Research: Youth with Disabilities

Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF files. To download a free copy, please visit the Adobe web site.

Career Planning Begins with Assessment: A Guide for Professionals Serving Youth with Educational and Career Development Challenges
J. Timmons, M. Podmostko, C. Bremer, D. Lavin, and J. Wills, National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD) for Youth, Institute for Educational Leadership, 2004
Designed for practitioners, administrators, policymakers, and other professionals working with youth making the transition to the workforce. Describes categories of assessments available for youth; offers tips on how to choose and administer formal and informal assessments; provides guidance on serving culturally diverse youth and youth with disabilities; and suggests how administrators can develop policies for an interagency assessment system.
Download/view: PDF (644KB) | HTML

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
Coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to transitions to postsecondary education and the workforce for youth with disabilities. Includes research and practice briefs and links to state resources. Also holds teleconference calls and institutes on issues affecting youth with disabilities.
http://www.ncset.org

National Collaboration on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth)
Website providing practitioners, administrators, and policymakers with information about employment and youth with disabilities. Includes information briefs, a database of promising programs and practices, a publications bank, technical assistance tools, quick reference guides, and an e-newsletter.
http://www.ncwd-youth.info/

Technical Assistance Communities of Practice
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
A web-based forum offering state and local administrators and practitioners the opportunity to share their expertise, issues, and solutions to improve outcomes for children and youth with disabilities and their families. Includes an online chat room, teleseminars, and information about face-to-face events.
http://www.tacommunities.org/