Explore collaborative strategies to support youth with disabilities involved in mental health, juvenile justice, and foster care systems. Learn how cross-agency partnerships improve transition outcomes in education, employment, and independent living.
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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 …
Supporting American Indian/Alaskan Native Students with Disabilities
Presenters Wayne Dage, Christine Johnson, Thomas Draghi, Maria Nevala, Nicholas Harris, and Joy Kramer present strategies to develop a collaborative plan for the State VR Agencies and AIVRS Programs to provide transition and Pre-ETS to American Indian/Alaskan Native youth with disabilities. Although CRC credit through George Washington University is no longer available, the information is suitable for anyone working with …
Locating and Re-Engaging Secondary Students with Disabilities
Designed primarily for school building administrators and educators, this resource provides research-based strategies and resources to locate and support school-leavers to return and work toward graduation. The evidence-based strategies for re-engaging and supporting students with disabilities and their families through school completion were informed by the following research: National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (2011); Rumberger et al., …
Understanding Disability and Poverty Resource Collection
These resources help address the overlapping challenges of disability and poverty.
Work-Based Learning for Students with High Support Needs: Themes, Strategies, and Policy Recommendations
This informational brief provides an outline of strategies and structure for developing and implementing a work-based learning program for students with complex support needs.
Decreasing Dropout Rates for Minority Male Youth with Disabilities from Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Backgrounds
Explores the nature of the dropout rates among three ethnicities (American Indian, African American, and Latino) and strategies to improve graduation rates.