TRANSITION GUIDE

A TRANSITION GUIDE TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT FOR STUDENTS AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES
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If the VR agency is operating under an order of selection, the IPE must be developed and approved
before each eligible student meeting the order of selection criteria leaves the school setting.
Section 101(a)(9)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR §361.22(a)(2).
See State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program, 81 Fed. Reg. 55,687
(August 19, 2016)(Preamble).
Adapted from: Alverson, C.Y., Burr, J., FitzGerald, P., Dickinson, J., Johnson, M., Ozols, K., & Simich, S.
(2015). Oregon Youth Transitions Program (YTP) Procedures Manual. Retrieved from
www.ytporegon.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/Master%20Sep%209%20v5.pdf.
With further modifications from Brenda Kaye Simmons, Director, Transition Services, Missouri
Vocational Rehabilitation.
Cameto, R., Levine, P., &Wagner, M. (2004). Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities.
A Special Topic Report from the national Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NTS2).
Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 794, prohibits discrimination
on the basis of disability in programs or activities of entities such as public schools and State
vocational rehabilitation agencies receiving Federal financial assistance. Title II of the ADA , as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq., prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by State and
local public entities, regardless of receipt of Federal funds. OCR shares enforcement responsibility
for Title II in the education context with the U.S. Department of Justice. For more information about
these laws, go to www.ed.gov/ocr
Please visit www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/auxaids.html for a detailed overview of
auxiliary aids and services.
Please visit https://acl.gov/Programs/AIDD/DDA_BOR_ACT_2000/index.aspx for further
information.
U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights. (2011). Transition of Students With Disabilities
to Postsecondary Education: A Guide for High School Educators. Washington, DC: Author.
Retrieved from www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transitionguide.html.
Johnson, D. R. (2009). Foreword. In R. G. Luecking, The way to work: How to facilitate work
experiences for youth in transition. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
Brolin, D. (1995). Career education: A functional life skills approach (3 rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall.
Fabian, E. S., Edelman, A. & Leedy, M. (1993). Linking workers with severe disabilities to social
supports in the workplace: Strategies for addressing barriers.
The Journal of Rehabilitation, 59, 3 p. 29(6).
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