Individuals With Disabilities Education Act [ Public Law 101-476 ]
Transition is:
- A coordinated set of activities for a student, designed within an outcome-oriented process,
which promotes movement from school to post-school activities, including:
- post-secondary education,
- vocational training,
- integrated employment (including supported employment),
- continuing and adult education,
- adult services,
- independent living, or
- community participation.
- The coordinated set of activities shall be based upon:
- the individual student's needs.
- Take into account the student's preferences and interests, and include
- instruction,
- community experiences,
- the development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives, and
- when appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional
vocational evaluation… [ P.L. 101-476 ]
- A statement of these needed transition services:
- beginning no later than age 16 and annually thereafter
- and, when determined appropriate for the individual, beginning at age 14 or younger,
- including, when appropriate, a statement of the interagency responsibilities or linkages
(or both) before the student leaves the school setting, and
- in the case where a participating agency, other than the education agency,
fails to provide agreed-upon services, the educational agency shall reconvene the IEP team
to identify alternative strategies to meet the transition objectives [ P.L. 101-476 ].
