Like all young adults, students with disabilities require support as they leave school and enter the adult world. For students with disabilities, there may be many agencies and organizations that provide supports and services. Oftentimes, these services can be confusing and overwhelming for families. That’s why interagency collaboration is a must! The purpose of this module is to give you …
State Team Planning Tool & Resources
A key technical assistance activity that we at NTACT:C provide is resources and support to states that are engaging in state-level interagency team planning. We have created a number of tools and resources state interagency teams can use to prepare for and participate in quality team planning. Below are a few resources team leads can use with their teams prior …
Research Review
We identify effective practices (eg)for instruction and service delivery for secondary students and out-of-school youth with disabilities. Our goal is to translate knowledge gained from research into resources that help practitioners use this information in their daily work to improve outcomes for young adults with disabilities. The content here is included so researchers and others can be confident that the …
Self-Determination Presenter Guide
This presenter guide is a set of resources for conducting a 1-hour professional development on teaching self-determination to students with disabilities. We welcome your feedback on their use. The PowerPoint cannot be edited to maintain the accuracy of the resources. Facilitator notes for each slide are included and provide guidance on how to use the additional materials assembled here for …
Person-Centered Planning to Support Students in Developing Future Expectations
Person-Centered Planning is a process that provides the opportunity for individuals with disabilities to be active participants in their transition planning.
Whose Future Is It Anyway? Plus Rocket Reader
Whose Future is it Anyway? is a student-directed transition planning curriculum that emphasizes students preferences, interests, and needs with the goal of students being actively and meaningfully involved in their transition planning.
Self-Advocacy Strategy (SAS)
Students receive training to navigate future decisions and become active participants in planning their education.
Mentoring to Teach STEM Involvement Skills
Mentoring is used as a means to increase exposure of youth with disabilities to adults in STEM careers.
Multimodal Anxiety and Social Skills Intervention (MASSI)
Based on the principles of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), addressing an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and actions, as well as the interactions among these three domains, to bring about desired changes.
Communicating Interagency Relationships and Collaborative Linkages for Exceptional Students (CIRCLES)
A three-team model of interagency collaboration that includes a teaming approach to support positive in-school and postschool outcomes for students with disabilities.