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Transition: Why is it needed?

Transition: Why is it needed?. Course 274 Assessment Class. Where are we here?.

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Transition: Why is it needed?

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  1. Transition: Why is it needed? Course 274 Assessment Class

  2. Where are we here? • Postsecondary follow-up surveys for students in Iowa have shown that students with a disability are significantly less likely to participate in formal postsecondary training than their non-disabled peers, 57% (IEP) compared to 92% (no IEP). • While employment rates are similar, 85% (IEP) compared to 89% (no IEP), the youth with IEPs are more likely to work in assembly, maintenance and retail jobs.

  3. State of Iowa Continued • They are less likely to have benefits such as medical insurance. They are more likely to see this current job as a life-long position, in a society where the national trend is for the average worker to have ten or more career changes in their lifetime. • They are also less likely to talk with a guidance counselor or other adult at school about their plans for the future or to participate in the typical school activities that might expose them to a broader range of career options. • While assembly, maintenance and retail jobs are viable employment for many young people, it is likely that students with disabilities are in these jobs because they did not have any other options or the supports to pursue other options?

  4. State of Iowa Continued….. • Young people need to identify what they like, what their strengths are, what supports they need and how to access those supports. This is particularly true for students with disabilities as they may have additional barriers and needs to be able to meet their goals and dreams. • State of Iowa Data taken from: http://transitionassessment.northcentralrrc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=113

  5. National Picture • Nationally the picture does not get much better • 28% of working-age adults with disabilities reported fulltime employment vs. 70% of people w/o disabilities (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009) • 3 times as many people with disabilities live in poverty (< $15,000) 26% vs. 9% (National Organization on Disability, 2004)

  6. National Picture continued… • Only 26% of workers with DD are working in community employment, with Majority still in sheltered and non-work settings (Metzel, et al., 2007) • Few high schools are offering work-based experiences (26% vs. 74% classroom-based learning) (Guy, et al., 2009) • National Statistics came from Dr. Mary Morningstar presentation Work-based Learning & Fair Labor Standards Act, Webinar April 04, 2014

  7. National Graduation Rate • In 2008–2009, just 64% of students with learning disabilities left high school with a regular diploma compared to 73.9% of students in the general population. • Statistic from: http://www.ncld.org/disability-advocacy/where-we-stand-policies/high-school-graduation

  8. What are your thoughts? • For the next 15 minutes jot down what you believe the problems are with our schools and the solutions on how to solve them.

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