Welcome to your journey in Adulting!

The MVLA Adult Transition Program provides services to students between the ages of 18 and 22 years. Teachers and staff are on a mission to help students access a better quality of life by maximizing their independence!

People with disabilities have the right to choose a path toward education and employment. However, while freedom of choice is given, the right to work is earned. Earning the right to work is dependent upon the student’s preparations. 

Stephen Simon – ADA Quarterly, Fall 1998.

Adulting can be hard for everyone, but especially for people with disabilities! Here at ATP we are dedicated to ease the transition from high school to adulthood. There are three Instructional Domains we work in:

• Community Based Instruction

• Daily Living Skills

• Vocational Skills

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) defines secondary transition as:

(a) Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that—

(1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation;

(2) Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences, and interests; and includes—

(i) Instruction;

(ii) Related services;

(iii) Community experiences;

(iv) The development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives; and

(v) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a functional vocational evaluation.

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