After reading this chapter, the reader will:

1. Define normalization /social role valorization and describe how this philosophy influences the educational options available to students with severe disabilities.
2. Describe the roles of both physical and social integration in the inclusion of individuals with severe disabilities into school and the community.
3. Describe the ways a teacher can identify skills to be included in a student's life-skills curriculum.
4. Identify ways an educational team can prepare a transition plan that will enable the student with severe disabilities to move to an integrated setting.
5. Identify the community living options available to individuals with severe disabilities.