Clement'Coulston'and'Chris'Coulston,'Keynote'Speakers'Successful(transition(outcomes(hinge(on(the(strength(of(the(partnerships(between(students,(all(school(professionals(and(

families.(Transition(is(an(interconnected(journey(between(these(three(major(role(players,(instead(of(just(a(yearly(

endeavour.(With(high(expectations(and(support,(equitable(communications(and(student(engagement,(the(key(to(a(

successful(career(pathway(starts(when(a(student(learns(about(transition(early(and(often.((

(

Through(perspective@taking,(you(will(learn(the(importance(to(embrace(and(develop(the(student(voice.(Young(people(of(

all(abilities(can(lead(today(and(tomorrow!(With(authentic(empowerment(and(engagement,(students(can(be(the(maestros(

of(their(own(transition(journeys.(Through(the(support(of(adult(allies,(students(need(real@life(opportunities(to(grow,(

practice(and(enrich(their(individual(life(goals,(before(they(exit(the(school(system.(

(

Christopher(and(Clement,(the(Coulston(brothers,(will(share(their(unique(stories(in(how(they(have(evolved(as(self@

advocates.(When(Christopher(teaches(educators(and(students(how(he'leads'the(planning(of(his(own(future,(he(

demonstrates(the(importance(and(necessity(of(being(self@determined.(With(Clem(experiencing(a(life@changing(event,(his(

perspective(on(what(it(means(to(be(engaged(and(valued(has(changed(vastly.((

(

The(power(of(supporting(a(young(person(is(not(just(about(helping(‘them’(to(succeed(@@(it(is(about(‘us;’(the(‘we,’(in(

transition.(When(students(are(empowered(to(lead,(they(in(turn,(teach(us(and(inspire(us.(In(the(words(of(John(Greenleaf(

Whittier,(we(think(of(transition(as,(“I’ll(lift(you(and(you(lift(me,(and(we’ll(both(ascend(together.”(((

Bridge'to'the'Future'II'California'Transition'Alliance'Town(and(Country(Hotel((!((February(11,(2015(((

San(Diego,(CA((!((#Bridge2Future2015(

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Clement'Coulston(is(a(Teacher(Education(major(at(the(University(of(

Delaware.(A(natural(leader(to(advocate(for(change(and(youth(

engagement,(Clem(has(been(involved(in(Special(Olympics(since(he(was(

10(years(old.(A(Special(Olympics(National(Youth(Activation(Committee(

Leader,(Clem(played(an(integral(part(in(bringing(the(Project(UNIFY(

inaugural(campaign,(“Spread(the(Word(to(End(the(Word®”(to(his(state(

and(he(also(develops(and(consults(with(state(organizations(to(enhance(

social(inclusion(of(youth(with(and(without(disabilities.(A(graduate(of(Jr.(

Partners(in(Policymaking(and(a(2014(intern(for(the(American(

Association(for(People(with(Disabilities,(Clem(served(as(a(Congressional(

Intern(for(Congressmen(F.(James(Sensenbrenner(Jr.((R@WI).(Developing(

and(promoting(the(Student(Voice((#StuVoice),(Clem(facilitated(Twitter(

chats(prompting(students(to(be(empowered(and(embrace(their(

education,(which(even(hosted(the(Secretary(of(Education,(Arne(

Duncan.(Clem(has(presented(youth(leadership(and(engagement(in(

Prague,(Czech(Republic(at(the(Institute(for(Innovation(in(Education;(

PyeongChang,(South(Korea(at(the(Special(Olympics(Global(Youth(

Summit(and(15(states(in(the(United(States.((

Follow(Clem(on(Twitter(at(@clementc26.(

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Chris'Coulston(is(a(high(school(senior(in(Delaware.(

With(only(50(words(at(the(age(of(3,(Chris(took(his(

family(on(a(journey(through(an(educational(system(

that(they(were(unaware(existed.(Chris(is(a(regular(

education(student(who(receives(the(services(of(

speech(and(special(teachers(who(learn(the(way(he(

learns(and(then(deliver(lessons(through(his(

strengths.(Through(community(partnership(and(

support,(Chris(has(presented(workshops(at(the(

Delaware(Transition(conference(from(2010@2014,(he(

co@presented(with(a(team(of(youth(at(NSTTAC(in(

2014(in(Charlotte,(North(Carolina(and(the(National(

Transition(Conference(in(Washington,(D.C.(in(2012(

An(Eagle(Scout,(a(2014(Governor’s(Youth(Volunteer(

Award(Winner,(an(advocate(for(legislation(for(FAPE(

and(People(First(Language(and(a(graduate(of(Jr.(

Partners(in(Policymaking,(Chris(plans(to(work(in(the(

field(of(healthcare.((

Follow(Chris(on(Twitter(at(@Irishchris2014.(