PA Secondary Transition:
Connecting for Employment
Bringing Pennsylvania’s Employment First goals to life for individuals with disabilities
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PA Secondary Transition:
Connecting for Employment
Bringing Pennsylvania’s Employment First goals to life for individuals with disabilities
Contact Us
PA Secondary Transition: Connecting for Employment
Helping individuals with disabilities seek the appropriate support, services, and resources to achieve, maintain, and succeed in their preferred competitive integrated employment.
Pennsylvania is an “Employment First” State (Act 36 of 2018), by law. “Employment First” means that competitive, integrated employment is the first consideration and preferred outcome of publicly funded education, employment, and related services, as well as long-term supports and services for working-age Pennsylvanians with disabilities.
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The goal of PA Secondary Transition: Connecting for Employment is to ensure a seamless human services delivery system that can be effortlessly entered and navigated by individuals with disabilities and their families, should they choose to seek formal support and maintain competitive integrated employment.
Pennsylvania Secondary Transition Roadmap
The Roadmap illustrates how the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), and the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) systems can work together to ensure the best outcomes for students. The purpose of this tool is to introduce OVR and ODP services and indicate when to invite them into the employment journey.
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Connecting for Employment Video Series
Learn about how agencies work together to support transition planning.
Welcome to the Pennsylvania Secondary Transition “Connecting for Employment” training series. The goal of this five-part series is to help educators and community agency personnel learn about each other’s respective roles in secondary transition planning and how working together can lead to lifelong success for students with disabilities.
Connecting for Employment Training Series, Chapter One: Introduction
Connecting for Employment Training Series, Chapter Two: Education 101
Connecting for Employment Training Series, Chapter Three: OVR 101
Connecting for Employment Training Series, Chapter Four: ODP 101
Connecting for Employment Training Series, Chapter Five: Pulling it all Together
Employment First for Individuals with Disabilities
Pennsylvania aims to increase employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Act 36 of 2018 or the Employment First Act will provide training, education, and support services to help individuals reach their personal goals.
Employment First requires any group receiving public funding to ensure that employment is the main focus for education, training, or support services for anyone with a disability who is eligible to work.
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