Transition
Transition to Adulthood
Self-Determination: Supporting Successful Transition
Self-determination is a concept reflecting the belief that all individuals have the right to direct their own lives. Students who have self-determination skills have a stronger chance of being successful in making the transition to adulthood, including employment and independence (Wehmeyer & Schwartz, 1997). Starting with the 1990 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (P.L. 101-476), transition services must be based on student needs and take into account student interests and preferences. To accomplish this goal, students must be prepared to participate in planning for their future. Several curricula have been developed to address the need for self-determination skills among adolescents, including the skills needed to take control of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. Read more...
Secondary Transition (Statute)
The term “transition services” means a coordinate of activities for a child with a disability that:Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education; vocational education; integrated employment (including supported employment); continuing and adult education; adult services; independent living or community participation;
Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education; vocational education; integrated employment (including supported employment); continuing and adult education; adult services; independent living or community participation;
Person-Centered Planning: A Tool for Transition
IDEA 2004: Improving Transition Planning & Results
Age of Majority: Preparing Your Child for Making Good Choices
Promoting Self-Determination in Early Elementary School
Teaching Decision Making to Students with Learning Disabilities by Promoting Self-Determination.
Creating Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities to Achieve Successful Futures
Research to Practice Briefs
Improving secondary education and transition services through research.
Transition and Your Adolescent with Learning Disabilities:
Moving from High School to Postsecondary Education, Training, and Employment - Parent Handbook
A Workbook to Help Young Adults with Disabilities, Their Families and Professionals to Plan for the Living, Working, and Participating in the Community
Transition to College: Strategic Planning to Ensure Success for Students With Learning Disabilities
Preparing for Employment: On the Home Front
Taxonomy for Transition Programming
A Model for Planning, Organizing, and Evaluating Transition Education, Services, and Programs
