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Transition Services Planning
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) mandates transition services planning for students with disabilities who are 16 years of age. In Ohio, schools must begin transition planning when the student turns 14. Transition services are systematic, purposeful, actions to prepare and support students in their transition from the school community to adult community living. Services often include direction in the areas of personal and social skills, daily living skills, and occupational and vocational skills. The transition plan is specifically stated in the child's Individualized Education Program (IEP).
Read more about transition planning in the Disability Rights Ohio publication, Frequently Asked Questions about Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities.
Information from other organizations
Transition to college
- A Practical Guide for People with Disabilities Who Want to Go to College (PDF file)
- DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology)
- Going to College - A Resource for Teens with Disabilities
- Heath Resource Center
- National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition
- National Association of Law Students with Disabilities
- National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
- Navigating College
- PEPNet
- ThinkCollege.net
- Tipsheets for Hard-of-Hearing College Students
- Transition Starters for Everyone
- Transition to College
- U.S. Department of Education
- We Connect Now
- Youthhood.org
Transition to work
- DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology)
- Entering the World of Work: What Youth with Mental Health Needs Should Know About Accommodations
- Internships: The On-Ramp to Employment (PDF file)
- Making the Move to Managing Your Own Personal Assistance Services (PAS): A Toolkit for Youth with Disabilities Transitioning to Adulthood
- National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition
- National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
- National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
- Ticket to Work - Youth in Transition
- Transition Starters for Everyone
- We Connect Now
- Youthhood.org