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The Role of Centers for Independent Living (CIL)

Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are disability-led organizations that provide a constellation of services, including youth transition services, to people with disabilities. The resources below offer insight into the role of CILs in transition services, and were developed by the Center for Transition and Career Innovation, with support from NTACT:C. Download the CIL Exemplar Brief Download the CILs and Transition …

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Engaging with Families Training Module

Families are an important part of a student’s development. Traditional, non-traditional, biological, foster, or adoptive families provide vital support throughout students’ lives, including during the transition to adulthood. However, transition outcomes associated with traditional employment, postsecondary education, and independent living may not always align with the values that historically marginalized families consider most important. The goal of this module is …

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Interagency Collaboration Training Module

Like all young adults, students with disabilities require support as they leave school and enter the adult world. For students with disabilities, there may be many agencies and organizations that provide supports and services. Oftentimes, these services can be confusing and overwhelming for families. That’s why interagency collaboration is a must! The purpose of this module is to give you …

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Research Review

We identify effective practices (eg)for instruction and service delivery for secondary students and out-of-school youth with disabilities. Our goal is to translate knowledge gained from research into resources that help practitioners use this information in their daily work to improve outcomes for young adults with disabilities. The content here is included so researchers and others can be confident that the …

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2020 OSEP Part B Indicator Analysis

Each year, NTACT:C (and before that, NTACT) has analyzed and summarized the data for the IDEA Part B Indicators: 1 (Graduation Rate), 2 (Dropout Rate), 13 (Secondary Transition), and 14 (Post-School Outcomes). These analyses are combined with the data analyses and reports of the other IDEA Part B Indicators that are completed by other centers and entities (see the Table …

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Side By Side View: Transition Services

NTACT:C partners have developed this document to help compare and contrast the transition services requirements for Education, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), including Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) consistent with the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and the Rehabilitation Act as amended by WIOA.  Organized by major parts of these laws, this document outlines how each entity addresses: Definitions of transition services Target …

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Indicator 13 Checklists

Originally developed by NSTTAC these checklists have been used to identify how IEPs meet minimum compliance with Indicator 13, the transition requirements of the IEP. These checklists have been developed to provide professional development to transition personnel . Indicator 13 states: “Percent of youth with IEPs aged 16 and above with an IEP that includes appropriate measurable postsecondary goals that are …

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NTACT:C Levels of Technical Assistance

NTACT:C builds state agency capacity to: use data-based decision making processes strengthen interagency partnerships provide quality professional development and implement technical assistance (TA) supports. This technical assistance is in the form of universal, targeted, and intensive levels so that all students and youth with disabilities experience increased enrollment in: postsecondary education graduation credential attainment competitive integrated employment and community engagement. …