Saturday, November 29, 2014

Post-High School

Once a student finishes high school, there are a number of tracks the student can go on. They can either go to college and earn a degree before looking for a job. Students with disabilities can go to either a 2 year or 4 year college. It depends on what career they want and what is the best fit. The other option is going on to find a job and follow a vocational track. If school has always been a struggle for them, they are going to be so glad to be done.
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html

There is a very helpful website that lists a number of options that are available for students. It mentions what each includes and what the student will have to do in order to achieve it.
http://ncld.org/adults-learning-disabilities/post-high-school.

If a student is interested in continuing to college they should check out their college's disability support service. For GRCC, the website is:
   http://www.grcc.edu/disabilitysupportservices

Here is a parent first hand account in assisting her child get the services he needed:
http://www.ncld.org/blog/helping-my-sons-transition-to-college-and-access-needed-services/

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