wealth of resources for parents such as lists of professional organizations, useful websites, support groups, and other books for further learning.

Robert Evert Cimera is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh

Preface

vii

Acknowledgments

ix

An Introduction to Transition

1

(22)

The History and Legalities of Preparing Children with Disabilities for Life

23

(16)

Transitions of Families with Children

39

(38)

Important Transitions Prior to and during School

77

(18)

Preparing Children with Disabilities for Employment

95

(42)

Preparing Children with Disabilities for Residential Living

137

(18)

Preparing Children with Disabilities for Community Adjustment

155

(16)

Preparing Children with Disabilities for Recreation

171

(14)

Preparing Children with Disabilities for Interpersonal Relationships

185

(20)

Preparing Children with Disabilities for Lifelong Learning

205

(36)

Developing Educational Plans for Transition

241

(26)

References

267

(22)

Index

289

(6)

About the Author

295

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Preparing Children With Disabilities for Life

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