For Students With Disabilities, Transition From High School Requires Self-Advocacy

Key Points: This article reviews the controversy of how support services in special education can cause students to have a harder time transition to college. The transition to college is more difficult because students don't have self advocacy skills.

Relevance: The article is relevant because self advocacy is an important skill for an individual to be independent. We need to support our students to becoming as independent as possible for the real world.

Intended Audience: Educators, Parents, Special Education Students, Administrators, Program Director/Coordinators

Published Date: 5/29/15

URL: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/06/04/for-students-with-disabilities-transition-from-high.html