 State
Transition Resources
Updated August 3, 2005
The following state transition offices have
generously volunteered to share their most valuable transition
resources with readers of the NCSET Web site. You will find manuals,
toolkits, curricula, Web sites and more for everyone involved
in supporting the successful transition of youth with disabilities
to adult life.
Technical note: Links to PDF
files require Adobe
Acrobat Reader or some equivalent PDF plug-in on your computer
to download. They are marked with the PDF icon ( ) before
the title. Links to DOC
files can be opened via
MS Word once downloaded. They are marked with the Word icon
( )
before the title.
See also State Contacts.
Arizona
Navigating
the Transition Highway: From Tots to Teens with Ease (2004) [Manual]
http://instech.tusd.k12.az.us/exced/documents/tots.pdf
Helping
Educators, Parents and Other Stakeholders Understand (2002)
[Manual]. http://www.usu.edu/mprrc/infoserv/pubs/transitionservices.pdf
Colorado
Colorado
Department of Education Transition Resources (2004)
[Web page].
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/transresources.asp
Colorado
School-to-Career (2003) [Web page].
http://www.cde.state.co.us/schooltocareer
Connecticut
An
Educational Journey from Self-Discovery to Advocacy (2003) [Manual
for youth].
http://ctserc.org/transition/
A%20Special%20Educational%20Journey%20from%20Self%20Discovery%20to%20Advocacy.pdf
Building
a Bridge from School to Adult Life for Young Adults with Disabilities (2001)
[Manual for youth and parents].
http://ctserc.org/transition/BridgewholeMay31.pdf
Florida
Dare
to Dream (Revised) —A Guide to Planning Your Future (1999)
[Toolkit for youth].
http://www.fldoe.org/ese/pdf/dream.pdf
SIMPLY
Careers! Helping Students with Disabilities Effectively Plan Their
Futures Through Comprehensive Career Development (2003)
[Toolkit for transition professionals].
http://info.fldoe.org/dscgi/ds.py/Get/File-1415/SIMPLYatt.pdf
Indiana
WorkOne
Centers + Schools = Collaboration and Success (2004) [Manual]
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cclc/products/WorkOne%20Publication.pdf
Vocational
Rehabilitation Services: Guidelines to Effective Transition
Practices (2004) [Manual]
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cclc/products/VRS%20Guidelines%20to%20Effective%20Transition%20Practices.pdf
A
Place to Call Home, Strategies for Affordable and Accessible Housing
(2003) [Set of five booklets].
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cclc/
Statewide
Community Transition Councils Directory (2003) [Directory]
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cclc/products/Statewide Community Transition Councils Directory Text.doc
Seeds
of Success: Growing Transition Services for Young Adults (2001)
[Manual for transition professionals].
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cclc/products/seeds.pdf
The
Hoosier Orientation Handbook on Supported Employment (2001)
[Manual for transition professionals].
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cclc/product_employ.htm#hoosier
Transition
to Adult Life: A Shared Responsibility (2000) [Manual
for transition professionals].
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cclc/products/trans.pdf
Understanding
Disability-Related Services and Supports: A Guide for Affordable
Housing Professionals (n.d.) [Manual].
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cclc/products/Understanding Disability Related Services and Supports text.doc
Kentucky
Student Transition Handbook "Get a Life!" (2003)
[Toolkit for youth].
For further information contact Preston Lewis at plewis@kde.state.ky.us
Nebraska
Special Populations (2005) [Web page]
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/sped.html
Graduation
Considerations for Students with Disabilities (2004) [Manual]
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/schsupport/documents/graduationconsiderations.pdf
Re-evaluation
Issues for Transition Students (2004) [Manual]
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/schsupport/documents/ReEvalDoc_June2004.pdf
New York
Effective
College Planning Guide (2003) [Toolkit for youth].
http://www.sunyjcc.edu/college-wide/pdffiles/effectivecollegeplanning(sg).pdf
Tools
for Schools: Effective Models for Transition Planning (2002)
[Toolkit for transition professionals].
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/transition/tools4schindex.htm
Oregon
Courses
of Study (2003) [Documentation guide for IEP team members].
http://www.ode.state.or.us/sped/spedareas/transition/pdfs/coursesofstudy.pdf
Strategies
for Transition Planning for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2003) [Manual for transition professionals].
http://www.ode.state.or.us/sped/spedareas/transition/pdfs/asd.pdf
Transition
Toolbox (2002-03) [Newsletter series].
http://www.ode.state.or.us/gradelevel/hs/transition/transtoolboxnews.aspx
Rhode Island
College
Resources & Planning: A Guide for Students with Disabilities
(2004) [Toolkit for youth].
http://www.ric.edu/uap/publications/CollegeGuide.pdf
Employment
Resources & Planning: A RI Guide for Youth in Transition
(2004) [Toolkit for youth].
http://www.ric.edu/uap/publications/ERPlan.pdf
Here’s
to Your Student’s Future! A Parent’s Guide to Transition
Planning (2004) [Manual for parents].
http://www.ric.edu/uap/publications/StudentFuture.pdf
Living
and Participating in Your Community: A RI Guide for Youth in Transition
(2001) [Toolkit for youth]. http://www.ric.edu/uap/publications/commliving.pdf
Transition
Folder (2002) [Toolkit for transition professionals]
http://www.ric.edu/uap/publications/TranFolder.pdf
Wisconsin
Transition
Services for Students with Disabilities (2006) [Web
page]
http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/transition.html
Opening
Doors to Postsecondary Education (2003) [Student guide]
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/een/pdf/tranopndrs.pdf
Department
of Workforce Development/Department of Public Instruction Interagency
Agreement (2004) [Interagency agreement]
http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dvr/pdf_files/dpi_interagency_agreement.pdf
A
Wisconsin Post-secondary Guide to Disability Documentation (2004) [Manual]
http://www.wisconsinsig.org/wtcs/disabilitydoc/disdoc.htm
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