This “View From the Field” column is part of a series highlighting the important roles stakeholders (e.g., peers, families, community members) and school staff have in supporting the implementation of effective practices (i.e., evidence-based, research-based) for students with disabilities. In previous columns in this series, Rowe et al. (2022) described the various roles peers have in the implementation of effective practices. Authors highlighted strategies for developing and sustaining peer support programs in schools to support students with disabilities. Garbacz et al. (2022) followed with a column focused on approaches to promote parent collaboration in the implementation of effective practices. In this column, we describe how different community stakeholders can successfully partner with school intervention teams to improve transition outcomes. We offer examples of effective practices community stakeholders can implement to support successful transition outcomes.

About the Guest: Dawn A. Rowe, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the department of Educational Foundations and Special Education at East Tennessee State University. Her research and scholarship are focused on three main areas of research: evidence-based practices and predictors of postschool success for students with disabilities, life skills interventions (e.g., goal setting, self-management, communication skills), and professional development (e.g., families, in-service and pre-service educators). She has over 20 years’ experience working in the adult service system and as a teacher and transition specialist for youth with disabilities in the public-school system. Dr. Rowe serves as the academic editor for the Council for Exceptional Children’s Research to Practice Journal, TEACHING Exceptional Children. Dr. Rowe’s publications have focused on transition assessment, transition skill instruction for low incidence disabilities, and family engagement.

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This session described the results of a systematic literature review of employer attitudes and perspectives toward hiring individuals with disabilities and how the review was used to inform a new employer survey. Attention was given to inclusion criteria, articles included in final search, and strategies and best practices for promoting employment prospects for individuals with disabilities as evidenced from the literature.

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