achieving the dream – transition to post – secondary education for students with disabilities....
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Achieving the Dream – Transition to Post – Secondary
Education for Students with Disabilities.
What is your dreamfor your child?
Agenda:
• Transition Planning Overview.• Helping Your Teen Build a Dream.• DVD: Real Life Stories.• Five Steps of Transition Planning..
Student
Student-Centred Planning.
• Keeping the “best interests” of the student as the focus of planning.
• Helping the student build their dream and share it with others.
• Having high expectations for the student, along with needed supports to ensure success.
Advance planning for entry into post-secondary education is essential. Parents will need to:
• Communicate to others the student’s needs.• Become familiar with resources, supports and funding, including:• Accommodations and adaptive technology.• Ensure the student applies in advance.• Be actively involved.
• Selecting courses.• Exploring interests, skills and dreams.• Volunteering, extra curricular activities,
work experience. • Taking part in IPP team meetings.• Learning to describe the disability and to
identify the accommodations that help.
Start Planning During Junior High.
Start with the dream:
…all that life can be…
A full and rich learning experience …
in the company of students and friends
… with people to help along the way
… and the satisfaction of meeting goals and achieving dreams.
Tips for Helping Your Teen Build a Dream.
Your teen may need to learn how to dream.
Start with the dream:
...all that life can be…
Student
Get Ready
Form Planning
Team
Develop & Implement
Plan
Monitor &Update Plan
Hold Exit Meeting
TRANSITION PLANNING.
Help Your Teen Create a Portfolio.
Portfolio - a collection of documents and photographs.
- the portable, self-contained record of your teen’s experiences and accomplishments.
Carly’s Career Exploration.
• Gradual approach.• Real life situations. • Interests and strengths.• Challenges and limitations.
The Duty to Accommodate: ….. To the point of undue hardship …..
The Disability Service Office.
• Note Takers.• Software voice programs to assist students with reading or writing.• Extended time for exams, oral exams or special locations for exams.
Examples of Accommodations:
Vulnerabilities and Safeguards:
Vulnerabilities: Being Ignored. Being Taken Advantage of.
Safeguards: Participation in student activities. Knowing their rights. Learning how to self advocate.
Choosing a Post-Secondary Program.
Your teen may be considering:
• A technical institute.• An apprenticeship or industry training program.• A college or university.
FUNDING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION:
“Are You A Post-Secondary Student With A Permanent Disability?”
Visit www.alis.alberta.ca.
Step 2: Form Transition Planning Team.
Student’s Role: … Expressing his/her wishes and needs.
Parent’s Role: … Supporting students inexpressing their wishes and needs.
… Assisting the team to stay focused on the students strengths and abilities.
Step 3: Develop and Implement Plan.
A plan is put into action:
• Choose institution/program.• Visit Disability Service Office.• Make application.• Required assessments and required documents. • Funding for tuition and accommodations.• Support network on and off campus.• Living arrangements, etc.
Step 4: Monitor and Update Plan.
• Team reviews plan every six months.
• During grade11 team meets more often to review and update plan and ensure deadlines are met. • An important role of the teen and parent is to ensure all short and long term goals will be met:
… before the teen starts post-secondary studies …
Step 5: Hold Exit Meeting.
Hold final transition planning meeting well before graduation to allow time to follow upany outstanding items.
Dream Facilitator.
… having a group of supporters and champions to call upon can have tremendous benefits for the young adult and for the family of the young adult …
Parent Workshop Evaluation.
Please take a few minutes to complete the workshop evaluation sheet.
Thank you for attending.