Affiliations: Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, 86 Pleasant Street SE, 430 Wulling Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA | Department of Psychology, St. Cloud State University, 720 4th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498, USA | Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, University of Minnesota, 159 Pillsbury DriveSE, 265-2 Peik Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA | College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 178 Pillsbury DriveSE, 104 Burton Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA | Department of Special Education, National Changhua University of Education – Taiwan, Changua, Taiwan R.O.C. 500
Abstract: The National Transition Study of Individuals with Severe Disabilities Leaving School (NTSSD) investigated the status and community adjustment of 398 young adults with severe disabilities from across five states representative of the four US Census Bureau regions: Northeast, North Central, South, and West. Subjects in this study had been out of high school from 1 to 4 years in 1993. Data collection instruments included a 100-item post-school outcome survey and the Inventory for Client and Agency Planning (ICAP) (Bruin inks et al., 1986). Results are reported in terms of subjects' school experiences/completion, employment and daytime activities, current living arrangements, family and friends, community involvement, financial independence, personal choice, family needs and support, and waiting for services. In addition to the descriptive findings, group comparisons were made on selected variables, examining whether there were significant differences associated with gender, level of mental retardation, years out of school, and community size.
Keywords: Transition, Post-school follow-up, Severe disability(s), Young adult(s)
