Community transition teams as the foundation for transition services for youth with learning disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 148-159

  Blalock, Ginger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER;

EDUCATION, SPECIAL; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS;

EID: 0030093519     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221949602900204     Document Type: Article

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