This guide is intended to provide basic information about the transition from school to work for handicapped students. The guide contains articles by educators and copies of newsletters related to handicapped students and school-to-work transitions, along with descriptions of various transition programs. The following are included in the book's eight sections: "OSERS [Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services] Programming for the Transition of Youth with Disabilities: Bridges from School to Working Life" (Madeline Will); "Establishing a Context for Discussing Transition Issues" (Donn E. Brolin); "Transition Summary" (Newsletter of information from the National Information Center for Handicapped Children and Youth); "Exemplary Practices: Special Education and Vocational Rehabilitation" (from "Programs for the Handicapped" issued by the Clearinghouse on the Handicapped); "School to Work: A Model for Vocational Transition" (from REHAB BRIEF by the National Institute of Handicapped Research); "Iowa Programs/Activities/Thoughts" (various Iowa educators); "Common Elements in Transition Models" (Iowa Department of Public Instruction); and "Potential Roles of School Counselors in the Transition Process" (Iowa Department of Public Instruction). (KC)