Parents have long been recognized as critical supports and partners to youth with disabilities preparing for the world of work. We collected survey responses from 253 parents of transition-age youth with disabilities regarding their views on practices related to pre-employment transition services (Pre-ETS), the overall employment preparation of their children, potential barriers to future employment, and their knowledge of local transition resources. Parents reported that their children would benefit from an array of employment-focused transition practices. However, they were quite mixed in their views of prevailing barriers and current employment preparation. Moreover, a large majority of parents said they were unfamiliar with a range of transition-related resources available in their communities. In some areas, the views of parents differed based on the type of community in which they lived (i.e., rural vs. non-rural) or the nature of their child’s disability (i.e., intellectual and developmental disabilities vs. other disabilities). We offer recommendations for supporting families as they prepare their children with disabilities for life after high school.

长期以来，父母一直被视为残疾青年为工作世界做准备的重要支持和伙伴。我们收集了253位转型期残疾青年父母的调查反馈，涉及他们对与职前过渡服务（Pre-ETS）有关的做法的观点，其子女的总体就业准备，未来就业的潜在障碍以及他们对本地过渡资源。父母报告说，他们的孩子将从一系列以就业为导向的过渡做法中受益。但是，他们对当前的障碍和当前的就业准备看法不一。此外，绝大多数父母说，他们不熟悉社区中与过渡有关的一系列资源。在某些地区 父母的意见因他们所居住的社区类型（即农村与非农村）或孩子的残疾性质（即智力和发育残疾与其他残疾）而异。我们为家庭提供建议，以帮助他们为残疾儿童准备高中后的生活。