Model Transition Process for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Youth

Authors

Marguerite Harmon, Executive Director- Community Outreach Program for the Deaf- Tucson, AZ
Sharin Manlon, Project Director- Community Outreach Program for the Deaf- Tucson, AZ
Roger Beach, Department of Counseling- Gallaudet University

Abstract

This paper reports the results of Tucson, Arizona’s Community Outreach Program for the Deaf Transition Project for Hearing-Impaired Youth. The project is fully funded through the Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services project, and has as its primary goals:

1. To develop a predictable referral system: school to adult services
2. To develop specialized transition methods for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
3. To develop techniques to train in life management and employment related skills.
4. To create system change

This paper will propose a model for transitional planning and recommend system changes which could facilitate such planning and service delivery.

Recommended Citation

Harmon, M., Manlon, S., & Beach, R. (2019). Model Transition Process for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Youth. JADARA, 26(1). Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/jadara/vol26/iss1/6