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The Road Ahead - Appendix A
References
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Bond, H. (1999) 'Difficult transitions', Community Care, 29 th July - 4 th August 1999 pp.14-15.
Cameron, L. and Murphy, J. (2002) 'Enabling young people with a learning disability to make choices at a time of transition, British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 30, 105-112.
Carnaby, S., Lewis, P., Martin, D., Naylor, J. and Stewart, D. (2003) 'Participation in transition review meetings: a case study of young people with learning disabilities leaving a special school, British Journal of Special Education , 30 (4), pp.187-193.
Change (undated) CHANGE Picture Bank - www.changepeople.co.uk
Choices Advocacy (undated) Transition. Young People Said. Southampton: Choices Advocacy - www.choices-advocacy.org.uk
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Tarleton, B (2004) The Road Ahead Easy Summary. Bristol: Norah Fry Research Centre.
Townsley R (2004) The Road Ahead
What does the literature tell us about the information needs of young people with learning difficulties and their families at transition? Bristol: Norah Fry Research Centre.
Valuing People Support Team (2003) Information Pack for Transition Champions - www.valuingpeople.gov.uk/Transition.htm
Ward, L., Mallett, R., Heslop, P. & Simons, K. (2003a) 'Transition planning: how well does it work for young people with learning disabilities and their families?', British Journal of Special Education, 30 (3), pp. 132-137.
Ward, L., Mallett, R., Heslop, P. & Simons, K. (2003b) 'Planning for health at transition', Learning Disability Practice, 6 (3), pp. 24-27.
Ward, L., Heslop, Mallett, R. & Simons, K. (2003c) 'Transition: The experiences of young people with learning disabilities and their families in England', Tizard Learning Disability Review, 8 (4), pp. 19-28.
Williams, V. (2003) 'Looking back at transition', paper presented to the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities' e-conference Count Us In: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Young People with Learning Disabilities , July 2003.
The resources and packs referenced in the text by letters and numbers can be found on the tables in Appendix C.



