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U.S. Department of Education College-gov Site

The U.S. Department of Education has a new Web site that aims to motivate students with inspirational stories and information about planning, preparing, and paying for college. Designed with students input and participation, College.gov was created as an online resource for credible information about...

Posted to Transition (School to Adult Life) (Forum) by wcusic on 10-07-2008
Transition Goals and Experiences of Females with Disabilities: Youth, Parents, and Professionals (September 2008)

Researchers at the Regional Research Institute at Portland State University studied the influence of gender in the setting of goals and planning of transition services for young women with disabilities and gathered information through a interviews and focus groups with 146 youth, parents, and education...

Posted to Transition (School to Adult Life) (Forum) by wcusic on 10-07-2008
Preparing All Youth for Academic and Career Readiness Implications for High School Policies and Practices (September 2008)

This National Collaborative on Workforce and Disabilitys paper identifies the challenges in practice and policy for successful postschool outcomes and offers recommendations on how states, local school districts, and individual high schools can prepare all youth, including youth with disabilities, with...

Posted to Transition (School to Adult Life) (Forum) by wcusic on 10-07-2008
New Transition Resources Available

Resources from a Transition Institute sponsored by two PACER projects are now available online. The session handouts and PowerPoint presentations include links to curricula and tools developed by parent centers to help connect families and transitioning youth to community and adult service providers...

Posted to Transition (School to Adult Life) (Forum) by wcusic on 09-25-2008
Indiana Post School Follow-Up System (INPSFS)

Here is some information about the post school follow-up system used in Indiana.

Posted to Transition (School to Adult Life) (Forum) by tnixon on 08-22-2008
Guardianship

The website hosted by the National Guardianship Association contains information and resources available for families regarding guardianship and its alternatives. It may be accessed at www.guardianship.org .

Posted to Transition (School to Adult Life) (Forum) by shamburg on 07-16-2008
Preparing for the Age of Majority

http://ncset.org/publications/parent/NCSETParent_May02.pdf This document contains some helpful information about issues related to students reaching the age of majority.

Posted to Transition (School to Adult Life) (Forum) by shamburg on 07-16-2008
Medicaid Waivers

An important message from the Arc of Indiana -- School will be ending soon. Many graduates with disabilities face an uncertain future. In the past, graduates of special education programs and their families faced years long waiting lists for help and support. Thanks to the State of Indiana, graduates...

Posted to Transition (School to Adult Life) (Forum) by shamburg on 05-14-2008
College Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities

Posted to Transition to Adult Services (FileGallery) by bmccray on 04-18-2008
Vocational Assessments

Here is a link to a publication from NCWD-Youth (Joan Wills and Curtis Richards) on assessments for youth with disabilities. It is probably the best resource for work-based assessments. The guide is free to download. http://www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/assessment.html

Posted to Transition (School to Adult Life) (Forum) by tnixon on 04-11-2008

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