Post-High School Outcomes of Young Adults with Disabilities up to 8 Years After High School. A Report From the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2)

摘要

This report focuses on the subset of young adults with disabilities who were out of secondary school and 21 to 25 years old when telephone interviews were conducted with their parents and, whenever possible, with the young adults themselves in 2009. Young adults included in this report varied in the length of time they were out of high school, ranging from less than 1 month to 8 years post-high school. NLTS2 findings reported in this document use information collected from these young adults or parents to describe the experiences of young adults with disabilities in the postsecondary education, employment, independence, and social domains in their first 4 years out of high school. Findings are presented for young adults with disabilities as a whole and for those who differ in disability category, length of time out of high school, highest level of educational attainment, gender, parent's household income, and race/ethnicity. This report is organized to provide information on young adults with disabilities in several key domains, including the following: Postsecondary education enrollment, educational experiences, and completion; Employment status and characteristics of young adults' current or most recent job; Productive engagement in school, work, or preparation for work; Residential independence; the prevalence of marriage and parenting; and aspects of their financial independence; Social and community involvement, including friendship activities and community participation in both positive and negative ways.