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Self-advocacy helps students in understanding their rights under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) and other federal laws and regulations that may affect their lives. If the student
does not attend transition planning meetings (mandatory not later than the first IEP during which the
student will turn age 16 years and annually thereafter), the student’s file must include documentation
indicating the student was invited and did not attend.