A Future without Segregation
Can we realize a future where people with disabilities get the help they need without being segregated in a classroom, work facility, or group living?
Engineered Employment: An Inadequate Solution for Adult Joblessness and Student Transition
Dale, come see our great recycling program! Check out our cleaning crew! We run a bakery that our special ed students all work at!Over the past 30 plus years of providing consultation and training to agencies and schools on the employment of people with disabilities, I have visited employment programs in 49 states and evaluated [...]
We Are Failing Students with Disabilities in Transition from School to Work
The future of changing disability segregation is with young people.One of the most serious concerns I have about the continued segregation of people with disabilities is based on the lack of progress we have made with young adults with severe disabilities leaving school. Far too many "transition plans" still simply recommend sheltered workshops or other [...]