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A Future That Fits Your Child. A Plan to Get There.
Planning for adulthood can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to figure it all out at once. Our toolkit helps you turn your child’s goals into practical next steps for education, employment, daily living, and ongoing support.
Use the Student Vision & Goals Worksheet to identify strengths, interests, and hopes for learning, working, and living after high school.
Start with Your Child’s Vision
Follow the Transition Timeline Checklist to organize next steps for IEP planning, adult services, and preparation for leaving school.
Build a Transition Plan
Explore the College Planning Timeline, testing accommodations guides, and questions to ask college disability offices.
Prepare for College
Use Self-Advocacy in College to help your student practice explaining their needs, requesting accommodations, and communicating with professors.
Practice Self-Advocacy
Review the Adult Services Quick Reference to explore vocational rehabilitation, day programs, supported living, and other service options.
Connect with Adult Support
Small Steps Now. More Possibilities Ahead.
Complete the Student Vision & Goals Worksheet
Review the Testing Accommodations Quick Reference
Review the Transition Timeline Checklist
Bring Questions to Ask Each College’s Disability Office to visits or calls
Explore transition planning protections in Overview & Your Rights
Practice strategies from Self-Advocacy in College
Complete the Parent & Student Postsecondary Vision Statement / Goals
Explore support options in the Adult Services Quick Reference
Follow the College Planning Timeline, if applicable
Gather records using the Adult Life & Transition to Adulthood document checklist
Resource Library
Everything You Need, In One Place
Get the information you need, when you need it. Create your free account to access 200+ pages of trusted special education resources, on-demand webinars, training videos, practical tools, and family-friendly guidance—all in one place. Whether you’re preparing for an IEP meeting, navigating a PCS, learning your child’s rights, or looking for answers to a new challenge, our Resource Library is here to help you feel informed, prepared, and ready to advocate.
Explore at your own pace and focus on what matters to your family today. Start with a question, watch a webinar, or find a tool to help prepare for your next school conversation. You don’t have to learn everything at once—just find what helps you move forward. As your child’s needs change, return for guidance through each new season of military life.
“We will be recommending to anyone we encounter who is affiliated with the military and has a child going through the 504 or IEP process.”
-Special Education Mentor Program participant
“My daughter continues on her journey, looking for employment that will meet her unique needs. It has been a year of transition for all of us.”
- Michelle Norman
A Message from Executive Director reflecting on her daughter’s transition after high school.
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