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Between School and Work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Bill Rose  and
Heather Fiala
Heather Fiala
Affiliation:
Tangara S.S.P., Mittagong, N.S.W.
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The view is put that the least restrictive environment and the most appropriate climate for intellectually handicapped adolescents and young adults can be found or created in Colleges of Technical and Further Education in New South Wales and indeed across Australia. Such provision may also be the most appropriate for other categories of handicap, disability or disadvantage.

There is still a tendency for the community at large to underestimate the potential of handicapped young people for development. Research, not generally well known and therefore not acted upon, shows that despite poor initial performance, many intellectually handicapped people show substantial improvement with learning.

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Research and Review
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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , May 1985 , pp. 12 - 15
Copyright
Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1985

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