DEVELOPMENT OF AN EMPLOYMENT HISTORY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABLILTIES EDUCATION ACT REQUIRES TRANSITION PLANNING, RELATED INSTRUCTION AND INTERAGENCY COORDINATION FOR ALL SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. THE MOVEMENT FROM SCHOOL TO POST-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES IS AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN TERMS OF THE INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE CAPTURED AND ANALYZED. SPECIFICALLY, THE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS HAS BEEN A CONCERN NOTED IN A NUMBER OF STUDIES. BY PROVIDING AN EMPLOYMENT HISTORY INFORMATION SYSTEM, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, INDUSTRY, COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CAN BE PROVIDED WITH DATA CRITICAL TO SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF THE DISABLED AND THEIR FAMILIES. AN EMPLOYMENT HISTORY INFORMATION SYSTEM CAN ENHANCE THE TRANSITION TO TOTAL INTEGRATION AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY.