Alternatives to WI FACETS for IEP Transition Support in Wisconsin
WI FACETS can't give legal advice or attend your IEP meeting. Here are the alternatives for Wisconsin families who need more than peer support for transition planning.
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Best Wisconsin IEP Transition Resource for Families Starting Late
If your child is 17 or older and transition planning barely started, here's the best resource for compressing Wisconsin's IEP-to-adult-services timeline.
College Disability Services Wisconsin After IEP
Transitioning from an IEP to college in Wisconsin means shifting from IDEA to ADA. Here's what changes and how to prepare for college disability services.
How to Coordinate DVR, ADRC, and School Transition in Wisconsin Without a Case Manager
A practical framework for coordinating Wisconsin's DVR, ADRC, and school IEP transition timelines when no single agency manages the full process for you.
Project SEARCH Wisconsin Disability
Project SEARCH in Wisconsin provides 9-month, business-site internship programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here's how it works.
Special Education Until 21 Wisconsin
Wisconsin provides special education through the school term when a student turns 21 — but only if they haven't accepted a regular diploma or HSED. Here's how the age limit works.
Student-Led IEP Meeting Wisconsin
Wisconsin requires student involvement in transition IEP meetings. Here's how student-led meetings work and how the WiTransition App helps students prepare.
Wisconsin 18-21 Transition Program
Wisconsin's Beyond Age 18 programming provides community-based transition services for students with disabilities. Here's what these programs include and how to access them.
Wisconsin Academic and Career Planning for Special Education Students
How Wisconsin's ACP mandate works alongside IEP transition planning — aligning career portfolios with postsecondary goals for students with disabilities.
Wisconsin Day Services for Adults With Disabilities After School Ends
What day habilitation, prevocational programs, and community integration services look like in Wisconsin after special education ends — funded through Family Care and IRIS.
Wisconsin Diploma vs Certificate of Completion Special Education
Learn the critical difference between a regular Wisconsin high school diploma and a certificate of completion for special education students — and why it matters for FAPE.
Wisconsin Disability-Specific Transition Planning: Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disabilities
How transition planning differs for autism, ADHD, and intellectual disabilities in Wisconsin — assessments, goal strategies, and adult service pathways by diagnosis.
Wisconsin DVR Order of Selection Waitlist
Wisconsin DVR implemented an order of selection waitlist in December 2025. Learn how the priority categories work and how documented Pre-ETS can continue during the wait.
Wisconsin IEP Independent Living and Employment Goals
How to write measurable IEP transition goals for independent living and employment in Wisconsin, and how to align them with Academic and Career Planning.
Wisconsin IEP Transition Assessment
Wisconsin requires age-appropriate transition assessments to drive IEP postsecondary goals. Learn what assessments look like and how to ensure they're done right.
Wisconsin IEP Transition Guide vs Free DPI and TIG Resources
Compare a paid Wisconsin IEP transition guide to the free resources from DPI and TIG — and understand the structural gap neither free resource is designed to fill.
Wisconsin School Refusing Transition Services
What to do when a Wisconsin school district denies or fails to provide IEP transition services — escalation steps from informal resolution to due process.
Wisconsin Summary of Performance and IEP Exit Process
Wisconsin districts must provide a Summary of Performance before a student exits special education. Learn about Forms P-3 and P-4 and how to make the SoP useful.
Wisconsin IEP Transition Guide vs Special Education Advocate: Which Do You Need?
Compare using a self-directed IEP transition guide against hiring a special education advocate for your Wisconsin student's age-14-to-21 transition planning.
Wisconsin Transition IEP Age 14 Requirements
Wisconsin requires formal IEP transition planning by age 14 — two years before the federal mandate. Here's what the first PTP meeting involves and how to prepare.