Transition
Program administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service that allows people of all ages and backgrounds to obtain help paying for education in exchange for a year of service.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Internship Program
Information on the AAAS ENTRY POINT! internship program, which was developed to encourage science, technology, engineering and mathematics students with disabilities to apply their skills in a real-world professional setting.
Answers4Families: Families with Special Needs Children
Resource for families with children, youth and adults with special needs, including disabilities and chronic illnesses of all types. Offers links to a wide variety of information to help connect to and learn from other families.
Building, Developing & Going to Scale: Grant Funded Programs for Youth in Transition
Technical assistance tools to offer guidance in the design and implementation of programs in the field of workforce disability and youth. Resource from the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth for workforce professionals, state agencies working with youth, policy makers and others working with transition issues related to youth with disabilities.
Disability & Employment Issues: Frequently Asked Questions
Information from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) on Disability Mentoring Day, a nationwide effort held every year in October to promote career development for students with disabilities through hands-on career exploration.
Encouraging Future Innovation: Youth Entrepreneurship Education
Entering the World of Work: What Youth with Mental Health Needs Should Know About Accommodations
Guide for Professionals Serving Youth with Career & Educational Development Challenges
HSC Foundation Youth Transitions Initiative
Handbook for Work Based Learning Program
Provides opportunity for students with disabilities to explore exciting careers in science, mathematics and technology.
Improving Secondary Education & Transition Services through Research
Information and resources supporting successful transition for people with disabilities (including physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities).
A national, grassroots network of youth with special health needs or disabilities (including physical, developmental or intellectual disabilities) and friends who speak on their own behalf. KASA provides information about a variety of issues including living with disabilities, health care, school and work.
Helps children and adults reach their full potential by providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Includes resources on preparing for college and transitioning from school to work.
Mentoring Youth with Disabilities
My Future My Plan: A Transition Planning Resource for Life After High School
NASA's Educational Materials for Students with Disabilities
National Alliance for Secondary Education & Transition (NASET)
National Center on Secondary Education & Transition
Seeks to increase the capacity of national, state and local agencies and organizations to improve secondary education and transition results for youth with disabilities and their families.
National Collaborative on Workforce & Disabilities for Youth
Provides resources that serve youth with disabilities transitioning into the workforce, including materials for workforce development professionals, the disability community, employers and policy makers.
National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth - Pro-Bank
National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth - Publications Bank
National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth - Technical Assistance Tools
National Consortium on Leadership & Disability for Youth (NCLD-Youth)
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) Transition Guides
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities
National Longitudinal Transition Study (NLTS) Reports
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. This link opens a PDF document.
National Rehabilitation Information Center
Database of federally-funded research projects, including projects on youth employment.
National Standards & Quality Indicators: Transition Toolkit for Systems Improvement
National Technology Assistance Center for Asian-Americans & Pacific Islanders with Disabilities
Develops and provides technical assistance that will result in increased, culturally relevant vocational rehabilitation services for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with disabilities and improve their employment opportunities nationwide.
Negotiating the Curves Toward Employment: A Guide About Youth Involved in the Foster Care System
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)/Youth
Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc. (PYD)
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.
Paving the Way to Work: A Guide to Career-Focused Mentoring for Youth with Disabilities
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
Information on RSA, which oversees formula and discretionary grant programs that help individuals with physical or mental disabilities obtain employment and live more independently through the provision of such supports as counseling, medical and psychological services, job training and other individualized services.
Self-Empowerment for Young People
Fact sheet from the National Council on Disability designed to help young people with disabilities make decisions about their future. This link opens a Word document.
State Resources for Children & Youth with Disabilities
Stories of Transitions to the Adult World
Student Employment Opportunities in the Federal Government
The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities
The Next Step is a 19-minute video that presents personal stories of young people with disabilities who enrolled in colleges, universities or technical schools.
Provides online information, support and professional development on topics focusing on the transition from school to adult life for youth with disabilities.
Information from the Family Village Web site on transition issues faced by youth with disabilities (including physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities) as they transition from school to work.
Descriptions of federally funded projects and centers that focus on youth transition. The entire directory can be downloaded in PDF format.
Transitioning Youth with Mental Health Needs to Meaningful Employment & Independent Living
Vocational Assessment & Its Role in Career Planning
What Works Transition Research Synthesis Project
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.
Youth with Disabilities in the Foster Care System: Barriers to Success & Proposed Policy
A report issued on February 26, 2008 by the National Council on Disability (NCD). The report examines the unique challenges older youth with disabilities face as they negotiate the foster care system.
Youth with Disabilities: The State of Transition