Preparing for Post-Secondary Education

Information from George Washington University's HEATH Resource Center to help answer questions about educational and training options available to students with disabilities after high school.

A professional association committed to the full involvement of people with disabilities in higher education. This site includes links to services, programs, events and resources for students and parents.

Program designed to increase participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers, especially through the use of computers and technology.

Online college guide for students with physical disabilities contains interactive charts of the most disability friendly colleges and profiles of the colleges that provide services necessary for students with physical disabilties to live on campus.

Provides information about the GED test, a high school equivalency credential. Includes a link to information about accommodations.

Grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad.

Highlights specific experiences, supports and services that are relevant to providing comprehensive transition services to all foster care youth, including those with disabilities, within the framework of the Guideposts for Success. This guide can be downloaded in PDF or Word format.

ThinkCollege.net's guide to preparing for secondary education for people with intellectual disabilities.

Helps children and adults reach their full potential by providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Includes resources on preparing for college and transitioning from school to work.

Seeks to increase the capacity of national, state and local agencies and organizations to improve secondary education and transition results for youth with disabilities and their families.

Week-long summer career exploration program for college-bound high school sophomores and juniors with hearing loss held at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Provides students, parents and career professionals with information on educational opportunities offered by federal government agencies or partnering organizations.

Information on issues related to student preparation and access to postsecondary education, such as participation and persistence toward degree completion, financial aid barriers, interagency collaboration, personnel preparation and gaps in research guiding policy.

Pamphlet containing guidance for students with disabilities who plan to transition to college.

The Next Step is a 19-minute video that presents personal stories of young people with disabilities who enrolled in colleges, universities or technical schools.

This checklist is designed to give family members an easy to use list of topics that should be taken into consideration when discussing transition from high school to college. This checklist can be downloaded in PDF format.

Information on what the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires in an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for youth with disabilities when they are ready to make the crossover from secondary school to the world of adulthood.

The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities offers a variety of information and resources for parents of children with disabilities as they help their children transition from high school to higher education, employment or other opportunities.

Information from the U.S. Department of Transportation on transportation-related education and careers.

Describes transition activities in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) to improve outcomes for youth with disabilities in their transition from secondary school to adulthood. This information can be downloaded in PDF or Word format. Page 21 of this document has a list of transition resources.

Computer-based testing has been called the "next frontier in testing" as educators, testing companies and state departments quickly work to transform paper and pencil tests into technology-based formats.