3 credit hours
This course will provide information and resources needed by special educators to meet the federal requirements for preparing students with disabilities for post-secondary experiences. Course content will include the study of application for aptitude/vocational assessment results, review of life-skills curricula and career exploration resources, identification of employment supports, use of community resources for transition planning, and coordination of transition providers and services. Students will also develop demonstrative individual and school-based programs to assist students’ social, cultural and economic integration into their local communities.