Resources for adolescents with special health care needs, chronic illnesses, physical or developmental disabilities. Includes Adolescent Autonomy Checklist, an aid to keep track of a child's skills at home, in the community, leisure time & for the future.
Parent brief on the transfer of educational decision-making rights at the age of majority when students become responsible for their own IEP.
Alliance focuses at-risk secondary school students who are most likely to leave school without a diploma or to graduate unprepared for a productive future. Includes published reports.
Accessing, incorporating individuals with disabilities for the workforce.
Publications, videos on transition issues such as postsecondary education, SSI, Person-centered planning & other health care issues, including free pdf & for fee booklets on transition planning.
Updates on waiting lists, eligibility criteria & state funding for programs can be found at this site. State contact people are also listed & on-line application for DVR services included.
Opportunities for youth with disabilities, transition & employment issues
Workbook to help families successfully work through the transition process.
Arc
Information on guardianship, trusts and other futures planning issues.
Workforce and disability issues-- designing access for all, policy analysis, NCWD training and consultation services.
Focus on secondary education and transition of youth with disabilities. Site includes teleconference transcripts & many publications.
Online self-paced training module provides a needs assessment tool that can be used to evaluate educational services received by students 17-21 with significant disabilities. Module includes step-by-step instructions, downloadable forms & a PowerPoint presentation that can be used to train others.
Information & reports about the Act to eliminate barriers & promote community integration
Tool designed by students for students that provides a way to organize important documents, keep records of school & community learning opportunities & create a personal portfolio of accomplishments.
Research assessing performance of the Vocational Rehabilitation program in assisting eligible individuals to achieve positive, sustainable outcomes as a result of their receipt of VR services.
Peer Mentoring/Support Project
Report on range of activities to help young people with disabilities develop their confidence and skills as they move into independent adulthood.
Kids as Self-Advocates
KASA is a national, grassroots network of youth with special needs and our friends, speaking on behalf of ourselves, to spread helpful, positive information among our peers to increase knowledge around various issues.
My Future My Plan
Curriculum designed to motivate & guide students with disabilities & their families as they begin early transition planning for life after high school. It promotes positive attitudes and self-advocacy.
RealChoices
Information to empower people of all ages and abilities giving them the opportunity to make self-determined choices to participate in their communities in ways meaningful to them.
Self-Determination: Supporting Successful Transition
Development of self-determination skills & student-led Individualized Education Program meetings, includes curricula and helpful Web links.
Microboards
Families & friends of individuals with disabilities form support organizations, obtain medicaid providers status & DD funds with the object of solely supporting an individual.
Work-based learning & answers to key questions by experts at Natl. Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth
http://www.ssa.gov/work/Ticket/ticket.html
http://www.childrenshospital.org/ici/publications/text/pb8text.html
On-line monthly newsletter on resources for community inclusion and employment of people with disabilities.
Information, support and linkages related to transition.
Transition Info. for Families
Transition timeline, adult care providers, teaching sheets from IL Div. Specialized Care for Children
What Works
Transition Research Synthesis project (OSEP) synthesis of 20 years data on transition/publications.
Youth-focused site.
Issues in VR that can affect relationship between VR and One-Stop system
Supporting youth with disabilities with transition, empowerment, and advocacy related to education, employment and health in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington counties...
WDPI discretionary project that offers a comprehensive approach to improving transition planning in WI. Includes statewide transition contacts, interagency agreements, point of entry manuals, schedule of upcoming transition-related conferences and resource list.