This slide provides a list of key factors that assist youth with disabilities to become successfully employed. All of them are covered in more detail later in the presentation. Parents and youth can ask that these practical, hands-on strategies be included in an Individualized Education Program (IEP) to help reach a student's employment-related transition goals.
How many of their children are participating in a work-study program? How many are working or volunteering?
Preparation for post-high school employment and education should include experiences in work study, working, vocational education, and curricula that integrate the occupational and academic skills necessary to perform various jobs. Students who participated in occupational education and who received special education services in an integrated setting were more likely to be competitively employed. Additionally, students who had either paid or unpaid work experience in high school experienced higher wages and more continuous employment after graduation.
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