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The Post-High School Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities up to 4 Years After High School (April 2009)

Publication Number: NCSER 2009-3017

This report provides a picture of the post-high school outcomes of youth with disabilities. The report presents findings drawn primarily from telephone interviews of parents and youth or self-administered mail surveys of youth collected when youth were ages 17 through 21. Findings are presented across disability categories, high school-leaving status, and demographic groups, and compares findings for youth with disabilities with youth in the general population.

• Executive Summary
• Complete Report

Chapters

• Chapter 1: The Early Adulthood of Youth with Disabilities
• Chapter 2: Postsecondary Education
• Chapter 3: Employment
• Chapter 4: Productive Engagement in the Community
• Chapter 5: Household Circumstances of Out-of-High School Youth with Disabilities
• Chapter 6: Social and Community Involvement of Out-of-High School Youth with Disabilities
• Chapter 7: A National Picture of the Post-High-School Experiences of Youth with Disabilities out of High School up to 4 Years

Suggested Citation

Newman, L., Wagner, M., Cameto, R., & Knokey, A.-M.(2009). The Post-High School Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities up to 4 Years After High School. A Report of Findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) (NCSER 2009-3017). Menlo Park, CA: SRI International. Available at www.nlts2.org/reports/2009_04/nlts2_report_2009_04_complete.pdf.