Making way through the borderlands: Latino youth with disabilities in transition from school to adult life

Transition services for youth with disabilities are mandated by IDEA. Transition services are supported services that help individuals with disabilities move from special education in high school to employment, post-secondary education or vocational training in the adult world. Outcomes for youth with disabilities vary depending on culture, ethnicity, race, gender and socioeconomic status. Latino youth with disabilities experience poorer post-school outcomes than do white youth with disabilities. This study seeks to identify and describe the transition needs of youth with disabilities from Latino backgrounds who are transitioning from school to adulthood and therefore engaging in employment, post-secondary education or employment-related training. Through focus groups with Latino youth, their families, and the staff that serve them, I explored and identified the specific needs of this group with regards to receiving transition services. The findings of this study will guide the development of training for transition professionals in Oregon and will be disseminated to professionals in the field of transition across the country and around the world.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Oregon

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Povenmire-Kirk, Tiana Cadye, 1974-

• Latino youth
• Transition services
• Disability
• Latino families
• Adolescents
• Diversity
• Latino
• Special education
• Secondary education
• Hispanic American studies
• Youth with disabilities
• Hispanic Americans with disabilities
• Education, Secondary
• School-to-work transition

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1794/10295

OAI record oai:identifier

https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/server/oai/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=dim&identifier=oai%3Ascholarsbank.uoregon.edu%3A1794%2F10295