transition to Adulthood and work

Important News to Know: Changes have been made to the requirement that students with IEPs must take the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE). For more information on these changes click here.

Office of Disability Employment Policy:

Creating a Path to Employment: Tips for Parents with Children with Disabilities.

Essential Skills to Getting a Job

Shaping Tomorrow's Workforce

California Department of Education:
Transition to Adulthood: An Information and Resource Guide

Additional Resources and Helpful Websites:

California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs Regional Occupational Centers and Programs are located throughout California. They provide training and education to high school students age 16 and older as well as students out of school and adults. This website has links to all of the local ROP programs as well as counseling and guidance information.

CIRCL: Connections for Information and Resources on Community Living CIRCL's mission is to create opportunities for building and sharing individual, organizational and community strengths in supported living.

Going to College - A Resource for Teens with Disabilities. This website has been developed to help high school students learn about living college life with a disability. The site provides video clips, activities, and resources that can help students get a head start in planning for college. Video interviews with college students with disabilities offer a way to hear firsthand from students with disabilities who have been successful. Modules include activities that will help students explore more about themselves, learn what to expect from college, and equip them with important considerations and tasks to complete when planning for college.

Guidance and Career Counselor's Toolkit Advising High School Students with Disabilities on Postsecondary Options

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition

NICHCY "Transition to Adulthood" -- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities.

Pacer Center – A variety of transition and employment links and articles, including the informative article, "Planning for Transition: It's Never Too Soon."

Real People, Real Jobs: Stories from the Front Line
This site highlights the employment successes of people with Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities (ID/DD) who are working in paid jobs in their communities. Learn more about these people and the promising practices that led to their success.

Sage Crossing Foundation The mission of the SAGE Crossing Foundation is to create an environmentally exemplary farmstead where autistic adults can live supported, dignified, meaningful lives in concert with each other, and with their community. While this project is in Massachusetts, it is conceived as a model that can and should be reproduced throughout the United States.

Transition Brief: College/Career Preparation and Financial Aid --- National.

Transition Brief: College/Career Preparation and Financial Aid --- California Supplement.

WorkAbility -- A transition program of the California Department of Education: Students Learn to Earn.

Please note: Matrix does not endorse or recommend any provider, treatment, or philosophy that families may encounter from the resources, events, or websites listed. Matrix encourages you to obtain more information about any resource prior to selecting a provider.