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Family involvement in transition planning has been attributed to positive postschool outcomes for youth with disabilities. Yet, families are often relegated to passive roles in transition planning meetings. Barriers to participation are often exacerbated for culturally and linguistically (CLD) families. By identifying barriers to family involvement, including specific barriers for CLD families, targeted interventions can be developed to overcome such barriers. The purpose of this comparative review was to synthesize the literature about transition planning in the United States among non-CLD families, CLD, and Latinx families of youth with disabilities. In total, 37 studies were identified. Results indicated that all families conducted advocacy, attended transition meetings, and secured natural supports for their youth with disabilities. All families also reported being relegated to listening roles. Non-CLD families reported having knowledge of transition plans and adult disability services; none of the studies found that CLD and Latinx families had knowledge about transition plans and adult services. Instead, most studies suggested CLD and Latinx families were unfamiliar with trans

Author

Janeth Aleman-Tovar; Meghan Burke

Publisher

ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9780323990967

Subjects

Psychology, Medical, Education