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A basic guide for peer mentors who are providing student support on campus and in the classroom.

Published by the NCWD, this booklet looks at family involvement, school preparation, career preparation, connecting activities and youth development, and leadership as the guideposts necessary for transition-age youth. The publication highlights the aspects that should be a part of the programs and planning activities related to the transition from high school to college, work, and the community. This free, downloadable guide is available in English and Spanish.

Includes a description of the two day orientation for mentors at the University of Vermont. 

The application for admission used at the University of Iowa REACH program - can be referenced as an example for those developing admission procedures.  

WorkKeys is a skills assessment system developed by the ACT to measure employability skills, including foundational and soft skills. This one page sheet details areas of assessment in three different areas.

Describes the process and lists the competencies students must meet in order to earn a credential from the program, located at Indiana University-Purdue University Indiananapolis

A checklist from a college program in Indiana that tracks student accomplishments towards the program credential requirements.

Letter to Disability Rights Wisconsin that clarifies that the concept of least restrictive environment applies to transition work placements. This has implications for placing students in sheltered work settings when that is not the least restrictive environment for that student. A number of other related issues are also addressed.

Think College Insight Brief #22 describes how Kentucky postsecondary programs are working with vocational rehabilitation (VR) to provide employment opportunities to students with ID who are participating in postsecondary programs. The partnership between state VR and IHEs is considered crucial to enhancing life opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities in Kentucky.

Think College Insight Brief #21 focuses on peer mentoring, where current students are matched with new students, and the significant impact it can have on the transition occurs. Many colleges that have programs for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) use peer mentoring extensively because of its many benefits. In South Carolina, the College of Charleston (C of C) uses peer mentoring as a fundamental component of its REACH (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes) Program for students with ID.