Research and Evaluation | Noteworthy Practices | Additional Links

With the passage of No Child Left Behind and the development of the New Freedom Initiative, the Administration has made a commitment to provide individuals with disabilities with a high-quality education and to ensure that persons with disabilities, as stated in Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, have an "equal opportunity to participate" and an "equal opportunity to benefit from" service.

As part of this effort, OVAE/DAEL is committed to assuring that access is available to a wide range of persons with disabilities seeking to improve their literacy and vocational skills. For more information on particular disability issues, please see the following pages: Developmental Disabilities; Hearing Impairments and Deafness; Learning Disabilities in Adult Education; Language and Speech Impairments; Mental Health Disabilities; Physical Disabilities; Visual Impairments and Blindness; and Accessibility and Universal Design.

Research and Evaluation

• The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition coordinates national resources, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for successful futures.

• Students with Disabilities Who Drop Out of School—Implications for Policy and Practice. 2002 NCSET report on outcomes and interventions strategies designed to help improve academic success for students with disabilities.

• National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research sponsors research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.

• The National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice is a research and dissemination program focused on the needs of youth with disabilities in the juvenile justice system.

Noteworthy Practices

• Arizona's Office for Americans with Disabilities provides training and technical assistance to adult educators and employment counselors in Connecticut, including assistance in working with adults with disabilities.

• Connecticut's Community Education, Training & Employment (CETES)—Adult Training & Development Network provides training and technical assistance to adult educators and employment counselors in Connecticut, including assistance in working with adults with disabilities.

• DO-IT: Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology provides resources and information on helping people with disabilities make the most of education and employment opportunities through the use of technology and universal design principles.

• Florida Division of Workforce Development—Adult General Education Frameworks describes the basic modules of Florida's Adult Education program, including Adult General Education for Adults with Disabilities.

Additional Links

• The mission of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy is to provide leadership to increase employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities.

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the official site for the legislation and offers various resources and technical assistance about the implementation of the ADA.

• Disabilityinfo.gov is a comprehensive federal website of disability-related government resources.

• The National Center on Workforce and Disability for Adults (NCWD-Adult) provides training, technical assistance, policy analysis, and information to improve access for all persons with disabilities in the workforce development system.

• The National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs' goal is to ensure that adults with special learning needs have the opportunities necessary to become successful lifelong learners.

• The National Council on Disability is an independent federal agency that makes recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting Americans with disabilities.

• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is an interdisciplinary association of people with a common interest in technology and disability. RESNA promotes research and development, and provides technology to support people with disabilities.

• National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth provides information and resources for youth with disabilities and their families, service providers and other front line workers, administrators, policy makers, and employers.