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Rights and Responsibilities Change After High School
Learning Target
At the end of this activity you will be able to identify similarities and differences between your rights and responsibilities in high school and the workplace.Pre-ETS Connection: Self-Advocacy and Workplace Readiness
Instructor Resources
Review the Rights and Responsibilities Fact Sheet along with any other resources and complete the activity below.
Think about...
- Do you have more or less responsibility when you get a job?
- If you need supports in school, whose job is it to make sure you get those supports?
- If you need supports at work, whose job is it to make sure you get those supports?
- Does your boss have to change the job requirements because of your disability?
- When you leave high school and get a job, is your parent’s role the same or does it change?
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Instructions
An infographic is an image used to help people understand information. These are often seen on Instagram, Facebook, and other social media apps.
Create an infographic showing the differences between your rights and responsibilities in school and the workplace.
- Plan what information you want to include with a planning sheet
- Choose which tool you want to use to create your infographic
- Create and share!
Review the Rights and Responsibilities Fact Sheet along with any other resources and complete the activity below.
Instructions
Complete an informational interview and look for similarities and differences as you interview the manager of a business and someone who works in your school
- Set up an in person, phone, or video call with both a manager of a business and someone who works in your school
- Download the Interview Recording Sheet
- Ask each person the same questions and record their answers
- Answer the reflection questions as you look for similarities and differences between schools and workplaces
Reflect
- After completing the interviews, did you discover any similarities between high school settings and the workplace?
- After completing the interviews, did you discover any differences between high school settings and the workplace?
- What are the differences in how you get accommodations at school versus in the workplace?
- Whose responsibility is it to make sure you get the support you need in high school, and how does that change when you enter the workplace?
- Why do you think it is important to know and understand these similarities and differences before you enter the workplace?
