Resources
Postsecondary Transitions — Resource Library
Prospective Student
- Disability Hub MN – Postsecondary Education & Training — planning tools for college, training, and supports.
- Disability Hub MN – Postsecondary Options — ABE, certificates, 2-year/4-year, apprenticeships.
- MyVault (Hub Tools) — save goals, documents, and plans you can share.
- Minnesota State – Search Degrees & Programs — find majors, certificates, training.
- CareerForce Minnesota — careers, job trends, and local help.
- MDE – Secondary Transition — Minnesota Dept. of Education transition hub.
- MIHEC – MN Inclusive Higher Education Consortium — inclusive college options for students with IDD.
Transition to College
- Accessibility/Disability Services (examples):
- AHEAD – Documentation Guidance — what colleges look for and how accommodation decisions are made.
- Minnesota State – Financial Aid — paying for college, scholarships, costs.
- FAFSA – Federal Student Aid — apply for federal/state aid.
- Minnesota State – Student Basic Needs — food, housing, emergency grants, tech.
- ACCUPLACER — test overview and practice resources.
Transition to Employment
- DEED Vocational Rehabilitation Services – Pre-ETS — career exploration, work-based learning, self-advocacy.
- CareerForce Minnesota — workshops, resume help, hiring events.
- DB101 Minnesota — information on how work and benefits can be balanced.
- State Services for the Blind (SSB) — employment, training, accessible media.
- E1MN (Employment First) — tools to plan, find, and keep competitive, integrated work.
Family / Parent Resources
- PACER Center — parent training, advocacy, transition guidance.
- Disability Hub MN – Youth in Transition — family engagement tools and planning steps.
- MDE Secondary Transition – Families — state guidance, checklists, contacts. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Educator Support
- Disability Hub MN – Youth in Transition (for professionals) — frameworks, lessons, resources. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
- E1MN Training — modules and tools for employment planning.
- MIHEC (TA & systems change) — inclusive higher-education technical assistance.
- AHEAD — best practices for accommodations and campus processes.
System Tools & Transfer (Minnesota State)
- Transfer Overview — policies, guaranteed admission, reverse transfer.
- Transfer Pathways — start at a community college, enter as a junior.
- Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) — 40-credit gen ed package that transfers.
- Transferology — see how courses transfer; plan before you register.
- Student Planner — Degree Audit, Graduation Planner, Schedule Builder.
Rights & Policies
- ADA.gov — Americans with Disabilities Act basics.
- Section 504 (OCR) — disability rights in education.
- FERPA (U.S. Dept. of Education) — student privacy and who can see records.