Planning Your Future: A Guide To Transition

In 2022, with support from the Educating All Learners Alliance, the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) hosted listening sessions with young adults, parents, educators, transition specialists, transition service providers, college disability services staff, and researchers in the field.

A common theme expressed by all of these stakeholders was the lack of resource and knowledge sharing about transition planning, changes in legal rights and responsibilities, and how to access the available supports and services that do exist in post-high school settings. In response, NCLD developed a suite of resources to fill this gap.

This facilitation guide explains the resource and how the school Individualized Education Program (IEP) team can help set the student up for success while in high school.

• Educator and Parent Facilitation Guide

This go-at-your-own-pace guide is for you to learn about the education and civil rights laws that protect them in K-12, higher education, and workforce settings, how to be a strong self-advocate during transition planning, and various opportunities for additional support that may be available. If you are a high school student, college student, or new employee with a disability, this resource contains information that is helpful to you.