IDEA & Transition Requirements
This age is when transition planning must legally begin according to IDEA.
What is age 16? (or 14 if your state begins earlier)
This skill includes making doctor’s appointments, managing medications, and knowing personal medical history.
What is health management?
This type of employment involves ongoing support from a job coach.
What is supported employment?
This office on a college campus coordinates academic accommodations.
What is the Disability Support Services Office? (DSS/ODS)
Hobbies and social activities that support emotional well-being are known as this.”
What are leisure activities?
These two components must be “results-oriented” and based on assessment data.
What are postsecondary goals?
Balancing a checkbook and comparing prices at the grocery store fall under this domain.
What are money management skills
A high school work-based experience, such as bagging groceries or shelving books, is considered this.
What is community-based vocational training?
This law, not IDEA, protects students with disabilities after high school.
What is Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act?
This type of barrier prevents students from accessing community recreation, such as parks or sports.
What are environmental barriers?
This document outlines the student’s strengths, preferences, interests, and needs for transition.
What is the PLAAFP?
The ability to safely navigate the community, use transportation, and ask for help when needed.
What is community participation?
This law prohibits discrimination in hiring, firing, and workplace accommodations.
What is the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)?
This type of program allows students with intellectual disabilities to attend college with modified coursework.
What is a Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) program?
The process of teaching students how to use free time in meaningful, safe, and healthy ways.
What is leisure education?
IDEA requires that this specific type of assessment be used to guide transition planning.
What is age-appropriate transition assessment?
This term describes the daily tasks needed to care for oneself, such as cooking, laundry, and cleaning
What are daily living skills / independent living skills?
This document helps identify skills, interests, and potential career paths.
What is a vocational interest inventory?
In college, students must self-identify and request this documentation to receive accommodations.
What is disability documentation / verification?
This type of program helps students develop social skills through sports, art, clubs, or community activities.
What is community-based recreation?
This statement must be included in the IEP when a student will no longer be eligible for special education due to graduation or aging out.
What is the Summary of Performance (SOP)?
Students with significant needs may require this formal plan to outline adult services after high school
What is a person-centered plan?
A student learning job skills by rotating through multiple departments is participating in this type of experience.
What is a job rotation or job sampling
The shift from teacher-driven support in high school to student-driven support in college is known as this.
What is the shift from entitlement to eligibility?
This structured approach helps students with disabilities build personal routines that promote independence in leisure.
What is activity-based scheduling or structured leisure planning?