Expect, Empower, Engage Resource Database

This highly rated resource focuses on the age of majority- the age when children legally become adults. This is when they gain the rights of adults, which include the right to vote, marry, apply for a credit card, make medical and financial decisions for themselves, sign contracts, live independently, and much more. Tips, resources, and helpful connections are provided.

This tip sheet, which is part of our IEP Tip Sheet Series, introduces transition services. Beginning not later than the first IEP where the child turns 16 (or 14 in some states), IEP teams will need to develop a transition plan that includes transition services and measurable postsecondary goals [IDEA, Sec. 300.320(b)]. This tip sheet includes a brief summary of federal regulations, tips for implementation, and additional resources. Check with your state for additional requirements.

This guide provides tools and reflection questions for families and youth as they begin and continue to engage in the transition process. Reflection questions in this tool are categorized into six domains and six life stages ranging from infancy to adulthood and aging. 

This online module focuses on the transition process from high school to post-secondary settings. Key topics include individualized education program planning, engaging students in the process so as to become better advocates for their own needs, and the importance of outside agencies such as vocational rehabilitation.

This policy overview of the IEP process provides recommendations for families to partner with their schools to support their children through the transition process, including strategizing around transition planning

This online module focuses on the process of developing high-quality IEPs for students with disabilities. Key topics include the requirements for IEPs as outlines in IDEA, the implications of the Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District Supreme Court ruling, and how to effectively plan IEP goals focusing on post-secondary transition.

This guide provides a policy overview of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services, and highlights eligibility requirements as mandated by IDEA and WIOA to participate in VR services. 

These six guides and accompanying videos provide families and educators of students with disabilities with policy-informed information about facilitation, mediation, written state complaints, due process complaints, resolution meetings, and expedited due process complaints.

This video follows the stories of several parents and self-advocates as they address questions and concerns about supporting youth with disabilities as they engage in the transition to adulthood.