TRANSITION

1. TRANSITION School, Work, & Independence Learning Disability Association of Utah & Dyslexia Center of Utah, October 10, 2014

2. Student with a Learning Disability with NOTransition Supports Let’s meet JASON…

3. What is Transition? • Transition Services are a coordinated set of activities for a student with a disability designed within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the student, to facilitate movement from the school to post school activities: • Post-Secondary Education • Vocational Training and Employment • Independent Living • Etc. (IDEA 34 CFR 300.43)

4. Transition Basics for High School • Legal Stuff: What should you expect? • What should you be doing? • School Supports: Who are the players? • Problems that can come up. • Self-determination and advocacy skills. • Flexibility!!!

5. Legal Stuff: What should you expect? • Age of majority • IDEA vs ADA • (Section 504) • Its OK to say you have a Disability • Students should learn to attend and direct their IEP meetings • Summary of Performance

6. What should YOU be doing? • Be thinking and planning for: • Education • Employment • Living Arrangements • Summer jobs, paid internships, volunteer work, community involvement: • Scouts • Youth groups • Etc.

7. School Supports: Who are the players? • SEOP’s with School Counselors • Scholarship info, fafsa nights, career planning • High School Staff • Office aid, library aid, copy center, counseling office, principal, assistance principals, etc. • School Internship Programs • Trade School • Applied Technology Colleges, CTE, etc.

8. Problems that can come up… • Drivers License • Access to Transportation • Lack of support system • Entitlement vs Eligibility programs • Identifying funding sources

9. *Advocating for Accommodations*Modifying Modifications: Be ready for what's out there after high school*Summary of Performance*Self-directed IEP and 504 meetings and goal planning Self-Determination Skills

10. Transition is all about YOU… Flexibility!!!

11. TRANSITION Utah State Office of Rehabilitation Vocational Rehabilitation Program

12. What is Transition? • Transition services shall be provided to eligible students with disabilities to facilitate the transition from educational settings in high school to VR services oriented toward an employment outcome consistent with the student’s primary employment factors. (VR Program 34 CFR 361.22)

13. Vocational Rehabilitation (USOR) • Our Mission • To assist eligible individuals with disabilities to prepare for and obtain employment and increase their independence • What is Voc Rehab? • The Utah State Office of Rehabilitation’s Vocational Rehabilitation Program provides individualized and customized supports and services to help people learn about their disability, how to overcome barriers to getting and keeping a job, and ways to be more self-reliant.

14. VR Eligibility • Does a significant physical or mental impairment exist? • Does this impairment result in a substantial impediment to employment? • Does the individual require VR services? • Will the individual benefit in terms of an employment outcome? • Individuals receiving Social Security Benefits (SSI/SSDI) qualify for presumptive eligibility.

15. VR Transition Services • Ages 14-24 • Any youth with a disability • Special Education (IEP) • 504 Students • Special Health Care Needs • Students who may have a disability • Each public and charter high school across the state have an assigned VR Counselor to work directly with that school, students, and families. www.usor.utah.gov/transition (transition counselor finder)

16. How can VR support your Transition? • Get to know YOU! • Be an IEP team member • Provide technical assistance to teachers • Provide information on disability and employment • Provide information on ADA and disclosure • Provide information and referral resources to other agencies • Help guide your career plan after high school

17. Pre-Employment Transition Services • VR Counseling and Guidance • Restoration Services and Disability Treatment • Assistive Technology • Training and Education • Job Readiness Workshops • IEP/504 Meetings • Supported Job Based Training and Placement Services • Self-Employment • Work Experiences prior to Graduation • Other individualized supports

18. Successful VR Outcomes • Employment! • Employment! • Employment! We want transition-aged youth with disabilities to be successfully trained, supported and employed to increase their independence!

19. TRANSITION Adult Services & Other Key Partners

20. Possible Resources • LDAU & DCU • Department of Workforce Services • WIA Youth Programs • http://jobs.utah.gov/jobseeker/wiayouth.html • Independent Living Centers • Active Re-Entry, Price, Moab, Vernal, 435-637-4950 • Ability First of Utah, Provo, 801-373-5044 • Options for Independence, Logan, Brigham City, 435-753-5353 • Red Rock Center for Independence, St George, 435-673-7501 • Utah Independent Living Center, Salt Lake City, 801-466-5565 • Roads to Independence, Ogden, 801-612-3215

21. Possible Resources Continued… • Utah Center for Assistive Technology • UCAT and UATT in school districts • www.ucat.usor.utah.gov • Disability Resource Centers • Located at all public universities and colleges • Disability Law Center • www.disabilitylawcenter.org • Utah Parent Center • www.utahparentcenter.org • Recommended: Disability Resource Directory

22. Most Important Resource…. Parents, Family, Community

23. Student with a Learning Disability WITH Transition Supports Let’s meet JASON….again!

24. Questions?

25. Contact Info: • Heidi Preece, Spanish Fork High School • Special Ed. Department Chair • Heidi.preece@nebo.edu • 801-798-4060 • Rachel Anderson, USOR • Transition Specialist • rachelanderson@utah.gov • 801-538-7591