Citation
Doyle, Rebecca, Horton, Patty, Ladner, Lisa, & Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (2009). MS Model Youth Transition Innovation; Youth Transition Process Demonstration Grant Final Summary.
Highlights
- The Mississippi Model Youth Transition Innovation (MYTI) project assisted young people with severe disabilities to become involved in the working community through targeted, school-to-work transition interventions. It exposed students and their families to the concept that all students were employable, then provided employment and benefits information, preparation, and support services tailored to four age ranges of (10–13, 14–18, 19–21, and 22–25 years of age).
- MYTI served 210 youths ages 10 to 25with significant disabilities, such as mental retardation, developmental disabilities, deafness, blindness, severe emotional disturbances, or multiple disabilities. There was no comparison group. Services included work experience, employment and job planning and support, One-Stop Career Center assistance, and individualized development accounts.
- Descriptive analyses suggested potential lessons from the project, such as the importance of helping students formulate a vision of work at a young age, and of helping students and their families understand whether and how work affects Social Security benefits.
Reviewed by CLEAR
December 2014