Intellectual Disability. A disability characterized by significant limitations in general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently [at the same time] with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects an individual’s educational performance. Internships - Internships are formal agreements whereby a youth is assigned specific tasks in a workplace over a predetermined period of time. Internships may be paid or unpaid, depending on the nature of the agreement with the company and the nature of the tasks. (Xxxxxxxx, 2009) Job Accommodations Network (JAN) – This service provides free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. The JAN also helps people with disabilities enhance their employability and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace. xxxxx://xxxxxx.xxx/ Job Club – Also known as job search or a networking club, which consists of formal and informal groups of job seekers. The purpose of a job club is to assist with the job search process and to provide and receive job search support and advice. Job Coaching- Job coaching refers to the training of an employee by an approved specialist, who uses structured intervention techniques to help the employee learn to perform job tasks to the employer's specifications and to learn the interpersonal skills necessary to be accepted as a worker at the job site and in related community contacts. In addition to job-site training, job coaching includes related assessment, job development, counseling, advocacy, travel training and other services needed to maintain the employment Job Corps – This is a program administered by the United States Department of Labor that offers free-of-charge education and vocational training to young men and women ages 16 to 24. One of the oldest social programs in the federal government today, the Job Corps tries to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds complete their high school education and get a good start in the working world. The program has trained and educated two million individuals since it was first established during the Great Society era of the 1960s. Job Corps participants receive not only job assistance and education, but also room and board during their time in the program, which can last up to two years. In spite of its altruistic mission, the Job Corps has long been a source of debate between liberals and conservatives over the program’s continuation and funding. . xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx Job Sampling / Work Sampling - Work Sampling is work by a youth that does not materially benefit the employer but allows the youth to spend meaningful time in a work environment to learn aspects of potential job task and "soft skills" required in the workplace. (Xxxxxxxx, 2009) Job Shadowing – Allows an individual to observe the work of a seasoned professional. Essentially, job shadowing involves working with an employee who can teach aspects related to the job, organization, certain abilities needed for the job and typical work behaviors. - Job Shadowing is extended time, often a full workday or several workdays, spent by a youth in a workplace accompanying an employee in the performance of his or her daily duties. (Xxxxxxxx, 2009) Xxxxxxxxx Act- Declares that persons with developmental disabilities have the same legal rights and responsibilities guaranteed all other persons by federal and state constitutions and laws, and charges the regional center with advocacy for, and protection of, these rights. Learning Disability – A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations. The term includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. The term does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities; of intellectual disability; of emotional disturbance; or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. Least Restrictive Environment - A federal mandate stipulating that, to the maximum extent possible, students with disabilities be educated with their non-disabled peers. Legal Protection – Disability related laws including, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, and Xxxxxxxxx Developmental Disabilities Services Act. Local Education Agency (LEA) – means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within the State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of the State, or for a combination of school districts or counties that is recognized in the State as an administrative agency for its public elementary schools or secondary schools. Local Partnership Agreement (LPA) - Local Partnership Agreements are the result of conversations. They articulate the ways in which local partners will work together to streamline service delivery, engage their communities, and increase CIE opportunities for individuals with ID/DD. These agreements provide the opportunity for each set of local partners to determine what strategies will work best for individuals with ID/DD. Mainstreaming - This lay term doesn’t appear in law. It refers to IDEA’s preference for the education of every child in the least restrictive environment (LRE); most widely refers to placement of students with disabilities in general education, rather than segregated, classrooms.
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Samples: Local Partnership Agreement, Local Partnership Agreement
Intellectual Disability. A disability characterized by significant limitations in general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently [at the same time] with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects an individual’s educational performance. Internships - Internships are formal agreements whereby a youth is assigned specific tasks in a workplace over a predetermined period of time. Internships may be paid or unpaid, depending on the nature of the agreement with the company and the nature of the tasks. (Xxxxxxxx, 2009) Job Accommodations Network (JAN) – This service provides free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. The JAN also helps people with disabilities enhance their employability and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace. xxxxx://xxxxxx.xxx/ Job Club – Also known as job search or a networking club, which consists of formal and informal groups of job seekers. The purpose of a job club is to assist with the job search process and to provide and receive job search support and advice. Job Coaching- Job coaching refers to the training of an employee by an approved specialist, who uses structured intervention techniques to help the employee learn to perform job tasks to the employer's specifications and to learn the interpersonal skills necessary to be accepted as a worker at the job site and in related community contacts. In addition to job-site training, job coaching includes related assessment, job development, counseling, advocacy, travel training and other services needed to maintain the employment Job Corps – This is a program administered by the United States Department of Labor that offers free-of-charge education and vocational training to young men and women ages 16 to 24. One of the oldest social programs in the federal government today, the Job Corps tries to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds complete their high school education and get a good start in the working world. The program has trained and educated two million individuals since it was first established during the Great Society era of the 1960s. Job Corps participants receive not only job assistance and education, but also room and board during their time in the program, which can last up to two years. In spite of its altruistic mission, the Job Corps has long been a source of debate between liberals and conservatives over the program’s continuation and funding. . xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx Job Sampling / Work Sampling - Work Sampling is work by a youth that does not materially benefit the employer but allows the youth to spend meaningful time in a work environment to learn aspects of potential job task and "soft skills" required in the workplace. (Xxxxxxxx, 2009) Job Shadowing – Allows an individual to observe the work of a seasoned professional. Essentially, job shadowing involves working with an employee who can teach aspects related to the job, organization, certain abilities needed for the job and typical work behaviors. - Job Shadowing is extended time, often a full workday or several workdays, spent by a youth in a workplace accompanying an employee in the performance of his or her daily duties. (Xxxxxxxx, 2009) Xxxxxxxxx Act- Declares that persons with developmental disabilities have the same legal rights and responsibilities guaranteed all other persons by federal and state constitutions and laws, and charges the regional center with advocacy for, and protection of, these rights. Learning Disability – A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations. The term includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. The term does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities; of intellectual disability; of emotional disturbance; or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. Least Restrictive Environment - A federal mandate stipulating that, to the maximum extent possible, students with disabilities be educated with their non-disabled peers. Legal Protection – Disability related laws including, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, and Xxxxxxxxx Developmental Disabilities Services Act. Local Education Agency (LEA) – means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within the State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of the State, or for a combination of school districts or counties that is recognized in the State as an administrative agency for its public elementary schools or secondary schools. Local Partnership Agreement (LPA) - Local Partnership Agreements are the result of conversations. They articulate the ways in which local partners will work together to streamline service delivery, engage their communities, and increase CIE opportunities for individuals with ID/DD. These agreements provide the opportunity for each set of local partners to determine what strategies will work best for individuals with ID/DD. Mainstreaming - This lay term doesn’t appear in law. It refers to IDEA’s preference for the education of every child in the least restrictive environment (LRE); most widely refers to placement of students with disabilities in general education, rather than segregated, classrooms.
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Samples: Local Partnership Agreement
Intellectual Disability. A disability characterized by significant limitations in general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently [at the same time] with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects an individual’s educational performance. Internships - Internships are formal agreements whereby a youth is assigned specific tasks in a workplace over a predetermined period of time. Internships may be paid or unpaid, depending on the nature of the agreement with the company and the nature of the tasks. (Xxxxxxxx, 2009) Job Accommodations Network (JAN) – This service provides free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. The JAN also helps people with disabilities enhance their employability and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace. xxxxx://xxxxxx.xxx/ Job Club – Also known as job search or a networking club, which consists of formal and informal groups of job seekers. The purpose of a job club is to assist with the job search process and to provide and receive job search support and advice. Job Coaching- Job coaching refers to the training of an employee by an approved specialist, who uses structured intervention techniques to help the employee learn to perform job tasks to the employer's specifications and to learn the interpersonal skills necessary to be accepted as a worker at the job site and in related community contacts. In addition to job-site training, job coaching includes related assessment, job development, counseling, advocacy, travel training and other services needed to maintain the employment employment. Job Corps – This is a program administered by the United States Department of Labor that offers free-of-charge education and vocational training to young men and women ages 16 to 24. One of the oldest social programs in the federal government today, the Job Corps tries to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds complete their high school education and get a good start in the working world. The program has trained and educated two million individuals since it was first established during the Great Society era of the 1960s. Job Corps participants receive not only job assistance and education, but also room and board during their time in the program, which can last up to two years. In spite of its altruistic mission, the Job Corps has long been a source of debate between liberals and conservatives over the program’s continuation and funding. . xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx Job Sampling / Work Sampling - Work Sampling is work by a youth that does not materially benefit the employer but allows the youth to spend meaningful time in a work environment to learn aspects of potential job task and "soft skills" required in the workplace. (Xxxxxxxx, 2009) Job Shadowing – Allows an individual to observe the work of a seasoned professional. Essentially, job shadowing involves working with an employee who can teach aspects related to the job, organization, certain abilities needed for the job and typical work behaviors. - Job Shadowing is extended time, often a full workday or several workdays, spent by a youth in a workplace accompanying an employee in the performance of his or her daily duties. (Xxxxxxxx, 2009) Xxxxxxxxx Act- Declares that persons with developmental disabilities have the same legal rights and responsibilities guaranteed all other persons by federal and state constitutions and laws, and charges the regional center with advocacy for, and protection of, these rights. Learning Disability – A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations. The term includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. The term does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities; of intellectual disability; of emotional disturbance; or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. Least Restrictive Environment - A federal mandate stipulating that, to the maximum extent possible, students with disabilities be educated with their non-disabled peers. Legal Protection – Disability related laws including, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, and Xxxxxxxxx Developmental Disabilities Services Act. Local Education Agency (LEA) – means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within the State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of the State, or for a combination of school districts or counties that is recognized in the State as an administrative agency for its public elementary schools or secondary schools. Local Partnership Agreement (LPA) - Local Partnership Agreements are the result of conversations. They articulate the ways in which local partners will work together to streamline service delivery, engage their communities, and increase CIE opportunities for individuals with ID/DD. These agreements provide the opportunity for each set of local partners to determine what strategies will work best for individuals with ID/DD. Mainstreaming - This lay term doesn’t appear in law. It refers to IDEA’s preference for the education of every child in the least restrictive environment (LRE); most widely refers to placement of students with disabilities in general education, rather than segregated, classrooms.
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Samples: Local Partnership Agreement
