Post Graduation

Your State Education Agency

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 ExtensionCenters 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 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 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 Perspective – Scarlett 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

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