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Preparing Students with Significant Intellectual Disabilities for the Workforce
Presented by Kara Magee-Arick, MS, BCBA, Educational Consultant
In This Session
Students with disabilities leave school and go on to opportunities that include competitive employment. Unfortunately the vast majority of students with intellectual disabilities are unemployed (Institute for Community Inclusion, 2012). Recent directives from the federal government suggests that states are not doing enough to prepare students with intellectual disabilities to gain employment after leaving high school.
This presentation will discuss ways school districts can improve postsecondary outcomes and employment opportunities for students with significant intellectual disabilities. Participants will:
- learn the importance of starting early, teaching foundational skills, providing consistent instruction as students’ progress through grade levels, and using assessment to drive instruction;
- discuss critical issues such as the challenge of providing instruction in an inclusive setting, and the role of learning standards when designing instruction that leads to competitive employment;
- explore the additional barriers schools face when designing and implementing instruction focused on postsecondary outcomes.
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About the Presenter
Kara has spent the last decade working directly with students that have Autism. She received her Master’s degree in special education from Portland State University and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). She is a co-author of both the Links Curriculum and Sunshine Literacy Program and currently travels the country conducting workshops and providing in-class training for STAR Autism Support. Kara is an experienced education professional having worked as a classroom teacher and Autism Specialist with students of all ages as well as with adults in community and vocational settings.
