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Parent Training and Information Centers
Other Parent Training Resources
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 TeensDrivers Education
• Department of Public Safety – Parent Taught Courses
• Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative ServicesEmployment
• 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 Guide: Helping 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 workplaceIndependent 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 CoalitionThe 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 Perspective – Scarlett O’Hara vs. NikeMental/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 TexasTraining 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 livingTransition 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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