Helping Special Education Students Move Beyond Graduation Day

SOURCE:   http://www.edweek.org/

During their public school years, children with disabilities are entitled to a menu of special services, such as music or occupational therapy, extra reading help and door-to-door transportation.

The law also requires they be given an Individualized Education Program, a blueprint tailored to their needs with involvement from educators and parents.
It's a comforting safety net that often ends abruptly when students leave school.

They might get help securing a job, enrolling in a technical school or giving college a try.  But it's just as likely they won't, says Karen Leggett of Silver Spring, Md., who leads a group trying to improve the transition out of high school for students with disabilities...MORE