California Department of Education, Special Education Division’s special project, California Services for Technical Assistance and Training (CalSTAT) is funded through a contract with the Napa County Office of Education. CalSTAT is partially funded from federal funds, State Grants #H027A080116A. Additional federal funds are provided from a federal competitively awarded State Personnel Development Grant to California (#H323A070011) provided from the U.S. Department of Education Part D of the Individuals with Disabilities Education act (IDEA). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U. S. Department of Education.
www.ncset.org
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) coordinates
national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information
related to secondary education and transition for youths with disabilities
to create opportunities for them to realize successful futures.
www.ncd.gov
The National Council on Disability has just released a report, “The Rehabilitation
Act: Outcomes for Transition-Age Youth,” which provides a comprehensive assessment
of the impact of the Rehabilitation Act on the employment and postsecondary
education outcomes of eligible transition-age youths. The document is available
on home page of the council’s Web site.
www.nichcy.org/EducateChildren/transition_adulthood
The National Information Center
for Children and Youth with
Disabilities offers valuable resources on transition for the use of parents,
students with disabilities, and the professionals who serve them, as well as
resources geared to specific disabilities.
www.nsttac.org
The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center, while assisting
state education agencies in improving their transition efforts, also disseminates
information to state personnel, practitioners, researchers, parents, and students
regarding effective transition education and services that improve postschool
outcomes. At the same Web site, see also www.nsttac.org/pdf/transition_guide/nsttac_tag.pdf,
a useful and easily understandable transition assessment guide that provides
assessment strategies, examples of formal and informal assessments, and more.
www.projectteams.org/links.php
The Project Teams Web site offers a tremendous array of resources addressing
transition, employment, advocacy, mentoring, and self-determination. Particularly
useful are its Take Charge for the Future materials, which include teacher’s
and student’s guides and a goal-planning sheet.
www.shastacareerconnections.net
Shasta Twenty-first Century
Career Connections engages students, parents, educators, business and labor
leaders, and youth-serving organizations in enhancing the academic and career
readiness for all youths. This Web site is packed with excellent resources,
particularly for self-advocacy. See especially “Tips for Success for Youth”
and the site’s career interest inventories.
www.pacer.org/tatra/index.asp
Pacer’s TATRA (Technical Assistance on Transition and the Rehabilitation Act)
project offers outstanding resources on transition, including articles, links,
information on legislation and parent training projects, workshops, and more.
http://transitioncoalition.org/
The Transition Coalition provides online information, support, and professional
development on topics related to the transition from school to adult life
of youths with disabilities. The site offers training, descriptions of models
of successful transition programs, publications, and resources.
www.atnet.org
The California AT (Assistive
Technology) Network works to expand the use of tools, resources, and technology
that help increase independence, improve personal productivity, and enhance
the quality of life for all Californians.
www.heath.gwu.edu
The HEATH Resource Center offers resources for individuals with disabilities
who are interested in attending college: information about educational disability
support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and strategies for accessing
college or university campuses, career-technical schools, and other postsecondary
training entities. The center also offers information about financial and
other supports to help students transition into postsecondary education.
www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml
FinAid! provides information about college scholarships and fellowships for
students with disabilities.
www.transitiontocollege.net
The Postsecondary Education
Research Center (PERC) project provides information and resources on college
options for students with intellectual disabilities. “Tips for Parents to Help
Students with Intellectual Disabilities Think About College” (at www.transitiontocollege.net/percpubs/parent_tips_reformatted.pdf)
is a particularly helpful document available at this site.
www.thinkcollege.net
The Think College! Web site provides information, resources, a discussion board,
and listserv for youths with intellectual disabilities who would like to
go to college.
www.californiacareers.info
The mission of the California Career Resource Network is to provide all persons
in California with career development information and resources to enable
them to reach their career goals.
www.dor.ca.gov
The California Department of Rehabilitation works in partnership
with consumers and other stakeholders to provide services and advocacy that
result in employment, independent living, and equality for individuals with
disabilities. See especially www.dor.ca.gov/eps/ticket.htm for the Ticket to
Work Program.
www.dcdt.org
The Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) promotes efforts to
improve the quality of and access to career/vocational and transition services
for persons with disabilities. The DCDT also strives to increase the participation
of schools in career development and influence policies affecting career
development and transition services.
www.jan.wvu.edu
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a free consulting service designed to
increase the employability of people with disabilities by providing solutions
for individualized worksite accommodations and technical assistance on disability-related
legislation. JAN also works to educate individuals on their self-employment
options.
www.ncwd-youth.info
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) makes
connections between youths with disabilities and employment. The site also
features an extensive database of promising practices in workforce development.
www.transcen.org/about.html
TransCen, Inc., is a nonprofit organization that develops projects in the areas
of school-to-work transition, education systems change, professional development
for educators, and employment for people with disabilities.
www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/wrkabltyI.asp
California’s WorkAbility I promotes the involvement of key stakeholders — including
students, families, educators, employers and other agencies — in planning and
implementing an array of services that culminates in successful student transition
to employment, lifelong learning, and quality adult life. WorkAbility’s Web
site provides details of these services and describes ways to access them.
www.hrtw.org
The Healthy and Ready to Work initiative promotes a comprehensive system of
family-centered, culturally competent, community-based care for children
with special health care needs who are approaching adulthood and may need
assistance in making the transition from pediatric to adult health care and
to postsecondary education and/or employment.
www.self-determination.com
The Center for Self-Determination, a worldwide organization, offers information
and resources on the topics of self-determination and employment for individuals
with disabilities.
George Washington University
offers a transition certificate for special educators and related professionals
through the school’s Graduate Transition Special Education Certificate Distance
Education Program. For more information, contact Dr. Michael Ward at mjward@gwu.edu or go to http://gsehd.gwu.edu/Transition+Special+Education+Certificate.
www.disabilitybenefits101.org
Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) helps workers and job seekers with disabilities,
as well as service providers, understand the connections between work and
benefits. DB101 focuses on the linkages and interactions among health coverage,
benefits, and employment programs used by individuals with disabilities.
On its “Benefits to Work” page, DB101 also features a comprehensive explanation
of the advantages of working, along with numerous employment resources and
several benefits-planning calculators that help people with disabilities
determine their optimal work-benefits strategy.
Career Planning Begins with Assessment: A Guide for Professionals Serving Youth with Educational and Career Development Challenges
A resource for educators and policy-makers that offers information on appropriate
assessments, including legal and ethical considerations, program collaboration,
and much more: www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/assessment.html
It’s My Life: Postsecondary
Education and Training — A Resource Guide for Child Welfare Professionals
A guide for child welfare professionals to help young people from foster care
prepare academically, financially, and emotionally for postsecondary education
and training success: www.casey.org/Resources/Publications/IMLPostsecondaryEd.htm
Postsecondary Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
An overview of postsecondary education options, research findings on options
and outcomes, and recommendations for improving access to postsecondary education
for young adults with intellectual disabilities: www.communityinclusion.org/article.php?article_id=178
Selecting A College for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
Practical advice on planning for and finding the right college for students
with LD or AD/HD: www.ldonline.org/article/11772
Transition of Students With Disabilities to Postsecondary Education: A Guide for High School Educators
Answers to questions that high school students with disabilities may have as
they get ready to move to the postsecondary education environment (created
by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights): www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition
guide.html
IEPs and Self-Determination Road Map to Success
Clear strategies for using the IEP as a vehicle for helping all students secure
a future that realizes their full potential: www.beachcenter.org/Books/FullPublications/PDF/RoadMapToSuccess.pdf
School to What? Helping Students Lead the Way
Strategies for including students in the planning, design, and discussion stages
of developing school systems that offer school-to-work opportunities: http://ici.umn.edu/all/stw/spring99.pdf
Self-Determination: Supporting Successful Transition
An exploration of the importance of including students in the IEP and other
processes that plan for their future; includes a review of several curricula
developed to address the need for self-determination skills among adolescents:
www.taalliance.org/institutes/2008/transitionmaterials/ncsetrb_sd.pdf
Student-Led IEPs: A Guide for Student Involvement
A guide that provides educators with selected strategies for involving students
in developing their own IEPs and participating in their IEP meetings:
http://cec-live.2rad.net/bk/catalog2/student-led_ieps.pdf
School to What? Information
on Including All Learners in School-to-Work Résumé Writing: Sharing Your Life
Story
A practical guide that shows how to use résumé writing in the classroom as
a vehicle for building student success: http://ici.umn.edu/all/stw/winter00.pdf
Parenting Post-secondary Students with Disabilities: Becoming the Mentor,
Advocate, and Guide Your Young Adult Needs
Approaches to effective parent involvement in secondary education and transition:
http://sharedwork.org/documents/NCSETParent_Mar02.pdf
CTE’s Role in Secondary-Postsecondary Transitions
An exploration of the role that career technical education programs play in
aiding students’ successful transition from secondary to postsecondary education:
www.aucd.org/docs/Transitions.pdf
The National Standards and Quality Indicators: Transition Toolkit for Systems Improvement
Research-grounded strategies and approaches to supporting effective schooling,
career preparation, youth development and youth leadership, family involvement,
and connecting activities, all geared to promoting successful transition: www.nasetalliance.org/toolkit
Moving On — Transition to Adult Services: Workbook for Parents
A friendly and comprehensive guide for parents, designed to help them understand
and navigate the process of transition for their children with disabilities: www.warmlinefrc.org/documents/TransitionWorkbookforParents2008_000.pdf
Transition to Adult Living: An Information and Resource Guide
The California Department of Education’s comprehensive guide to transition
for parents, teachers, and students; offers legal and practical direction and
resources for all stages of the transition process: www.calstat.org/transitionGuide.html
The Resources in Special Education Library (RiSE) RiSE lends materials to California residents; borrowers only pay return postage.
To order materials, phone or e-mail RiSE librarian Judy Bower: 408-727-5775: judy.bower@php.com.
Go to www.php.com/services/libraries to view additional library holdings.
Transition Education and Services for Adolescents with Disabilities Patricia
L. Sitlington, Gary M. Clark, and Oliver P. Kolstoe. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. 2000. 422 pages.
This book addresses the transition of individuals with mild and moderate disabilities
to all aspects of adult life, including employment, future living, and postsecondary
education.
Call #23070.
The Transition Handbook: Strategies High School Teachers Use That Work!
Carolyn Hughes and Erik Carter.
Baltimore, MD: Paul H Brookes Publishing. 2000. 416 pages. In this handbook,
the authors have compiled more than 500 research-based, teacher-
tested, transition-support strategies for teachers, employment specialists, families, and students. Call #22553 and 22661.
Unlocking Potential: College and Other Choices for People with LD and AD/HD
Juliana M. Taymans, Lynda L. West, and Madeline Sullivan, eds. Bethesda, MD:
Woodbine House, 2000. 386 pages.
Written by a team of over 20 professionals
in the field of transition, this book is written for high school students with
learning disabilities who are preparing for life after graduation. It explains how young adults can develop a transition plan, self-advocate,
make educational choices, select and apply to appropriate schools, choose courses,
improve organizational and study skills, find employment, and seek accommodations,
counseling, and disability services. Call #23571.
Doing Whatever It Takes: All Means All (School-to-Work Awards)
University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development. Minneapolis,
MN: University of Minnesota. 2000. 144 pages. In this resource guide, the
“All Means All School-to-Work” project shares the profiles of 27 outstanding
programs and organizations that are ensuring that “all means all” for students
with disabilities when it comes to transition. Call #23248.
From the Classroom to the Workplace Volume I: Grocery, Retail and Housekeeping;
Volume II: Restaurant,
Office/Clerical Juanita Pritchard and Karla Stone. Solana Beach, CA: Mayer-Johnson.
2001. 295 pages. These two volumes offer teachers activities that introduce
students to situations from the working world. Both books provide realistic
approaches to learning and teaching vocational skills for a range of levels,
and they include recommendations for customizing activities to help students
develop independence. The books include objectives, IEP goals, evaluation forms,
calendars of skills, sample letters to parents, activities, follow-up worksheets,
and more.
Volume I: Call #23503.
Volume II: Call #23504
.
Learning a Living: A Guide for Planning Your Career and Finding a Job for People with Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder and
Dyslexia
Dale Brown. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House. 2000. 340 pages. Written for people
with learning disabilities, this career guide is authored by someone with firsthand
experience. It explores ways for young adults to find employment that emphasizes
their strengths and minimizes the effects of their disability. Call #22945.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Transition Requirements. A Guide for States, Districts, Schools, and Families
Jane Storms, Ed O’Leary, and Jane Williams. Minneapolis, MN: University of
Minnesota. 2000. 106 pages. This monograph is designed to clarify the transition
requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and
suggests practices for implementing those requirements. The intended audience
is broad: state, district, and school personnel; families and postsecondary
institutions. Call #14463.
A+ Guide to Transitions: From High School to College in Special Education
Grace Hanlon. Fair Haven, NJ: Edvantage Media, 2000. 30 min. Throughout this
video, teachers, parents, and school administrators describe the transition
process and offer their best advice for making it a positive experience.
The video features students with disabilities who are planning to go to college,
as well as college students with disabilities who have successfully made
the transition from high school to college life. Call #23490.
It’s Your Future
California Department of Education. Sacramento, CA: CDE Press. 2001. 23-minute
video and 7-page lesson plan. These resources demonstrate to students the
importance of using a transition plan to prepare for life after high school.
Call #23788 and 23789.