Life Beyond the Classroom: Transition Strategies for Young People with Disabilities, Fifth Edition / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9781598572322 Publisher: Brookes Publishing Publication date: 07/09/2012 Pages: 616 Product dimensions: 7.30(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.70(d) For more than two decades, the trusted Life Beyond the Classroom text has shaped the practices of thousands of professionals helping students make a smooth transition from school to adulthood. Now this landmark textbook is in a NEW fifth edition—updated with the cutting-edge information professionals need in today's changing world, as young people with disabilities face unprecedented financial, family, employment, and educational challenges. A definitive compendium of up-to-date, evidence-based transition research, this expanded new edition takes Life Beyond the Classroom to the next level. Future professionals will get all the latest best practices and timely research on the full spectrum of transition topics, from assessment and assistive technology to social skills and self-determination. And with the unparalleled new package of multimedia in