The North Dakota School for the Deaf provides assistance for students transitioning from high school, including around assistive technology, career exploration, and transition supports unique for people with hearing loss.

The Business Enterprise Program helps people who are blind become food service or vending operators.

This program includes prevocational services, as well as small group and individual employment supports, to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities obtain and maintain employment.

The North Dakota Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind co-sponsor an annual summer program for students who are blind or visually impaired and who are currently in grades 9-12. It focuses on lessons regarding college and employment readiness, including higher education access and employment skills such as interviewing and job research.

The IMPCCT Consortium provides training and technical assistance to help institutions of higher education develop inclusive programs consisting of inclusive college course work, career development, self-determination, independent living and pre-employment skills training, and campus inclusion.

The North Dakota Community of Practice for Transition promotes and improves the scope, opportunity, and quality of opportunities for youth with disabilities to prepare for life and career beyond high school. It works across groups and localities to share information, address issues, learn together, find shared goals and define shared work, and improve practice. The group focuses on developing the community by inviting relevant state agencies, and identifying groups that are involved in transition.

These 16 programs assist eligible students (including those with disabilities) in achieving a bachelor-level post-secondary education. All TRIO programs provide retention-based academic and personal services that are designed to prepare participants for subsequent levels of education.

This program provides a variety of direct services for children and youth with disabilities, families, professionals, and other organizations that support them. This includes helping parents participate effectively in their children’s education and development and partnering with professionals and policymakers to improve outcomes for children with disabilities.

This program protects individuals with disabilities by empowering them and advocating on their behalf. This includes providing information and referrals, providing training and technical assistance to service providers, and conducting self-advocacy training.

This program helps facilitate a smooth transition to post-secondary education or employment for students with disabilities. Services focus on evaluations, assistive technology, training, and employment.

This program provides culturally relevant vocational rehabilitation services to assist Alaska Native and American Indian individuals with disabilities residing on or near reservations in the state to prepare for and engage in gainful employment. Program services are provided under an individualized plan for employment.

This program help out-of-school and in-school youth with one or more barriers to employment (including having a disability) prepare for and secure employment and postsecondary education opportunities. Services include tutoring; work experiences; occupational skills training; leadership development opportunities; and postsecondary education and training preparation activities.