Category: Practice

Guideposts for Success

The transition from youth to adulthood is challenging for almost every young person. This is particularly true for young people with disabilities. Yet, it is in those critical transition-age years that a young person’s future can be determined. Part of a successful future includes finding and keeping work. The total employment rate is projected to […]

Promoting Quality Individualized Learning Plans – A “How to Guide” Focused on the High School Years

This Guide has been prepared under the aegis of a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL). Three authors have contributed to the development of this Guide. Ms. Joan […]

Use of Individualized Learning Plans: A Promising Practice for Driving College and Career Efforts

This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of ILP research and technical assistance activities that were completed between 2007 and 2013. The purpose of these activities was to investigate whether ILPs should be considered a promising practice for youth with and without disabilities and to identify promising state, district, and school ILP implementation strategies. To […]