National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)

Improving Postsecondary Outcomes for All Students with Disabilities

NTACT's purpose is to assist State Education Agencies, Local Education Agencies, State VR agencies, and VR service providers in implementing evidence-based and promising practices ensuring students with disabilities, including those with significant disabilities, graduate prepared for success in postsecondary education and employment.

NTACT Website

On NTACT Resources Link there are 4 areas of resources.

1. Transition Planning: Guidance for student-centered transition planning, education, and services. Resources include online modules, toolkits, checklists, practice descriptions, lesson plans, work-based learning experience guidance, and resources for students.

2. Graduation: Effective practices for keeping students with disabilities engaged in school, on-track for graduation, and for re-engagement. Resources include practice guides, research syntheses, and data collection tools.

3. Post School Success: Practices, programs, and skills for success in college, careers, and community. Resources include program assessments, guidance for collaboration, and practice descriptions.

4. Data Analysis & Use: Collecting quality data for meaningful program improvement focused on secondary education and services for students with disabilities. Resources focus on both federal data collection and reporting requirements and school, program, and community data use.

NTACT Effective Practices and Predictors

1. Evidenced Based Practices
   • demonstrates a strong record of success for improving outcomes
   • uses rigorous research designs
   • adheres to indicators of quality research

2. Research Based Practices

• demonstrates a sufficient record of success for improving outcomes
• uses rigorous research designs
• may adhere to indicators of quality research

3. Promising Practices

• demonstrates some success for improving outcomes
• may use rigorous research designs
• may adhere to indicators of quality research

4. Unestablished Practices

• demonstrate limited success for improving outcomes
• is based on unpublished research, anecdotal evidence, or professional judgment

National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability (NCWD)

NCWD/Youth is a source for information about employment and youth with disabilities. Partners are experts in disability, education, employment, and workforce development. NCWD strives to ensure they are providing the highest quality and most relevant information available.

NCWD Website

Website provides information in 6 resource topic areas.

1. Guideposts

2. Innovative Strategies

3. Professional Development

4. Youth Development

5. Workforce Development

6. High School/High Tech