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It first considers evolving assumptions about disability and employability and how these shape federal policy. It then reviews major legislative and workforce-development developments affecting employment prospects, and concludes with challenges translating policy intent into measurable outcomes, offering recommendations on aligning legislation, funding priorities, and service delivery systems.","Raising Expectations for U.S. Youth with Disabilities: Federal Disability Policy Advances Integrated Employment  \nJeanne Novak1  \n• While conversations around the inclusion of individuals with disabilities often focus on the educational rights and needs of children with disabilities during their school years, there is a growing recognition that the period of transition from secondary school to adult roles is a critical time in the lives of individuals with disabilities. For young people, gaining meaningful employment in a typical community job is an important step towards realising full community membership. The present article examines how contemporary U.S. federal disability policy has heightened expectations that youth with disabilities – including those with significant disabilities – can and should be prepared to work in integrated workplaces. The article begins with a consideration of how evolving assumptions about the nature of disability and the employment potential of individuals with significant disabilities have influenced the development of federal disability policy in the U.S. This is followed by an overview of key legislative and policy developments in the areas of civil rights and workforce development that have the potential to dramatically impact the employment outlook for young people with disabilities. The article concludes with a discussion of challenges in translating the legislative intent of federal disability policy into noticeable improvements in employment outcomes, along with recommendations for aligning legislation, funding priorities and service delivery systems to achieve policy goals.  \nKeywords: equal opportunity, integrated employment, presumption of employability, secondary transition, social model of disability  \n1 Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA; [jnovak@bgsu.edu](jnovak@bgsu.edu)  \nDviganje pričakovanj za mlade iz Združenih držav Amerike s posebnimi potrebami: zvezna politika na področju posebnih potreb napreduje pri integriranemzaposlovanju  \nJeanne Novak  \n• Medtem ko se diskusije o inkluziji posameznikov s posebnimi potrebami pogosto osredinjajo na pravice do izobraževanja in potrebe otrok s posebnimi potrebami med šolanjem, se veča tudi prepoznavanje dejstva, da je tudi obdobje prehoda iz srednje šole v odraslost kritičnoobdobje v življenju posameznikov s posebnimi potrebami. Za mladeljudi je pridobivanje zaposlitve v skupnosti pomemben korak k temu, da postanejo polnopravni člani skupnosti. V prispevku je predstavljeno, kako je trenutna zvezna politika v Združenih državah Amerike (ZDA) na področju posebnih potreb zvišala pričakovanja glede tega, da mladis posebnimi potrebami, vključno s tistimi s precejšnjimi primanjkljaji, so in morajo biti pripravljeni za delo na integriranih delovnih mestih. Avtorji na začetku predstavijo, kako so spremembe na področju poznavanja narave posebnih potreb in zaposlitvenega potenciala oseb sprecejšnjimi primanjkljaji vplivale na razvoj zvezne politike na področju posebnih potreb v ZDA. Sledi pregled ključnih pravnih in zakonodajnih sprememb na področjih državljanskih pravic in razvoja delovnesile, ki lahko dramatično vplivajo na zaposlovanje mladih s posebnimi potrebami. Na koncu so predstavljeni izzivi, kako zakonodajne nameneprenesti v vidne izboljšave rezultatov zaposlovanja, s priporočili za usklajevanje zakonodaje, prioritetami financiranja in s podpornimi sistemi, ki bodo omogočili doseganje ciljev.  \nKljučne besede: enake možnosti, integrirana zaposlitev, zaposlitvenedomneve, sekundarni prehod, socialni model posebnih potreb  \nConversations around the inclusion of individuals with disabilities often focus on the educational rights and needs of children with disabilities during their school years (Curcic, 2009; Shogren & Wehmeyer, 2014; Smyth et al., 2014); however, increased policy and research attention in the United States and in other countries is being directed toward the transition of youth with disabilities from school to adult ro","cbCaibnZEIbqfWaC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibnZEIbqfWaC","pdf",232173,"English","en",105,"# Introduction\n## Transition from school to adult roles\n## Integrated employment and community inclusion\n# Purpose and policy framework\n## Core assumptions and federal legislation\n## Key statutes and workforce-development developments\n# Implementation challenges and recommendations","[{\"question\":\"What does the article say about the importance of integrated employment for youth with disabilities?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that integrated employment is a key step toward full community membership. 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