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For youth to use
Title	pub-code
Chart Your Own Future: How Your Individualized Education Program (IEP) Can Help	PHP-c113
Be Your Own Best Advocate	PHP-c116
College or Training Programs: How to Decide (Tips for Youth)	NPC-26
It's YOUR Future! Information for Eighth and Ninth Grade Students	PHP-c236
It's YOUR Life! Information for Eighth and Ninth Grade Students	PHP-c237
The ADA, Section 504 & Postsecondary Education	NPC-42
Going to College: Tips for Students with Visual Impairments	NPC-39
Your IEP Meeting: A Great Place to Practice Self-Advocacy Skills	PHP-149a
Sample Self-Advocacy Plan	PHP-149b
Visiting College and University Campuses	PHP-c233
My IEP Owner’s Manual for Transition-Age Students	PHP-a55
My Student Snapshot for Transition-Age Students	PHP-a56
Share these resources with your parents
Title	pub-code
What Youth Need to Know if They Are Questioned by Police	PHP-c171
Making the Move to High School: Tips for Parents of Students with Disabilities	NPC-24
Youth Tips for Parents: How to Talk to Your Teenager About His or Her Mental Health	PHP-c216
Going to College: Tips for Parents of Students with Visual Impairments	NPC-38
Tips for Transition Planning	ALL-14
Transition: Charting a Course for the Future	NPC-7

Transition Trek Board Game

An innovative and engaging board game that helps youth and young adults plan for life after high school. Players draw cards with questions related to careers, independent living, and self-determination. Six game pieces included. Order through PACER's Publication Order Form. Item ST-23. $15.

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Minnesota Secondary Transition Toolkit for Families:
A Guide to Preparing Your Child with a Disability for Life Beyond High School
This guidebook helps families with easy-to-understand information about why transition planning is important, how it all starts with the transition assessment process, and the rules that schools follow during the transition process.  It also includes information about community partners who can support young people with disabilities when they become adults. Topics include healthcare and health maintenance, benefits planning, postsecondary education and accommodations, recreation, social resources, transportation, and housing.  2017.  Download only.  One copy may be printed from downloaded booklet.

Minnesota Post Secondary Resource Guide
Helpful introduction to preparing for college or other post-secondary education.

Minnesota Department of Education: Special Education
The Minnesota Department of Education offers information and resources for all students including those in transition age (14 years and up).

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS)
VRS works with youth and young adults with disabilities to plan and prepare for work. VRS helps the youth to create an individualized plan for employment that is consumer-directed so that they can achieve goals for working and living in the community.