Seamless transition and long-term support for individuals with severe intellectual disabilities

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 85-95

  Certo, Nicholas J ^a   Luecking, Richard G ^b   Murphy, Sara ^b   Brown, Lou ^c   Courey, Susan ^a   Belanger, Denise ^d  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Trans Cen

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community inclusion; Employment outcome; Entitlement; Long term support; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450203131     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.33.3.85     Document Type: Article

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