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As parents, the ultimate goal is to prepare our children for the workforce as a way to ensure financial security for their future. Often policy and business leaders have conversations and roll out initiatives to ensure schools are preparing students for adulthood and life. Specifically, that they have the fundamentals to successfully transition from education to the workforce. Whether it is evidence based or simply a cultural perception, parents feel that their children being part of a prepared workforce is key to a successful life.
If we adapt some of the attitudes and practices of people in the general public, we may be more successful at aligning the work that takes place in the formative years of our children. To do that, we need to have a cultural shift within our community. We cannot compartmentalize the work that we do as transition experts, inclusive education experts, community living providers, etcetera. Instead, we need to improve the way we align our work throughout the lifespan. Our counterparts in the general population do not compartmentalize the world the way we do.
Our panel includes people who work in the field, self-advocates and family members who recognize the need for a better alignment between school and the workforce. They will discuss how current legislation can be utilized to improve this alignment, and their perspectives as end users.
