Career and Transition Services

The IDEA 2004 defines transition services as follows:

A coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that-

• Is designed to be within a results-oriented 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 post-secondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation;
• Is based upon the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences and interests;
• Includes instruction, related services, community experiences, the development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives, and, if appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational evaluation. [Part A, Section 602(34)].
• Basically these services help students prepare for goals after graduation, including:
• Post-secondary education
• Vocational training
• Independent employment
• Supported employment
• Continuing and adult education
• Adult services
• Independent living
• Community participation
• Transition services are based on student’s needs, preferences, and interests and include:
• Instruction
• Related services
• Community experiences
• Employment and adult living objectives
• Daily living skills
• Functional vocational evaluation when appropriate

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