Katherine Mullaney Wittig, M.Ed.

Program Specialist - Transition
VDOE’s Training & Technical Assistance Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
10 E. Franklin St., Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23284-3081
804-827-1403 | kmwittig@vcu.edu

Katherine Wittig’s primary interests are secondary transition for students with disabilities, and in particular, school-to-work and school-to- adult life curricula. As a Program Specialist with the Training and Technical Assistance Center at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU T/TAC), Ms. Wittig works with school systems located in Superintendent’s Regions 1 and 8. She also collaborates with adult agencies such as the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services, the Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (VCU-RRTC) to enhance successful transition outcomes for students with disabilities.

Education

M.Ed., Special Education, Rhode Island College (1977)
B.A., Elementary Education/ Art, University of Rhode Island (1973)

Professional Experiences

Program Specialist for Secondary Transition/Collateral Faculty, Training and Technical Assistance Center, Virginia Commonwealth University (1999-Present)
Vocational Special Needs/Education For Employment Coordinator: Henrico County Public Schools - Virginia Randolph Education Center (1993-1999)
Special Education Teacher, Patrick Henry High School, Hanover County, Virginia. (1992-1993)
Department Chair/ Director, Project Transition, Bangor High School, Bangor, Maine. (1986-1992)
Resource Room Teacher: Bangs Avenue Elementary School, Asbury Park, New Jersey. (1981-1986)
Mental Retardation Program Supervisor: Henrico County, Virginia. (1978-1981)

Current Professional Memberships

Council For Exceptional Children - Division on Career Development and Transition (National Board South East Representative (2007-present)
Virginia DCDT: President, 2001, Executive Board member, 2000-present)
Virginia Association for Vocational Special Needs Personnel (VAVESNP) President: 1998-1999.

Selected Publications

Co-Author: Transition IEPs: A Practitioner’s Guide (2008-in press) with Paul Wehman, PhD. Austin, TX: PRO-ED
Co-Author: Accessing the General Curriculum Within a Functional Curriculum Framework, in Functional Curriculum. Paul Wehman and John Kregel (Eds.) Austin, TX: PRO-ED (2004)
Author: Going to Work: A Teacher’s Guide to Implementing Employment Programs in Individual Transition Plans: The Teacher’s Curriculum Guide for Helping Youth with Disabilities, 2nd ed. by Paul Wehman, Ph.D. Austin, TX: PRO-ED (in press).
Wittig, K. and Targett, P. Functional Vocational Assessment in Vocational Curriculum for Individuals with Special Needs: Transition from School to Adulthood. Paul Wehman and Pamela S. Targett (eds.) Austin, TX: PRO-ED (1999)
Co-Author: Journal Chapter: Social Security Work Incentives: Achieving Career Goals for Transition Aged Youth with Significant Disabilities in: Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, Winter, 1998, pp.18-24.
Co-Author: Journal chapter: Getting to Work: Training and support for transportation needs in: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation 10 pp. 158-167, (1998).
Co-Author: One chapter: Getting to Work: Public and Private Transportation in Employment and for People with Disabilities: A Consumer Driven Approach. Paul Wehman & John Kregel (Eds). Austin, TX: PRO-ED (1997).
Co-Author: One chapter: Travel and Mobility Training in Teaching Independent Skills. Paul Wehman, Ph.D. Austin, TX: PRO-ED) (1997).
Co-Author: One chapter in: The Adolescent with Down Syndrome by Siegfried Pueschel, M.D. (Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Pub.) (1996).
Co-Author: Three chapters in: Individual Transition Plans: The Teacher’s Curriculum Guide for Helping Youth with Disabilities. Paul Wehman, Ph.D. (Austin, TX: PRO-ED) (1995).

Presentations

Fostering a Successful Transition to College. Orlando, FL, October, 2007 at: Division on Career Development and Transition’s International Conference.
Virginia Transition Outcomes Project (VTOP): An Overview for School Divisions: Roanoke, VA, October, 2003; Williamsburg, VA, September, 2004; Roanoke, VA, September, 2005, Blacksburg, 2006.
We Can Do That! A Statewide Partnership with the VA Dept of Education and the Dept of Rehabilitative Services, CEC-Division on Career Development and Transition’s International Conference. Panel Presentation, Roanoke, VA October, 2003
Using Assistive Technology in Transition Planning John Tyler Community College, Chester, VA, February 2003
Delivering Transition Resources On-line, CEC-DCDT National Conference: Denver, Colorado, October, 2001
Delivering Transition Resources Through Distance Education , Virginia’s Transition Forum, Williamsburg, VA: March, 2000
An Overview of State and Federal Transition Policies and Procedures for Public Schools. VA Department for Blind and Visually Impaired Annual Conference: Roanoke, VA: December 2000.