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Transition Policy Resources

Policy Letters and Program Requirements

• Coordination Between Special Education and Vocational Rehabilitation Officials in Your State
  (FY 2013 State Plans, published 10/2012)
  Learn about coordination between special education and vocational rehabilitation (VR) officials in your state through Attachment 4.8(b)(2) in the State Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation VR Services and the Supplement for Supported Employment (SE) Services.

• Dear Colleague Letter from the Office of Civil Rights Regarding Postsecondary Education
  Learn about the legal rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities as they transition from secondary to postsecondary settings.

• Federal Student Aid
  Learn about exploring careers, choosing and applying to schools, taking required tests, and financial aid.

• Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Part B State Contacts
  See a listing of Monitoring and State Improvement Planning staff available for state-specific information regarding the implementation of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

• Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Technical Assistance Centers
  Assist state and local educational agencies with their transition efforts:
  
  
  • The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center assists states in building capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities and disseminates information about evidence-based practices.
    
    
  • The IDEA Partnership Project’s Transition Community of Practice brings together youth, family members, policymakers, administrators, and service providers to address problems encountered in the transition process from school to post school activities.
    
  • The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities focuses on increasing rates of school completion for students with disabilities. See www.dropoutprevention.org/NDPC-SD
    
    
  • The National Post-School Outcomes Center provides technical assistance to improve secondary, transition, and postsecondary school outcomes.
    
    
  • The Postsecondary Education Programs Network 2 (PEPNet2) provides technical assistance to postsecondary education and training institutions to improve access and accommodations for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

• Policy Letter: Least Restrictive Environment Requirements for Transition Work Placements
  Office of Special Education Program’s policy letter regarding the least restrictive environment requirements for transition work placements.
  PDF (1.5MB) | Word (45KB)

• Policy Letter: Regarding post-secondary IEP goals
  PDF (839KB) | Word (35KB)

• Policy report: Promise for the Future: How Federal Programs Can Improve Career Outcomes for Youth & Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions.
  This publication examines various federal programs that can provide assistance in meeting the educational, vocational and basic supports needs of youth and young adults (from ages 16 to 30) with serious mental health conditions (SMHCs).
  PDF (1.0MB)

• Q&A: Secondary Transition
  Access OSEP’s Q&A on Secondary Transition.
  Word (59K) | PDF (43K)

• Rehabilitation Services Administration Monitoring Reports
  FY 2012 Section 107 Monitoring Reports on vocational rehabilitation programs and transition services in your state.

• Review Emerging Transition Practices
  Review emerging transition practices by state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies.

• State Toolkit for Examining Post-School Success
  The State Toolkit for Examining Post-School Success allow states and local districts to work through a data examination process—beginning with Indicators:
  • 1—Graduation,
  • 2—Dropout,
  • 13—Secondary Transition, and
  • 14—Post-School Outcomes that is designed to lead to an improved plan,
  and guide them through probing questions focused on their school programming—designed to lead them to an improvement plan.

• State Transition Services and Vocational Rehabilitation Services
  Contacts that can assist youth with disabilities seeking transition services and vocational training from:
  • State VR agency (or agencies)
  • Local Center for Independent Living
  • RSA state liaison

Technical Assistance (TA) Resources

• Brief: What Are the Trends in Employment Outcomes of Youth with Autism?
  This brief shows that youth with autism received similar levels of vocational rehabilitation services and reported similar employment outcomes compared to their peers with other disabilities. However, these outcomes were modest, declining, and substantially different across states, regardless of the types of disabilities.

• Defining College and Career Readiness: A Technical Assistance Resource Guide
   PDF (1.7MB)

• Emerging Transition Practices by State VR Agencies
  Review emerging transition practices by state Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies.

• Learn More About College and Career Readiness.
  Use the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center—Defining College and Career Readiness: A Resource Guide.
  Download: PDF (1.7MB)

• Meeting the Needs of Significantly Struggling Learners in High School: A Look at Approaches to Tiered Intervention
  PDF (193KB)

• RSA Technical Assistance Seminar Series
  Review the Rehabilitation Services Administration Technical Assistance Seminar Series and upcoming Webinars.

• State Toolkit for Examining Post-School Success (STEPSS)
  State and local districts work through a data examination process including Indicators:
  • 1—Graduation,
  • 2—Dropout,
  • 13—Secondary Transition, and
  • 14—Post-School Outcomes that is designed to lead to an improved plan.

• State Toolkit for Examining Post-School Success
  The State Toolkit for Examining Post-School Success allow states and local districts to work through a data examination process—beginning with Indicators:
  • 1—Graduation,
  • 2—Dropout,
  • 13—Secondary Transition, and
  • 14—Post-School Outcomes that is designed to lead to an improved plan,
  and guide them through probing questions focused on their school programming—designed to lead them to an improvement plan.

• Tiered Interventions and Secondary Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities: 101
  PDF (634KB)

• Tips on Core Competencies for Transition Service Providers
   PDF (247KB)

• Universal Design for Learning and Secondary Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities: 101
   PDF (276KB)

• Webinar on the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI)
  A Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Department of Labor and Employment and Training Administration Webinar on the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) to learn about employment opportunities and employment initiatives for youth with disabilities.

• What Matters in Staying on Track and Graduating in Chicago Public Schools: A Focus on Students with Disabilities
  PDF (1.5MB)

Publications

• Brief: Appealing Features of Vocational Supports for Latino & non-Latino Transition Age Youth & Young Adult Consumers, Study Goals & Methods
  PDF (316KB)

• Brief: Becoming an Adult: Challenges for Those with Mental Health Conditions
  PDF (732KB)

• Brief: Crossing the Divide: Programs that Bridge Child & Adult Mental Health Services
  PDF (423KB)

• Brief: Focal Point, “Healthy Relationships”

• Brief: Focal Point, “Healthy Body—Healthy Mind”
  PDF (435KB)

• Brief: Supported Employment Adapted for Young Adults With Peer Mentors: A Feasibility Study
  PDF (1.5MB)

• Brief: Research to Practice No. 1: Using an iPod Touch to Facilitate Employment for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  PDF (355KB)

• Brief: Research to Practice No. 2: Facilitating Employment for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  PDF (341KB)

• College and Career Ready Standards and Secondary Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities: 101
  PDF (454KB)

• Explore Job Accommodation Resources and Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies through the Job Accommodation Network

• FAQ: Student Loans, For-Profit Colleges, and Traditional Colleges: Some Things You Should Know Before Borrowing
  PDF (211KB)

• Getting a Job: Tools, Techniques, and Trainings
  The Getting a Job! online training was developed and designed for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and the professionals who work with them.

• High School Redesign and Secondary Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities: 101
  PDF (1.3MB)

• Meeting the Needs of Significantly Struggling Learners in High School: A Look at Approaches to Tiered Intervention
  PDF (193KB)

• Part B Individualized Educational Program (IEP) Training Curriculum, Module 13, Content of the IEP

• Part B State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report 2012 Indicator Analyses
  A national picture of the implementation of Part B of IDEA including:
  • graduation rates (Indicator 1),
  • dropout rates (Indicator 2),
  • secondary transition (Indicator 13), and
  • post-school outcomes (Indicator 14)

• Paving the Way: Meeting transition needs of young people with developmental disabilities and serious mental health conditions
  PDF (5.9MB)

• Q&A on Secondary Transition
  MS Word (59KB) | PDF (43KB)

• Technical Assistance Circular on Developing On-the-Job Training Opportunities
  January 2013: Access the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s Technical Assistance Circular (TAC) related to developing on-the-job training opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

• Tiered Interventions and Secondary Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities: 101
  PDF (634KB)

• Tipsheet: Young Adults Getting Involved: Participatory Action Research and Transition Age Youth
  PDF (297KB)

• Tipsheet: Strengthening Family Support for Young People with Mental Health Needs in the Transition to Adulthood: A Tipsheet for Service Providers
  PDF (301KB)

• Topic Brief on Secondary Transition
  MS Word (59KB) | PDF (43KB)

• Transition Activities in OSERS
  A document describing OSERS transition activities, including links to more detailed information when available.
  MS Word (310KB) | PDF (257KB)

• Universal Design for Learning and Secondary Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities: 101
  PDF (276KMB)

• What Matters in Staying on Track and Graduating in Chicago Public Schools: A Focus on Students with Disabilities
  PDF (1.5MB)

Webinars.

• Webinar: NeuroLeadership in Systems of Care
  Webinar explores recent advances in contemporary neuroscience as they relate to effective youth and adult leadership practices and organization changes in systems of care.
  Archived presentation: WMV (1.5MB)
  Presentation: PDF (1.5MB)

• Webinar on the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI)
  Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Department of Labor and Employment and Training Administration webinar on the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) to learn about employment opportunities and employment initiatives for youth with disabilities.

• Career Planning Experiences of College Students with ASD

• Connections that Work: Employment and the Transition to Adulthood
  PDF (113KB)

• Engaging Youth in Organizations and Systems: Small Steps to Successful Implementation
  Presentation PDF:
  PDF (2.4MB) | Windows Media Player (56.3MB)

• On the Path to Recovery: Medication, Mental Health Treatment, and the Transition to Adulthood
  PDF (572KB) | Windows Media Player (44.5MB)

• Peer Support for Youth and Young Adults
  PDF (955KB) | Windows Media Player (46.0MB)

• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA), Catalyst Project transition planning Webinars. on the following topical areas below:

• Webinar One: State Transition Teams
• Webinar Two: Youth Leadership
• Webinar Three: AT Transition Policy

• Transition age Youth as Active Participants in Medication Decision-Making: A Thoroughly Relational Approach

• Transition for Youth with Autism from School to Adulthood: Critical Considerations

• What's Normal? The Value of the Developmental Lens in Working with Transition-Aged Youth with Mental Health Challenges
  PDF (623KB) | Windows Media Player (46.6MB)

• Young Adult and Youth Involvement in Mental Health Services Research: Making it Real
  Windows Media Player (33.9MB)
  

• Youth Voice in Advocacy: A Guide to Strategic Sharing
  PDF (1.7MB) | Windows Media Player (43.6MB)

OSERS College-to-Career Resources

• OSERS 2012 Transition Data Fact Sheet
  Read about OSERS 2012 Transition Data Fact Sheet, a quick reference to inform Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) staff and the public about critical grants and data areas related to the transition of youth with disabilities from school activities to post-school activities
  PDF (325KB)

• Project SEARCH
  Project SEARCH provides real-life work experience to help youth with significant disabilities make successful transitions from school to adult life.

• Identifying Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities Using Existing Surveys
  Read about the definitions of disability in transition-age youth from different national surveys.
  PDF (668KB)

ADDITIONAL Links

• Bullying
  This page was created to empower youth and young adults with knowledge and resources to help put an end to bullying.

• Eating Disorders
  This page will provide you with eating disorder information and resources to help you learn about the different diseases, specific populations, and guide you or someone you know in the process of recovery.

• Learn About Your State VR Agency
  Learn about the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency in your state.

• Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income
  Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE) is a cross-agency initiative to foster improved health, education, and post-secondary outcomes for children ages 14-18 who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), as well as their families.

• Young Adult Parenting
  This page is designed for young adult parents who are pregnant or young adults who are already parenting and have a mental health condition.

 

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