ERIC Number: ED672803
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
Pages: 27
Abstractor: ERIC
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Coordinating Transition Services and Postsecondary Access: Guidance on Requirements under the IDEA and the Rehabilitation Act
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is committed to ensuring that students and youth with disabilities are held to high expectations and have the resources and supports needed to expand their learning opportunities and prepare them for success in postsecondary education and competitive integrated employment (CIE). In the 2019-2020 academic year, approximately 21 percent of undergraduate students reported having a disability--which is a marked increase from the six percent of undergraduate students who reported having a disability during the 1995-1996 academic year. This guidance builds on the Department's guidance "A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities" (August 30, 2020), as well as prior policy letters, and describes how State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies may coordinate to assist students with disabilities, including students with intellectual disabilities, who are in high school and will be transitioning out of high school and will potentially receive services as an adult funded by programs authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act) and other Federal or State funding sources. The Department supports States in their work to increase postsecondary education options and opportunities for individuals with disabilities, including students and youth with intellectual disabilities, through participation in comprehensive transition programs and postsecondary education at institutions of higher education (IHEs).
Descriptors: Coordination, Transitional Programs, Access to Education, Postsecondary Education, Guidance, Compliance (Legal), Equal Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Disabilities, Undergraduate Students, College Bound Students, Educational Opportunities, Intellectual Disability, Enrollment, Dual Enrollment, Vocational Rehabilitation
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 202-245-7468; Web site: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html
Publication Type: Guides - General
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) (ED)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Rehabilitation Act 1973
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Department of Education Funded: Yes
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