Student Support

The Arc of Wabash County is committed to providing a smooth transition from high school to employment or post-secondary training. Our programs and services are designed to help individuals with disabilities access meaningful career planning and achieve their goals. We believe that everyone deserves the chance to succeed, and we work hard to make that happen.

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Pre Employment Transitions Services (PreEts)

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) amended the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and requires Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies to set aside federal funds for the provision of Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) to "students with disabilities who are eligible or potentially eligible for VR services." This is a great opportunity to ensure students have access to meaningful career planning in order to help with the seamless movement from high school to employment or post-secondary training.

What are Pre-Employment Transition Services?

The five core services of Pre-ETS are listed, along with examples of those services (Pre-ETS is not limited to the examples listed):

Job exploration counseling includes discussing students vocational interests, reviewing local labor market and in-demand industries and occupations, non-traditional employment options, and identifying career pathways of interest to the student.

Work-based learning experience allows the students to do apprenticeships and job shadowing, paid and non-paid internships, practice interviews, and volunteering.

Counseling on postsecondary opportunities help the students gain awareness of career pathways, promote participation in postsecondary education, attend college fairs and tours, and access services and support from agencies that assist people with disabilities.

Workplace readiness training allows the student to receive training on communication, problem solving, and other specific social and interpersonal skills as well as independent living skills.

Instruction in self-advocacy provides training on self-awareness, disclosure of disability, and knowing individual rights and responsibilities.

The Arc of Wabash County Student trip to John Deer

Who is a “Student with a Disability"?

A student with a disability is an individual with a disability in a secondary, postsecondary, or other recognized education program who is between the ages of 14 and 22 years old, is eligible for and receiving special education or related services under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IEP, 504 plan).