Expect, Empower, Engage Resource Database

As part of its charge to provide training and technical assistance that will enable State VR agency personnel to manage available resources, improve effective service delivery, and increase the number and quality of employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities, the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Management (VRTAC-QM) developed this resource outlining the specific VR program requirements on transition services.

These engagement guides invite leading experts to share their expertise on implementing these nine educational interventions to promote meaningful engagement and relationships among students with and without disabilities. They created short, practical implementation guides based on their extensive experience working with local schools.

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 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.