This issue highlights career readiness for deaf and hard of hearing students and offers practical strategies, innovative teaching approaches, and ways families can support learning. Articles share examples and proven transition practices used across the country and equip schools to help students build the skills, confidence, and opportunities they need to succeed academically, socially, and professionally. Practical, inspiring, and actionable, the content empowers educators and policymakers to create inclusive pathways that prepare students for life beyond the classroom.
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A tip sheet families use to build independence and self-advocacy at home, with everyday ways to let a child express needs, make choices, and ask for the access they need.
A reflection checklist school teams use to gauge how well they teach students self-advocacy, independence, and how to request the access supports they need across grade levels.
A walkthrough checklist administrators use during classroom visits to see whether students are learning and practicing self-advocacy and how to ask for the access they need.