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 — MN 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):
  • Minneapolis College – Accessibility Resource Center (ARC)
  • M State – Accessibility Resources
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato – Accessibility Resources
• AHEAD – Documentation guidance — what colleges look for and how 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 — how work and benefits can fit together.
• 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.

Educator Support

• Disability Hub MN – Youth in Transition (for professionals) — frameworks, lessons, resources.
• 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.