Transition to Adulthood
High School -----> Post-Secondary -------> Career/Independence
Start here
IEP team/Vocational Rehab: Ensure compliance and support job training
Parents: Provide historical context and the long-term vision
The student: The self-advocate. Their goals drive the process
Assistive Technology
Transitioning to Independence
Task Analysis gives students the opportunity to break a large task down into manageable stepsTimers help build independence by allowing students to track elapsed time
AT for Independent Living
Apps like WayMind or Aida Reminder provide alerts that stay until a task is physically checked off. These support independence in taking medicine or other routine tasks
AT for Higher Education
LiveScribe Echo Smartpen records exactly what is taught in class and syncs it to the notes being taken, allowing students to replay parts of a lecture.OrCam Learn can support students by reading aloud printed text.
Building Independence
AT for the work place
Model Me Going to Work provides video walkthroughs of social interactions in the workplace. Alternative Keyboard or Trackball Mice can support students with fine motor challenges to navigate POS machines
Dylan's Success at Home Depot
Dylan's success highlights the use of Environmental AT. By utilizing a high-visibility, structured environment and, potentially, a job coach to support task sequencing, Dylan moved from a student to a valued employee.This video demonstrates that independence is often the result of Workplace modification paired with vocational training
Why these tools
Each of the technoligies discussed allow students to gain independence from their parents, teachers, and even employers. These tools are also non-stigmatizing. They allow students to look like any other student. For example, using a smartpen in a college class looks just like anyone else taking notes, and a worker using a visual checklist on their phone can look like simply checking messages. These disguised AT are crucial for young adults who want to blend in while still receiving the support they need.
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We better capture visual content. Visual content is associated with cognitive and psychological mechanisms. Things enter through the eyes, the first image is what matters. We associate visual content with emotions.
Transition Services
What are they?
A set of activities for a child with a disability that - They are designed to improve the academic and functional achievement of the study to facilitate movement to post-school activities. - They should be based on the students' needs while also considering their strengths and interests (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2017)
Transition to Adulthood
Maygan Loparo
Created on April 19, 2026
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Transition to Adulthood
High School -----> Post-Secondary -------> Career/Independence
Start here
IEP team/Vocational Rehab: Ensure compliance and support job training
Parents: Provide historical context and the long-term vision
The student: The self-advocate. Their goals drive the process
Assistive Technology
Transitioning to Independence
Task Analysis gives students the opportunity to break a large task down into manageable stepsTimers help build independence by allowing students to track elapsed time
AT for Independent Living
Apps like WayMind or Aida Reminder provide alerts that stay until a task is physically checked off. These support independence in taking medicine or other routine tasks
AT for Higher Education
LiveScribe Echo Smartpen records exactly what is taught in class and syncs it to the notes being taken, allowing students to replay parts of a lecture.OrCam Learn can support students by reading aloud printed text.
Building Independence
AT for the work place
Model Me Going to Work provides video walkthroughs of social interactions in the workplace. Alternative Keyboard or Trackball Mice can support students with fine motor challenges to navigate POS machines
Dylan's Success at Home Depot
Dylan's success highlights the use of Environmental AT. By utilizing a high-visibility, structured environment and, potentially, a job coach to support task sequencing, Dylan moved from a student to a valued employee.This video demonstrates that independence is often the result of Workplace modification paired with vocational training
Why these tools
Each of the technoligies discussed allow students to gain independence from their parents, teachers, and even employers. These tools are also non-stigmatizing. They allow students to look like any other student. For example, using a smartpen in a college class looks just like anyone else taking notes, and a worker using a visual checklist on their phone can look like simply checking messages. These disguised AT are crucial for young adults who want to blend in while still receiving the support they need.
Here you can placea highlighted title
We better capture visual content. Visual content is associated with cognitive and psychological mechanisms. Things enter through the eyes, the first image is what matters. We associate visual content with emotions.
Transition Services
What are they?
A set of activities for a child with a disability that - They are designed to improve the academic and functional achievement of the study to facilitate movement to post-school activities. - They should be based on the students' needs while also considering their strengths and interests (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2017)