Contribution to Book
The Transition to Adulthood for Those with Disabilities.
Flourishing in Emerging Adulthood
(2017)
Abstract
This chapter discusses the opportunities and challenges an adolescent with disabilities may face when transitioning into adulthood. Transition services should be provided to those with disabilities in order to prepare them for different experiences outside of school. A huge component in preparing adolescents for transition is through teaching different transition skills such as self-determination skills, relationship skills, work-readiness skills, mobility skills, communication skills, daily living skills, college readiness skills, and community skills. Parents and teachers are given ideas on how to develop each of these areas. The authors describe different transition opportunities that are available to those with disabilities, including postsecondary education, employment, independent living, and community participation. The authors give different recommendations for effective transitional services and suggestions for future research.
Keywords
- Transition,
- Adulthood,
- Disabilities,
- flourishing,
- positive development,
- emerging adulthood,
- transition to adulthood,
- resilience,
- third decade,
- identity,
- service
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 1, 2017
Editor
Laura M. Padilla-Walker
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN
9780190260637
DOI
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190260637.003.0047
Citation Information
Dawn A. Rowe, Ryan Kellems, Caroline Williams and Denya Palmer. "The Transition to Adulthood for Those with Disabilities." New York, NYFlourishing in Emerging Adulthood Vol. 1 (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dawn-rowe/29/