Transition Planning and Programming: Empowerment Through Partnership

Marita M. Danek, Ph.D., and Howard Busby, Ph.D.

This paper addresses transition planning and programming for deaf and hard of hearing youths as a broad and longitudinal process that begins at an early age. Through a developmental progression of experiences and activities, students are equipped with skills for economic self-sufficiency; self-determination; and interpersonal, educational, vocational, social, and leisure pursuits. The authors propose 18 premises that describe how parents, schools, and other stakeholders can work together with students to foster an effective transition process.

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