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Emma leaves high school a few days each week to work in a hotel. She’s fortunate to go to a high school with a transition program that arranges work experience for students with disabilities.

Many school districts don’t have full-time transition coordinators, and special education programs may soon feel the pinch from Trump administration funding curbs.

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For teens with disabilities, transition to adulthood varies widely by school

Around one in four Pennsylvanians with disabilities participates in the workforce versus 70% of people without disabilities.
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