College-based transition services provide opportunities for transition-age students with intellectual disability and autism (ID/A) between the ages of 18 and 22 to receive their final years of...Read more
Project:
Moving Transition Forward
College-based Transition Services (CBTS)
Think College Webinar: Planning for College Success Now: Recommendations for IEP Team
With the enactment of the Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2008, a growing number of opportunities exist across the country for students with ID to attend college. In this timeframe, we have learned a lot about how students with ID meet higher expectations when given the chance to learn and work with their peers at college. At the same time, we have also learned more about how we can better prepare younger students for college success.
This Q&A from the U.S. Department of Education describes how state and local agencies may coordinate to assist students and youth with disabilities in high school and at postsecondary education institutions, through appropriate supports funded under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act)....Read more
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National Coordinating Center
Drs. Lisa Dieker and Rebecca Hines, professors at the University of Central Florida in the College of Community Innovation and Education , have worked with schools and parents across the country....Read more
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National Coordinating Center
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...Read more
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National Coordinating Center