Publications – WINAHEAD

The Youth Action Council on Transition (YouthACT), a project of the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth (NCWD/Youth), has helped co-write a guide to help students explore career paths after high school.

There are many career paths and educational or training programs out there, and not everyone has a plan figured out. It doesn’t matter if you are still in high school or have transitioned out, it’s never too late to explore options and the supports available.

The publication, Hitting The Open Road After High School: How to Choose Your Own Adventure to Success! is designed to help youth prepare for transition, learn about their options, find supports and services, and make choices that are right for them. to make the next steps forward.

Additionally, the “Hitting the Open Road Video Series” features young people sharing advice on how others can build their own pathways to success.

The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) assists state and local workforce development systems to better serve all youth, including youth with disabilities and other disconnected youth. NCWD/Youth works to ensure that transition age youth are provided full access to high quality services in integrated settings to gain education, employment and independent living.

Among NCWD/Youth’s many resources are numerous “Info Briefs” including:

Supporting Families of Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education is intended to create increased understanding of the important role that families can play in the post-secondary success of students with disabilities.

The many other “Info Briefs” Fact Sheets and other publications, all organized by topic, can be found at NCWD/Youth Publications