Planning for the critical time when students prepare to leave school to enter the world of adult living.

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"411" on Disability Disclosure: A workbook for Youth with Disabilities (Added 9-8-2005)
This workbook helps young people make informed decisions about whether or not to disclose their disability and understand how that decision may impact their education, employment and social lives.
www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/411.html

Mapping Your Future Website (Added 9-8-2005)
is a one stop site for students and parents and school counselors with information on financial strategies, career options and college planning
www.mapping-your-future.org/planning/
www.mapping-your-future.org/espanol/

Dare to Dream - A Guide to Planning Your Future - A Planning Guide from Florida State designed for transitioning students and adults with disabilities.   www.myfloridaeducation.com/commhome/pdf/dream.pdf

Post-School Data Report - Special Education Students in Washington State 2003 - Center for Change in Transition Services and OSPI support school districts in these efforts by analyzing data and providing state and district level reports. http://www.seattleu.edu/ccts/postschool.asp

New Guidebook on Transition -
 "Transition, the Passage Between Youth and Adulthood" is available from the Advocacy Center in Florida.  A guide to the services and information that can make transition a success for young people with disabilities.  The guide is available in both Spanish and English.  The guides can be found at www.advocacycenter.org/documents/Transition2003/Transition-AdvocacyCenter.pdf   (English version)
www.advocacycenter.org/documents/Transition2003/TransitionSpanish.pdf (Spanish version)

Moving on to High School: A  Transition Tip Sheet- For Parents of Children on Individualized Education Plans
Time spent in school is probably the single greatest feature of a young person's life.  So it only makes sense for parents to make sure their sons and daughters get what they need from school. Even though families don't have much influence over how schools structure courses, there are things they can do to make the most of what their schools have to offer. This tip sheet is based on the experiences of students with disabilities in public schools and their families and can be found at Moving On to High School -- http://www.communityinclusion.org/publications/pub.php?page=to19

Transition Planning: A Team Effort
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/transum/ts10.pdf

Functional Vocational Evaluation
http://depts.washington.edu/ccts/func_eval/index.html

Transition from School to Supported Employment
http://depts.washington.edu/~transctr/ETP.html

Transition Guide for Students in Washington State
http://depts.washington.edu/~transctr/trans_guide.htm

Transition Timeline for children and youth with Special Health Care Needs
http://www.depts.washington.edu/healthtr/Timeline/timeline.htm

A free on line class on Transition Issues
http://www.vcu.edu/rrtcweb/techlink/courses/course1/opening.html