As students who have IEPs get older and progress through school, his/her special education program is required to focus more intentionally on preparing that student for life after high school. In Virginia, this school transition planning must begin by age 14, but can begin even earlier.
For students, and their families, the thought of TRANSITIONING from school services to the adult world can be overwhelming. Many are unsure of what is meant by transition services and wonder how to begin planning. There will be many types of plans to consider: education, medical, planning for your child’s income, signing up for services, housing, legal protections for your child, career, planning a social life, and more.
Your family doesn’t have to come up with all the right questions, answers, and put together the goals alone. PEATC is here to help.
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PEATC Factsheets & Resource Documents
- Applied Studies Diploma
- Being Involved in Person-Centered Planning for Students and Young Adults with Disabilities in Foster, Kinship, or Adoptive Families
- Centers for Independent Living-Families
- Graduation Requirements
- Independent Living Life Skills Checklist Booklet
- Keeping up with Medicaid Waiver Contacts
- Medicaid Waivers
- Military Entrance after High School
- Parent Transition Survey
- Person-Centered Planning – Parent Fact Sheet
- Profile of a VA Graduate
- Self-Advocacy – Parent Fact Sheet
- Transfer of Rights
- Transition IEP Checklist
- Transition Planning for the Future Be Ready Start Early
- Turning 18 in Virginia: A Resource Document
- Social Security Resources 2021
Helpful Transition Related Resources
- ABLEnow
- Centers for Independent Living in Virginia
- Community Services Board (CSBs) in Virginia
- Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services: Housing Information for People with a Developmental Disability
- How the DD Waiver Works – Arc of Virginia
- Supported Decision Making Resources – disAbility Law Center of Virginia
- The Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
- The Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI)
- Virginia Department of Education: Special Education – Transition Services for Students with Disabilities
- Virginia Department of Education: Transfer of Rights for Students with Disabilities upon Reaching the Age of Majority in Virginia
- Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center
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