Employment for Transition Students

Tools and resources to help prepare students with developmental disabilities for employment.

Planning My Way to Work (English) (Spanish) — A transition guide for students with disabilities leaving high school.

5-Point Employment Scale — A great to tool to share with students who are in the working world. You can also adapt this to individual students’ needs.

Oregon Department of Education Work Related Information Form

Links To Other Helpful Employment Resources:

Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation— Provides vocational and rehabilitative services to individuals with disabilities to help them prepare for, secure, regain or retain employment.

Oregon Employment First— Employment First is both a philosophy and an Oregon state policy entity that supports working age adults and youth with I/DD so they can work in jobs fully integrated in the community.

• FAQ – Employment First Policy — Commonly asked questions from individuals and families.

Central Oregon Employment First— Employment First is a coalition of nonprofits and state agencies working together to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties.