Presenters Wayne Dage, Christine Johnson, Thomas Draghi, Maria Nevala, Nicholas Harris, and Joy Kramer present strategies to develop a collaborative plan for the State VR Agencies and AIVRS Programs to provide transition and Pre-ETS to American Indian/Alaskan Native youth with disabilities. Although CRC credit through George Washington University is no longer available, the information is suitable for anyone working with …
Locating and Re-Engaging Secondary Students with Disabilities
Designed primarily for school building administrators and educators, this resource provides research-based strategies and resources to locate and support school-leavers to return and work toward graduation. The evidence-based strategies for re-engaging and supporting students with disabilities and their families through school completion were informed by the following research: National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (2011); Rumberger et al., …
Understanding Disability and Poverty Resource Collection
These resources help address the overlapping challenges of disability and poverty.
Restorative Practices for Students at Risk Annotated Bibliography
This annotated bibliography summarizes restorative practices in real-terms and based on research literature. It identifies the importance of using restorative practices in transition planning, provides references to the research, as well as the key points of multiple research articles focused on restorative practices. Restorative Practices for Students at Risk
Work-Based Learning for Students with High Support Needs: Themes, Strategies, and Policy Recommendations
This informational brief provides an outline of strategies and structure for developing and implementing a work-based learning program for students with complex support needs.
Secondary Practices, Predictors, and Postsecondary Outcomes for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Annotated Bibliography
Strategies that align with transition practices and predictors as well as research relevant to post-school outcome information for students with autism spectrum disorder.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Secondary Education
This resource provides a basic review of Universal Design for Learning as well as multiple additional resources for more in-depth strategies and information.
Decreasing Dropout Rates for Minority Male Youth with Disabilities from Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Backgrounds
Explores the nature of the dropout rates among three ethnicities (American Indian, African American, and Latino) and strategies to improve graduation rates.