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Youth Programs

Covers a broad area of issues that affect youth with disabilities, including special education.

A project of the Center on Children, Families and the Law at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln for families with children with special needs, including disabilities (such as physical, developmental or intellectual disabilities) and chronic illnesses of all types.

Web site for young people from The Kids Hospital Network, an organization created for children who are ill or have disabilities.

Information and resources for educators and youth interested in increasing awareness or beginning programs about disability history.

Explore Your Future is a week-long summer career exploration program held at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf for deaf and hard-of-hearing high school sophomores and juniors.

Provides students with disabilities the opportunity to explore exciting careers in science, mathematics and technology.

Features a kids magazine and art gallery for children with learning disabilities.

Sampling of educational materials NASA has developed for those who teach students with disabilities.

Center supports the national implementation of provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to provide successful school outcomes for students with disabilities, and supports states in assisting local education agencies to increase school completion rates and decrease dropout rates among students with disabilities.

Reports from the U.S. Department of Education regarding the NLTS, the first effort in this country to document the experiences and outcomes of youth with disabilities. Document is in .pdf format.

Information on a variety of educational programs offered for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

Promotes leadership development, education, employment, independent living, health and wellness among young people with disabilities.

Answers to frequently asked questions from OSERS.

Provides one-to-one and group mentoring programs where adult mentors with disabilities act as positive role models and provide support, understanding and guidance for youth as they strive to reach their personal, educational and career goals.

A fun site for children in which animals explain various aspects of Social Security and savings.

Information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) on employment and employment-related opportunities for the one million youth under the age of 18 receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.

A site where young people can pledge at least 4,000 hours of community service over their lifetime.

Includes kid-friendly information about Social Security and links to pages for teens, parents and teachers.

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Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to frequently asked questions from OSERS.
High School/High Tech
Provides students with disabilities the opportunity to explore exciting careers in science, mathematics and technology.
Answers4Families: Families with Special Needs Children
A project of the Center on Children, Families and the Law at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln for families with children with special needs, including disabilities (such as physical, developmental or intellectual disabilities) and chronic illnesses of all types.
Youth Employment
Information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) on employment and employment-related opportunities for the one million youth under the age of 18 receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.
NASA's Educational Materials for Students with Disabilities
Sampling of educational materials NASA has developed for those who teach students with disabilities.