The Utah Statewide Collaborative on Improving Postsecondary Transition Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities (STC), created through statute, is a working partnership of all the state agencies and many other organizations focused on improving outcomes for individuals with disabilities. State Need/Relevant Indicators: Indicator B-14 (and 17) The STC examined met for one year, reviewing disaggregated post-school outcome and other data, explored …
Strategies to Improve Opportunities in Career and Technical Education
In this guide, you will find strategies to help state-level personnel improve collaboration among special education, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and career and technical education (CTE) for students who experience disability. NTACT:C staff held discussions with and gathered data from state agency representatives in Delaware, Indiana, and Ohio. Discussion questions include: Do you currently have interagency agreements (IA) supporting transition that …
Youth Engagement Now
Youth Engagement Now (YEN), co-sponsored by NTACT:C and RAISE, focuses on creating a practical youth engagement tool for parent center staff and state transition team members. On the YEN site, you can find resources and training materials developed by young adults with disabilities—including the YEN Podcast—and materials from other youth-driven groups from around the country.
Highlights from Perkins V: Strengthening Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) represents an important opportunity to expand opportunities for every student to explore, choose, and follow career and technical education programs of study and career pathways to earn credentials of value. Perkins V includes specific supports for unique demographic groups, referred to in the law as special populations, …
Capacity Building Guidance for State Interagency Strategic Planning
The purpose of this capacity building guidance for state interagency strategic planning is to support State Education Agencies (SEAs), Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies, LEAs, and partners to: strengthen SEA and VR capacity to collect, analyze, and use high-quality transition data; increase capacity to deliver high-quality professional development and technical assistance; strengthen youth and family engagement as authentic partners in transition …
Who Does What? Optimizing Employment Services and Supports Webinar
Various entities, including Vocational Rehabilitation and higher education programs, provide postsecondary education programs for students/youth with intellectual and developmental disability (ID/D). Coordinating different services goes a long way toward a student’s employment outcome, but it can be daunting to know where to start. In this 1.5 hour recorded webinar from Think College, NTACT:C and Think College personnel share an overview of …
ABLE – Savings Plans for the Future
ABLE—Achieving a Better Life Experience—Accounts are tax-advantaged savings accounts for people with disabilities and their families. ABLE Accounts do not replace other forms of financial assistance, such as SSI, insurance, or programs like SNAP. Rather, ABLE Accounts allow an individual to save post-tax income and use it for disability-related services. NTACT:C and ABLE National Resource Center partnered to create the …
Federal Reporting Guidance for VR
The resources below are assembled here to provide guidance to State VR agencies for tracking and reporting requirements pre-employment transition services. The resources are directly from RSA or developed by federally-funded TA centers with oversight and guidance from RSA. DCL-24-1: Reporting Students and Pre-ETS DCL 23 03: RSA revised VR Financial Report (RSA-17) Guidance on Reporting of Services Under the …
Policy Guide for VR Transition Services for Students with Disabilities
The following guide is offered for State VR agencies as a resource to assist in the development of policies and procedures for the provision of transition services for students and youth with disabilities. Policy Guide for VR Transition Services Don’t miss the companion policy guide specifically for pre-employment transition services for students and youth with disabilities.
Desk Guide: Pre-ETS for American Indian/Alaska Native Students with Disabilities
3/28/2025 UPDATE Thanks for your interest in this resource. We are no longer able to make it available. Once approved, we will repost here. AIVRTTAC, NTACT:C and CIT VR collaborated to create this Desk Guide outlining how Pre-Employment Transition Services, Tribal VR/VR Transition Services, and IDEA Transition Services are different yet work together to support career readiness of American Indian/Alaska Native students …