Organization of the Report

Chapter 2 presents "self-descriptions" (Harter 1999, p. 3) of youth with disabilities regarding themselves and their lives-i.e., "who I am" and "how I feel." Chapter 3 presents "self-evaluations" of youth's competencies—i.e., "how good I am"—(Harter 1999, p. 3) in several domains. Chapter 4 provides findings regarding the views youth with disabilities have of their schooling, including academic challenges, relationships with adults and other students, school safety, and services and supports provided. Youth's personal relationships are the focus of chapter 5. Chapter 6 describes the expectations youth with disabilities hold for their futures and compares them with expectations held for them by their parents. Chapter 7 summarizes key points from the report. Appendix A details the sample design and sample weighting strategies, sources of data for variables used in the analyses, and analysis approaches. Appendix B reports comparisons of youth respondents and youth for whom parents responded and examines the distribution of demographic characteristics across disability categories for youth included in this report.