Transition Services for Youth with Disabilities
Help youth with disabilities transition to adult life and employment
Overview
Transition services generate $200,000-$900,000 annually with 40-60% margins through schools and state agencies.
In 2025, transition planning required for special education students.
Services include transition assessments and planning, employment exploration and preparation, postsecondary education support, independent living skills training, community experience coordination, and family engagement.
Successful services promote self-determination, connect school to adult life, support employment goals, coordinate with adult services, and prepare youth for independence.
Schools and VR agencies as clients.
Marketing through schools, special education, vocational rehabilitation, and families.
Required Skills
- Transition Planning
- Employment Development
- Special Education
- Youth Development
- Self-Determination
- Interagency Coordination
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Transition services mandated in schools
- School and VR funding available
- Helps youth achieve adult goals
- Multiple service components
- Growing transition focus
Cons
- Need special education expertise
- School contracting processes complex
- Outcomes measurement pressure
- Coordinating multiple agencies
- Short timeframe before graduation
How to Get Started
- Build transition services expertise
- Develop transition assessment and planning
- Contract with schools and VR agencies
- Provide employment exploration
- Teach independent living skills
- Coordinate with adult services
- Support youth achieving adult goals
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