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Legal > Housing
Moving from a Nursing Home to Community Housing Under Olmstead
...Person provide pathways out of institutional care, but navigating the transition process requires understanding what the law requires, how support programs...the transition process requires understanding what the law requires, how support programs work, and what steps families must take to initiate a move. What...
Financial > Financial Planning
Power of Attorney vs. Guardianship: Less Restrictive Alternatives for Age 18
...have seen coming: how do you continue providing support without stripping away their autonomy? Most families...option attorneys mention, the one schools and transition programs prepare you for. But it's not the only...not the right one. Power of attorney (POA) and supported decision-making (SDM) preserve your adult child's...
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...IEP. You've attended transition meetings where the team...called Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), are...skills while school supports are still in place....replacement for IEP transition services. It's a parallel...school district develops transition goals tied to academics,...your student gets more support, not duplicated effort....
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Bedtime Routines with Smart Home Automation for Children with Autism
...step in the order: any one of these can turn what should be a calming transition into a forty-minute meltdown. Voice-controlled smart home automation doesn't...intentional routine-building goals. The technology matters most when it supports executive function, not when it just automates tasks. Why Environmental...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Adaptive Strollers vs. Wheelchairs: Which Mobility Device Does Your Child Need?
...pediatric therapist just suggested it's time to transition from your child's adaptive stroller to a wheelchair....built for children who need significant postural support during transport. These devices excel at three...devices excel at three things: full trunk and head support for kids with limited postural control, compact...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
How to Write Effective IEP Goals for Inclusive Education
...inclusive education support your child's participation...write goals that support inclusion. The Three...Goals. IEP goals that support inclusive education...classroom routines and transitions, how they engage...point. Routines and transitions cover how your child...school day. Can they transition between activities?...with appropriate supports. The goal isn't...
News > Advocacy
After High School: What Families Need to Know About Transition Planning
...someone mentions "transition planning" like you're...No more IEP. The support structure that's...advocates call the cliff. Transition planning is that...almost too late. What Transition Planning Is. Under...Planning Is. Under IDEA, transition planning is the section...vocational training, supported employment, community...hold a job? What supports will they need to...
Education > K-12
Transition Planning Through K-12: Preparing Your Child for School Changes
...advocate for, those supports slip away before the...This is the version of transition planning nobody tells...Elementary-to-Middle Transition Planning. Fifth grade...elementary-to-middle transition brings a larger building,...lockers, less structured transitions, and new social expectations....the file. Request a transition...
Education > Higher Education
Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills for College: A Transition Checklist
...is self-advocacy. And here's what makes this transition so hard: IDEA requires that schools provide self-advocacy...schools provide self-advocacy instruction in transition services, but most students don't receive it in...the system that determines whether they get the supports they need. Then they struggle, not because college...
Global Insights > Healthcare
The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care
...than their peers without transition support. They're screened...peers without transition support. They're screened for cancer...12 to 17 receive adequate transition support, according to Got...receive adequate transition support, according to Got Transition...support, according to Got Transition and MACPAC. The primary barrier...
Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
...than the endpoint. Transition planning is the legally...most good. When Transition Planning Must Begin....Begin. IDEA requires transition planning to begin...can determine that transition services should begin...for your child. Transition planning isn't a...integrated employment, supported employment, or...also includes the transition services needed to...
Education > Higher Education
College Programs for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: What CTPs Offer
...disabilities. That's changing. Comprehensive Transition Programs offer a pathway to college experiences...college campus experience. What Comprehensive Transition Programs Teach. CTPs vary by institution, but...practice job skills in real work environments, with support from job coaches or program staff. The goal is...