Post-Secondary Education Road Map for Students with Disabilities

If you feel like you need a road map to navigate post-high school or transition-age education for students with disabilities, you’re not alone!

We have created a Post-Secondary Resource Guide for Students with Disabilities that will help you navigate education and career options, starting with pre-K through young-adult.

This resource guide will:

• Prepare you and/or your child for the best post-secondary education options
• Prepare you and/or your child to navigate the challenges of transitioning from high school or transition settings to post-secondary education
• Encourage students with disabilities to have a more equitable educational experience that continues past high school or ages 18-21 transition programs

Click here to download a PDF of the Transition Guide for Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities.

More Info:
There are many changes for students transitioning out of high school or transition settings to postsecondary education. This resource guide was created to assist students and their families to navigate this often-difficult process, and to encourage more students to achieve to the highest of their abilities, while helping individuals with disabilities to have a more equitable educational experience that continues past high school or ages 18-21 transition programs.

When students are asked whether they plan on graduating from a four-year college, 25% of youth with disabilities indicated they would, compared with 89% of youth in the general population (Newman et al. 2010). Students who receive appropriate accommodations, and attend postsecondary education, experience improved career options, greater earning potential, higher job satisfaction, and more secure employment — similar to their peers without disabilities (Fleming & Fairweather, 2012).