Their Time Has Come: Youth with Disabilities on the Cusp of Adulthood (Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies)
By Valerie Leiter.
Description
The lives of youth with disabilities have changed radically in the past fifty years. Youth who are coming of age right now are the first generation to receive educational services throughout childhood and adolescence. Disability policies have opened up opportunities to youth, and they have responded by getting higher levels of education than ever before. Yet many youth are being left behind, compared to their peers without disabilities. Youth with disabilities often still face major obstacles to independence. In Their Time Has Come, Valerie Leiter argues that there are crucial missing ...
ISBN(s)
0813552486, 9780813552484
