The internet holds a plethora of resources on the topic of transition, whether it be to secondary education, employment or independent living. Here are a few that we have discovered through the years. Some include older data, but their suggestions and recommendations are still valid.
How Students with Disabilities Can Prepare for College – http://www.washington.edu/doit/college-you-can-do-it
Creating Options: A Resource on Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities – https://heath.gwu.edu/files/downloads/2007_creating_options.pdf
The Disclosure Dilemma for Advocates by Laverne A Buchanan, Ed.D.
National Center on Secondary Education & Transition – Creating Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities to Achieve Successful Futures – http://ncset.org/default.asp
Institute for Community Inclusion offers training, clinical, and employment services, conducts research, and provides assistance to organizations to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in school, work, and community activities. http://www.communityinclusion.org/
Best practices in Self Advocacy Skills Building – http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/priority-selfadvocacy/