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A pocket with a paper in it saying "résumé" New Resource: Pocket Résumé
Jun 11, 2019

We have a new resource on our Products and Materials page, a downloadable pocket résumé! Pocket résumés help students keep their information in a pocket-sized format, so it is easy to use for job...


New Module: Work-based Learning
Mar 7, 2019

We have a new training module, Work-Based Learning 101! Real work experience is the strongest indicator of post school competitive employment for youth with disabilities. Take this module to develop or strengthen your work-based...


New Film: Dream Out Loud
Dec 10, 2018

          On the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation – a community with a $4000/year family median income and 90% unemployment rate – students with disabilities are being empowered through entrepreneurship and...


Person holding a book in front of their face Put This in Your Bag!
Nov 19, 2018

  Plan to mark a lot of pages in your copy of Your Complete Guide to Transition Planning and Services! This guide by Mary Morningstar & Beth Clavenna-Deane will be the best $30 you...


Self Study Logo TC Self-Study Webinar
Oct 25, 2018

Want Professional Development That Makes a Difference?  The Transition Coalition Self-Study provides both quality learning and individualized application for teams of 4-12 people. It is designed to support teams to learn and improve their...


Ask the Expert: I’m Determined Website Tour
Apr 12, 2018

This NTACT sponsored Ask the Expert will help you learn how to use the variety of free resources at www.imdetermined.org to help your students become more self-determined! Participate in AtE to: Get free resources...


Ask the Expert: Video Modeling for Employment
Mar 21, 2018

This NTACT Ask the Expert will help you learn about video modeling and video prompting. Get guidance on how to use these tools and how they help students enhance their employment skills. Participate in...


March: Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Mar 5, 2018

The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), and the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) have launched a campaign for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 2018!...


Webinar: CTE/VR/SPED Collaborative Initiatives
Mar 2, 2018

Collaborative Initiatives Across Career & Technical Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Special Education: Three State/Local Stories This NTACT webinar brings together representatives of CTE, VR, and SpEd to share their collaborative techniques for engaging students...


Free Online Course: Work-Based Learning
Feb 13, 2018

The Center on Transition Innovations at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has released a free self-paced online course. Improve your work-based learning program by learning: What work-based learning is and laws that impact it How...


NTACT is Hiring!
Dec 5, 2017

The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) is looking for a Knowledge Development and Technical Assistance Specialist to assist State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies and State Education Agencies to effectively prepare students and youth...


Increasing Skills & Changing Practices Presentation
Oct 13, 2017

The  handouts for Increasing Skills & Changing Practices: NTACT Professional Development presentation at 2017 DCDT National Conference in Milwaukee WI are below.  For more information about this presentation, please use the Contact Us form...


Webinar: Increase Grad Rates and Decrease Dropout Rates
Sep 2, 2017

Implementing Evidence-Based Practices to Increase Graduation Rates and Decreasing Dropout Rates for Students with Disabilities in Pennsylvania Learn how Pennsylvania uses a State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) to increase the graduation and decrease the dropout...


TAGG for Students with ID!
May 6, 2017

Complete this survey to help the University of Oklahoma develop a new transition assessment (the TAGG-A)for students with significant cognitive disabilities.


Free TAGG Webinar!
May 1, 2017

Participate in a free webinar on May 12, 2017 to learn about using the Transition Assessment & Goal Generator (TAGG)!


Your Input is Needed!
Apr 18, 2017

Secondary Special Education Teachers – your input is needed about students with intellectual disabilities’ involvement in extracurricular activities!


WEBINAR: When Dropouts Return to School
Sep 23, 2016

How an Early Warning System Can Help Identify and Support Reenrollees Students who drop out and later return to school, or reenrollees, are a subgroup especially at risk for dropping out again. However, few...