Charting the Lifecourse [Link] Charting the Lifecourse includes resources, courses, tools, and online and in-person support to help young people with disabilities prepare for all aspects of transition and achieve their goals. “Charting the LifeCourse is designed to be used for your own life, for your family members, or in the work you do. The…
Read more on Charting the Lifecourse NexusThe Kentucky Checklists for a Bright Future offer a one page checklist of the most important things parents and youth can do to prepare for meaningful employment and financial security at each age. The checklists also include the most important resources you need along the way. Download the checklist for parents of 3-5 year-old students…
Read more on Kentucky Checklists for a Bright FutureDownload the Transition Overview Document [link]. Learn from the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) about important resources that can help your student achieve their goals of employment and post-secondary education.
Read more on Transition Overview DocumentBenefits 103: Endless Possibility – Preparing High School Students with Disabilities for Successful Transition to Employment This course reviews preparation for a student as they prepare to transition from high school into employment. In addition, how support organizations fit into the broader picture of transition, and how Kentucky has used opportunities like the Workforce Innovations…
Read more on KentuckyWorks Module—Transition 103: Endless Possibility – Preparing High School Students with Disabilities for Successful Transition to EmploymentTransition 101: What We All Need to Know About Transition for Students with Significant Disabilities Take course for credit. Transition 101 is an overview of the current status of employment outcomes for youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities in KY, the key steps in the transition process itself, the legal requirements and the roles of…
Read more on KentuckyWorks Module—Transition 101: What We All Need to Know About Transition for Students with Significant DisabilitiesPACER’s National Parent Center on Transition and Employment [link] Offers parents, youth, and professionals, easy to use information on a variety of transition topics, including employment.
Read more on PACER’s National Parent Center on Transition and EmploymentMaking a Smooth Transition from High School to Adult Living: Successful Collaboration [link] This webinar for parents of youth with disabilities explores how to use the concept of collaboration to ensure their son or daughter’s transition to adulthood is as smooth as possible. Presented by PACER.
Read more on Making a Smooth Transition from High School to Adult Living: Successful CollaborationCommunity-Based Work Transition Program [link] Helps students get skills and training to find jobs starting the last two years of high school. Phone: (859) 977-4050 x228 Email: Meada.Hall@uky.edu
Read more on Community-Based Work Transition ProgramKentucky Post School Outcome Study (KyPSO) [link] Gives a survey at the end of high school for youth with IEP plans. Email: Tony Lobianco at tony.lobianco@uky.edu
Read more on Kentucky Post School Outcome Study (KyPSO)Charting the Life Course: Daily Life and Employment booklet [link] Booklet by the UMKC Institute for Human Development about planning to become an adult in your daily life and and at work. This guide is one in a series of LifeCourse domain guides focused on Daily Life and Employment. It is intended to help you, your family,…
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