Virginia's self-determination project: Assisting students with disabilities to become college and career ready

Issue title: Transition from School to Adulthood

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Moore, Marianne | McNaught, John

Affiliations: Virginia Department of Education, Richmond, VA, USA | VDOE's Training and Technical Assistance Center, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA

Note: [] Address for correspondence: Marianne Moore, Virginia Department of Education, PO Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218, USA. Tel.: +1 804 225 2700; E-mail: Marianne.Moore@doe.virginia.gov

Abstract: The Virginia Department of Education's I'm Determined project is a statewide initiative designed to engage students with disabilities as early as elementary school to learn and demonstrate self-determined skills. This article will focus on information and suggested strategies to use with middle and high school students to assist in their transitions to become college and career ready.

Keywords: Self-determination, students with disabilities, transition, postsecondary education

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-140690

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 247-254, 2014