Team Training; Transitional Programs; *Visual

Intended for state team members developing state-wide collaborative agreements between education and rehabilitation agencies to aid in the transition of blind and visually handicapped students (ages 16-25) from school into the work force, the manual arose out of the February, 1985, Institute. The first chapter provides perspectives on transition and collaboration with sections on such topics as parents, teachers, statements on transition from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and the broader transition model of Andrew Halpern (1985). Collaborative planning as a systematic process is examined next in a discussion of necessary conditions (such as voluntary and democratic nature, time investment, and systematic planning) and team building. The actual process is discussed in the third chapter and consists of three stages: (1) establishing state transition needs and goals, (2) choosing strategies, and (3) developing an action plan. The fourth chapter provides key concepts for critiquing the planning process as well as comments and changes made in the process as a result of feedback from Institute participants. Appended are a list of the National Advisory Committee members; worksheets prepared at th