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Moving Into Adult Life

Moving Into Adult Life. Darcy and Martin Elks . April 26,2012. darcyelks@aol.com. THOUGHTS ABOUT TRANSITION. Develop a big vision of full, meaningful, and inclusive lifestyle Create a vision that is based and builds on personal identity Use the vision to drive the IEP goals and processes

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Moving Into Adult Life

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  1. Moving Into Adult Life Darcy and Martin Elks April 26,2012 darcyelks@aol.com

  2. THOUGHTS ABOUT TRANSITION • Develop a big vision of full, meaningful, and inclusive lifestyle • Create a vision that is based and builds on personal identity • Use the vision to drive the IEP goals and processes • Think in terms of natural pathways not programs

  3. THOUGHTS ABOUT TRANSITION (cont’d) • Start early e.g., exploring interests, learning about work, etc. • Find supports that are person centered, flexible, creative, and family friendly Enjoy it! It is a precious time in life never to come again.

  4. SOME AREAS TO THINK ABOUT • Inclusive Post Secondary Education e.g., university, college, trade school • Internships • Building a resume • Work • Friends and Fun • Travel • Independence e.g., taking risks, assuming the role of adult in the family, giving direction to support staff

  5. WHAT IS INCLUSIVEPOST SECONDARY EDUCATION? • An approach to supporting students with disabilities in colleges and universities that uses exactly the same pathways, processes, supports and resources that are available to non-disabled students

  6. Some Typical Pathways & Processes • Orientation • Student records • Courses • Financial • Convocation • Seating • Assignments • Social life • Discussion & tutorials • Lab work • Projects • Texts • Groupings • Field placements

  7. SUPPORTS • Extra supports are added as needed, on an individualized, inclusive, non-stigmatizing way, to enable the student with a disability to achieve a meaningful and successful education

  8. GOALS • Ensure that the student with a disability has a typical life on campus • “Generate a new understanding of developmental disability that opens fresh possibilities for life-long belonging, learning, and contribution” (O’Brien, Bowman, Chesley, Hughson and Uditsky, 2009)

  9. WHY INCLUSIVEPOST SECONDARY EDUCATION? For all the same reasons we have inclusive K-12 education • Research strongly supports inclusive education • Federal law assumes inclusive education • Students and families want inclusion • Most Colleges& Universities want inclusive and diverse campuses

  10. WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY …the worth and uniqueness of each individual, the belief that success is to be earned by individual effort put forth in an environment founded on equality of opportunity, and the appreciation of the ideal of an inclusive society (Office of the President)

  11. Why College?

  12. and…COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE AMAZING PLACES! • Represent a highly valued transition to adulthood • Have many exciting activities and a cornucopia of options • Employ state-of-the-art technology and professional educators • Lots of positive imagery and status • Lots of learning resources and opportunities • Rich source of age-appropriate models • More!

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