Chapter Seven: A National Picture of the Self-Reported Perceptions and Expectations of Youth With Disabilities

This report has drawn on nationally representative data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) to fill a gap in information about how youth with disabilities in the 15- through 19-year-old age group who can report their own views describe

• the kind of people they are—their feelings about themselves and their lives, and their skills and competencies;
  
  
• their secondary school experiences;
  
  
• their personal relationships; and
  
  
• their expectations for the future.

Major findings from these analyses are summarized below.