United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-06-20 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-759SP https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-759SP P0b002ee18039a13b f:d06759sp DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-759SP machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-759SP GAO-06-759SP Aid for the disabled Employment assistance programs Employment of the disabled Higher education Intergovernmental relations Locally administered programs Persons with disabilities School-to-work transition programs State-administered programs Vocational education Youth Youth employment programs Conferences California SSA Supplemental Security Income Program Other Written Product A55725 The federal government plays a significant role in supporting youths with disabilities, many of whom research has shown are less likely than other students to successfully transition from high school to postsecondary education or employment. Federal programs make considerable investments in providing transition services for youths with disabilities, often through state and local agencies. GAO has previously reported problems in how these programs support transition, such as difficulties youths with disabilities may experience in accessing services. To better understand how federal programs interact at the state and local levels to support transitioning youths with disabilities, on November 15, 2005, GAO convened a conference of professionals and state and local program experts who are directly involved with transitioning youths with disabilities in California. While the perspectives offered were limited to one state's experience, California has wide variation in population, industry, disability rates, and employment rates among its counties, and thus may offer lessons to other states about the challenges and successes in serving transitioning youths. This report summarizes the views of panelists on challenges they experienced serving this population during critical transition years, and identifies several practices that they believe are helping to address those challenges in California. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-759SP/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-759SP.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-759SP/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-759SP.pdf GAO-06-759SP https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-759SP Other Written Product GAO-06-759SP; Summary of a GAO Conference: Helping California Youths with Disabilities Transition to Work or Postsecondary Education; Aid for the disabled Employment assistance programs Employment of the disabled Higher education Intergovernmental relations Locally administered programs Persons with disabilities School-to-work transition programs State-administered programs Vocational education Youth Youth employment programs Conferences California SSA Supplemental Security Income Program Public Law 107-110