By looking at the intersection between disability and poverty, this webinar will address myths and share strategies to promote financial capabilities and gainful employment for youth with disabilities living in or near poverty.
Long COVID Resources from OCR and OSERS
July 26, 2021 email message from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS): Today, as we recognize the thirty-first anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) have issued a new …
Transition 101
Dr. Jim Martin provides a 1 hour overview of transition planning organized in 8 major categories. This video was developed as an overview for participants of the 2020 NTACT:C Capacity-Building Institute (CBI). This video is a good introduction to transition planning overall and can be used to provide a basis of understanding primarily, with school, agency or other personnel new …
Transition Assessment: The BIG Picture Training Module
IDEA (2004) requires identification of post-secondary goals that are “based upon age-appropriate transition assessments related to training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living skills.” Therefore, it is vital that special educators use effective transition assessments and assessment processes. Practitioners continue to struggle with critical issues of transition assessment, including: Defining transition assessment as an ongoing process Differences between and …
Restorative Practices for Students at Risk Annotated Bibliography
This annotated bibliography summarizes restorative practices in real-terms and based on research literature. It identifies the importance of using restorative practices in transition planning, provides references to the research, as well as the key points of multiple research articles focused on restorative practices. Download the Restorative Practices for Students at Risk
Best Practices in Planning for Transition Training Module
This Transition Coalition online training module is to provide a general working knowledge of the transition requirements of IDEA. You will also receive information and resources that help go beyond minimal requirements of IDEA.
Indicator 13 FAQs
These tools can assist in evaluating to what extent IEPs meet the minimum transition compliance requirements under IDEA.
OSERS Q&A – Increasing Postsecondary Opportunities and Success for Students and Youth with Disabilities
This “Questions and Answers” (Q&A) describes how agencies may coordinate to assist students and youth with disabilities through appropriate supports funded under IDEA, the Rehabilitation Act, and WIOA.
Transition Planning: A Process
Get an overview of the intersecting parts of the transition planning process.
Collaborative Interagency Partnerships Presenter Guide
Presentation materials for sharing information with your teams and colleagues on partnering through conditions brought about by the global pandemic in 2020-21.