Life After School: Understanding What Comes Next
Graduation brings real questions for students with disabilities about where they will live, work, and get help. This 50-slide visual resource answers those questions with calm, validating, easy-to-understand language.
What's Inside
- 50 warmly illustrated slides addressing life after high school
- "Change Can Feel Scary" and "You Don't Need All the Answers" — normalizing uncertainty
- Who Helps Me After School? — introducing job coaches, case managers, and adult services
- Where Will I Live? exploring different living situations and support levels
- Will I Be Able to Work? covering job types, skills, and support available
- What Will I Do All Day? — jobs, volunteering, training programs, and daily structure
- Learning Life Skills: cooking, budgeting, transportation, and home maintenance
- Everyone's Path Is Different — validating individual interests and strengths
- Simple, first-person thought bubbles that mirror real student worries
- Calm, reassuring language throughout, ideal for transition planning discussions
How It Helps You
- Reduces anxiety by naming common worries and normalizing uncertainty
- Introduces adult supports such as job coaches and case managers
- Supports transition planning conversations with clear visuals
Ways to Use It
Use it in transition classes, before transition IEP meetings, or with families who are planning for life after school.
Who It's For
High school students with disabilities in transition programs and the teachers, transition coordinators, and case managers supporting them.
Format
Digital slide resource, 50 slides. Instant download.
Need more than one?
If you use professional development resources with your team, this course fits alongside many others on special education practice. The Special Education Courses Bundle includes this resource and more in one download, and you save 66% compared to buying each item separately.
