College and Career Readiness and Students with Disabilities

In this National High School Webinar, co-hosted with the American Youth Policy Forum, Betsy Brand, the Executive Director of the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), Louis Danielson, Director of Research at the National High School Center and former director of the Research to Practice Division at the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Debra Hart, Educational Coordinator at the Institute for Community Inclusion, and Keith Ozols, Youth Transition Programs Coordinator from the Oregon Youth Transition Program, discussed challenges specific to actualizing college and career readiness for students with disabilities and suggested ways in which states and districts can develop frameworks that address the needs and goals of all students. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyQ-9HP2fuQ Additional Webinar Resources:

• Project ACCESS
• Utah's Transition Action Guide for Students with Disabilities and Team Members
• Oregon Youth Transitions Program
• Think College