Engagement and academic success in middle school is critically important to ensure students with disabilities complete high school and have a viable path to and through postsecondary education. Although most middle school students say they want to pursue postsecondary education or training, a significant proportion are not actively engaged in college and career readiness (CCR) activities in middle school. This transition in practice article highlights the importance of early CCR instruction for middle school youth with and without disabilities. Lessons learned from developing an online CCR curriculum and implementing it with middle school youth in inclusive middle school settings will be shared. Access to and comfort with technology, the need for age-appropriate content, and strategies for universally designed curriculum will be addressed. Recommended practices and available resources will be offered to expand educator focus on CCR with middle school youth with a wide range of disabilities.

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促进初中残疾青年的大学和职业准备：从课程开发项目中学到的经验教训

中学的参与度和学业成功对确保残疾学生完成高中并为进修和通过高等教育提供一条可行的途径至关重要。尽管大多数中学生说他们想接受专上教育或培训，但是很大一部分学生并未积极参加中学的大学和职业准备（CCR）活动。这篇实践文章中的文章强调了早期CCR教学对有残疾和无残疾的中学青年的重要性。将分享从开发在线CCR课程并与初中青年在包容性中学环境中实施该课程中学到的经验教训。技术的获取和使用，适合年龄的内容的需求以及通用设计课程的策略将得到解决。