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Community Services:
     •  Family Supports – What are they?  How do I access them?
     •  Family Resource Guide – Created by UT Texas Center on Disability Studies
     •  Department of Aging & Disability Services Interest List Information – CBA, CLASS, MDCP, HCS, DBMD
     •  Department Of Aging & Disability Services – How To Apply for Services
     •  Texas Health & Human Services Commission – Medicaid, CHIP, Family Services, Food Stamps,
        Temporary Assistance For Needy Families
     •  Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Blind Services, Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services,
        Rehabilitation Services
     •  Dept. of State Health Services Community Mental Health – Find services
     •  Texas Cooperative Extension
     •  Centers for Independent Living
     •  Social Security – How to Qualify & Apply; “Blue Book”  Listing of Childhood Disabilities

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Assistive Technology
     •  Texas Technology Access Program – Short Term Loans, Demonstration Centers, Computer
       Access Demonstration Centers
     •  NICHCY - National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS)  training module 8
     •  National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS)

Disability & Post Secondary Education
     •  Comparison of IDEA, Section 504 & Americans with Disabilities Act (pdf)
     •  U.S. Dept Of Education Transition of Students With Disabilities To Postsecondary
        Education: A Guide for High School Educators
     •  ThinkCollege.net – Post secondary education for students with intellectual disabilities
         (Info for students, families, professionals).
     •  The Next Step – Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
     •  Resource Guide on Higher Education for People with Disabilities – Texas Council for
        Developmental Disabilities
     •  George Washington University Heath Resource Center – Online clearinghouse on
        Postsecondary Education for Individuals with disabilities
     •  National Center on Learning Disabilities – Transition to College and Work for Teens

Drivers Education
     •  Department of Public Safety – Parent Taught Courses
     •  Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services

Employment
     •  Department Of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
     •  Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
     •  Healthy and Ready To Work National Resource Center
     •  Making Self Employment Work, Griffin-Hammis Associates
     •  Imagine Enterprises Work Incentives and Benefits Planning
     •  Social Security Administration – Employment Support
     •  Gulf Coast Benefits Planning Services – Benefits planning for 13 county area for people
        who wish to work
     •  Expert Answer GuideHelping Young Adults with LD Transition to Employment by
        SchwabLearning.org http://schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=1137
     •  National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth – The 411 on Disability Disclosure
     •  Employability Skills 2000 – Critical skills needed in the workplace

Independent Living
     •  Listing of Centers for Independent Living (pdf file)
     •  Texas Association of Centers for Independent Living (TACIL)
     •  Texas State Independent Living Council
     •  Texas Home of Your Own Coalition

The Future Is Coming – An Overview
     •  What is Transition?
     •  Transition: Planning to move from High School to Adulthood
     •  Self Advocacy
     •  Self Determination
     •  Person Centered Planning
     •  Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship
     •  A Parent PerspectiveScarlett O’Hara vs. Nike

Mental/Behavioral Health Issues in Education
     •  Mental Health Association of Texas
     •  Mental Health American in Texas – Publications
     •  National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Texas
     •  Systems of Care – SAMHSA grant projects in Texas

Training Resources
     •  Other Parent Resources
     •  Partners in Policymaking E-Learning Courses by MN Gov. Council on Developmental Disabilities
           •  Partners in Time – History of society’s treatment of people with disabilities
           •  Making Your Case – How to communicate with public officials
           •  Partners in Employment – How to write resume, participate in interview, plan career
           •  Partners In Living – Self determination, family support & community living

Transition Planning
     •  National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
     •  National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition
     •  National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC)
     •  Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center Transition Outcomes Project Materials
     •  University of Montana Rural InstituteTransition Projects

 

 


Texas Project FIRST is an activity of the Texas Continuing Improvement Process (TCIP) under the auspices of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Region 9 Education Service Center, and is focused on helping to fulfill the goals of TEA and the Parent Training Committee

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