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This Transition Activity Calendar designed by The National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (NRTC) at Mississippi State University lists tasks which students who are blind or visually impaired need to complete as early as middle school in order to be ready to attend college. From taking the right high school courses, to learning to use the most appropriate assistive technology, to career exploration and finding the colleges best suited to the selected course of study, to what the student is looking for in campus life, the demands of good preparation start early and continue through 12th grade and the summer before the first Fall semester of college.

Did you know that youth with visual impairments can often reap the benefits of working while retaining some or all of their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments? These SSI fact sheets, written for youth with visual impairments who receive SSI benefits and their parents, provide general information about several SSI work incentives, examples of calculations, and links to more detailed information.