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PACER Partner, the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, is an excellent resource for further information on transition-related legislation.
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Legislation
No one piece of legislation defines government services to youth with disabilities. Instead there are a number of Acts that impact youth with disabilities.
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
The Americans with Disabilities Act
The Higher Education Opportunity Act
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
TRANSITION ISSUES IN MINNESOTA
Transition, a Fact Sheet from the Minnesota Disability Law Center
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
- Q and A: Questions and Answers on Secondary Transition from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
- The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center ( NSTTAC ) helps ensure full implementation of IDEA by helping states build capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities. NSTTAC disseminates information and provides technical assistance on scientifically-based research practices with an emphasis on building and sustaining state-level infrastructures of support and district-level demonstrations of effective transition methods for youth with disabilities. NSTTAC is directed and staffed by the Special Education Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, in partnership with the Special Education Program at Western Michigan University.
- NICHCY, National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Resources on IDEA and Transition
For more information see PACER's Public Policy section.
PACER's site offers many PDF files for download, which require