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Youth with Disabilities
Moraine Park Technical College
Cooperative Education Service Agencies These agencies assist school-age youth with disabilities on transition and other issues.
National Collaborative on Workforce and Diversity Resources, publications, and success stories about employment for youth with disabilities.
Curriculum
Programs
designed and tested to ensure individuals are provided accurate guidance
so they can more easily find their proper
path in life.
Workbook
for students with disabilities to prepare them for life after high school.
Building
a Bridge from School to Adult Life for Young Adults with Disabilities
Transition
Manual for youth and parents
A
guide and tool kit to help youth plan for the future.
Center
on Community Living and Careers
CCLC
partners with people with disabilities, their families, and their
communities to effect systems and organizational change
through training, technical assistance, research and promoting advocacy.
Living and Participating in Your Community: A RI Guide for Youth in Transition
(2001)
Toolkit for youth.
Employment Resources & Planning: A RI Guide for Youth in Transition (2004) Toolkit for youth.
Activities
for the Classroom
This
is a national source for alcohol and drug abuse information. Site
includes many valuable multi-media presentations.
Free
multi-media presentations preparing students for post-secondary life.
Many units also offer a special instructors coming to the school to work
with and discuss future plan and goal setting activities as well as
patriotic and social skills activities. This is not a recruiting
event.
Connecting
to Success: Mentoring Through Technology to Promote Student Achievement
(2002)
Toolkit for transition professionals.
Post-secondary Education Information and Tips
All states have created innovative programs to help people pay for the rising costs of higher education. This site has links to your state's college savings program.
Free
Student Guide to Financial Aid. FinAid is an award-winning site that
has grown into one of the most comprehensive annotated collection of
information about student financial aid on the Web.
This
user-friendly and comprehensive site provides college search, financial
aid, and career information.
Handbook
for Students, School Counselors, Teachers and Parents.
Self
Advocacy
An
Educational Journey from Self-Discovery to Advocacy
Very
large but easy to use guide to being a successful self advocate.
A
resource to help students know their rights, when it comes to having a
disability, while searching for jobs and how to advocate appropriately.
Career
Opportunities for Students with Disabilities
COSD
is a unique consortium composed of large and small universities, well -
known national employers and US Government agencies focused on the career
employment and tips for college graduates with disabilities.
PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights)
The
mission of
A
Student Guide to Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities Under IDEA
A
manual for youth explaining special education and disability laws.
Here’s to Your Student’s Future! A Parent’s Guide to Transition Planning
(2004)
Manual for parents.
Employment
A
Toolkit for transition professionals to help students with disabilities
effectively plan their futures through comprehensive career development.
This
is a great resource covering resume guidance, salary information, and the
hidden job market.
This
site sponsored by the National Association of Colleges & Employers
offers excellent employment information and tools.
O*NET,
The Occupational Information Network
A
comprehensive database that defines and describes occupations in terms of
worker attributes and job characteristics. Developed for the U.S.
Department of Labor as the replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational
Titles.
Occupational
Outlook Handbook, 2004-2005 Edition
A
nationally recognized source of career information published by the U.S.
Department of Labor. The Handbook describes what workers do on the job,
working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and
expected job
prospects in a wide range.
The
Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT)
a
division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), is a membership
organization for persons and families interested in career and vocational
issues for students with disabilities
Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
Explanations,
contacts, services and links of what is offered through the Wisconsin
Workforce Development Centers.
Job
And Career Choices for Youth
A
guide created to help students prepare for employment after high school.
A
booklet of tips regarding getting the job one desires out of high school.
The
Basics of Working for Yourself
A
guide for students who wish to go into employment working for themselves.
The
Youth to Work Coalition (YWC) was established to assist businesses in
creating or enhancing internships and mentoring programs for youth with
disabilities.
This
is an online guide to several service agencies geared to helping
individuals with disabilities successfully transition into the community.
The
Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative (WSTI) is a Department of Public
Instruction (DPI) state discretionary project that offers a comprehensive
approach to providing transition services in the state of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin
Department Of Public Instruction
Transition Services for Students with Disabilities
National
Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
National
Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth (NCWD/Youth)
Institute
on Community Integration (UCEDD)
The
Resources for teachers working with students with emotional behavioral disabilities (EBD)
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