This guide serves as a resource for multiple audiences within the workforce development system.  Youth service professionals will find information on selecting career-related assessments, determining when to refer youth for additional assessment, and additional issues such as accommodations, legal issues, and ethical considerations.  Administrators and policymakers will find information on developing practical and effective policies, collaboration among programs, and interagency assessment systems.  Chapters cover (a) Understanding the Terrain of Assessment; (b) The Dynamics of Disabilities; (c) Selecting and Using Assessments; (d) The Organizational Perspective. (The National ...

An extensive literature review of research, demonstration projects and effective practices covering a wide range of programs and services -- including lessons from youth development, quality education, and workforce development programs -- has identified core commonalities across the disciplines, programs, and institutional settings.  The Guideposts  point out that no one institution or organization can provide the full range of services; thus, highlighting the interdependence of agencies that requires communities, States, the federal government and multiple organizations at all levels to collaborate with one another in order to help assure quality transitions for all youth.  ...

This Guide was developed specifically to address the needs of youth with disabilities during their transition from school to work.  It is intended for individuals designing mentoring programs for youth, including youth with disabilities, in the transition phase to adulthood.  (The NCWD/Youth is housed at the Institute of Educational Leadership in Washington DC.  It is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy.)

The Perkins’ series of on-demand webcasts are presented by experts in the field of visual impairment and deafblindness.  Depending on whether your interests are  professional or personal, you will find topics of interest.  Among the current topics are: (a) Accessible Science: Life Science; (b) Adapted Physical Education; (c) Creating Vocational Portfolios for Students with Significant Disabilities; (d) Early Literacy for Students with Multiple Disabilities or Deafblindness; (e) mealtime skills; (f) social skills; and others.  (Founded in 1832, the Perkins School for the Blind is residential and day school located in Watertown, Massachusetts.)