Youth with disabilities lag behind their peers in participating in postsecondary education,
which adversely affects employment options and career earnings. Yet little is known about …

As the American economy becomes increasingly knowledge based, attaining a
postsecondary education is more important than ever. Projections for the next decade …

A literature review identified the impact of postsecondary completion on employment, the
education and employment rates of people with disabilities, barriers to postsecondary …

Postsecondary education has been identified as an important transition outcome for
students with disabilities because of the impact of a college degree on future adult …

Participation in postsecondary education is a known predictor of a successful employment
outcome for youth without disabilities. There is research documenting that this is true for …

While postsecondary education participation statistics are available, there is little research
that gives voice to the experiences and perceptions of individuals with disabilities. In this …

Youth with disabilities have consistently poor postschool engagement outcomes in
employment and postsecondary education and training. At least once every 6 years, states …

Our purpose in this study is to offer a more comprehensive understanding of how students
with intellectual and developmental disabilities attending postsecondary education …

This study examined the employment status of 1,393 former special education students who
had exited from 37 of Alabama's 128 school systems between 1996-2000. These 37 school …

Although postsecondary employment outcomes for transition-age youth with disabilities
have improved over the past decade, minority youth with disabilities continue to lag behind …