The U.S. Department of Labor Statistics reports that only 19.1% of persons with disabilities are employed, compared to 65.9% without disabilities. In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, here are resources for you to help your child with employment transition planning into adulthood:

  • Take our free, self-paced course on how to build your child’s transition IEP. It’s the biggest step you can take to helping them find employment after they leave the structured supports of high school.

  • Check your state’s Employment First initiative – a national movement to deliver meaningful employment, fair wages, and career advancement for people with disabilities

  • Understand how ABLE accounts can help your reach education and employment goals by watching this webinar

  • Know how your child’s Individual Transition Plan is key to employment in adulthood

  • Chart your child’s life course by developing a vision for a good life, thinking about what they need to know and do, identifying how to find or develop supports, and discovering what it takes to live the lives they want to live

IEP Transition Planning

This session from our 2019 family and professional conference focuses on how you can ensure that appropriate transition planning, including transitioning into college or employment, is in your child’s IEP.

about the author

Audrey Vernick is our Director of Patient and Family Advocacy. She is the parent of a child who had hemispherectomy for seizures caused by stroke. She holds a level 2 certification in Special Education Advocacy Training from the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates and is certified by The ARC in future planning. She also serves on the International League Against Epilepsy’s Social Work and Social Services Section.

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