FW: Webinars on Students with Disabilities

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Developmental Disabilities Council

Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 1:11 PM

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Subject: Webinars on Students with Disabilities

Partners In Transition, in collaboration with TASH, is

pleased to announce a series of webinars focusing on students with

significant disabilities. All webinars will take place on a Tuesday from

3:00 to 4:15 pm EST.

Educational Supports and Person Centered Planning for

Youth with Significant Disabilities February 9

How do we utilize person centered planning strategies to

guide the IEP and ITP development process? What Post-Secondary

opportunities and supports are available to students with significant

disabilities and how do we connect them to these opportunities? How do we

know what educational areas and options to look at? Some of the

strategies we should be incorporating (an improving upon) within our own

services should involve promoting self-advocacy skills, self

determination and autonomy for our students. We should be looking at ways

to do this throughout their school years. Family involvement is an

important part of this process and is a key to ensuring success. We will

share some person centered planning strategies that will help guide us

through this process and look at educational options and supports for

students with significant disabilities.

Work-based Learning Experiences & Employment Supports

for Youth with Significant Disabilities March 9

The only way to get people " ready " to work is by actually

working; helping people by giving them access to real jobs and work based

learning experiences. Work is not only a valued role that provides an

income, it is a societal expectation. The best way we can promote career

and employment success for the students we support is by providing actual

paid work experiences while they are still in school. Areas we will

cover: career planning; environmental matching; positive behavior

supports at work; job carving and job supports; collaborating with

families & finding a job; building a resume; and social security work

incentives.

Navigating the Community for Youth with Significant

Disabilities April 6

What are the " Good things in Life? " Most people would say that having

valued social roles, healthy relationships, being able to access the

places & activities you enjoy, and having a home of your own would be

a good start. But, how do we assist individuals with significant

disabilities to access these things? What community living options are

available? What supports are available? Can someone live in their own

place if they need 24 hour supports? What about transportation?

Healthcare? How about hobbies, recreation and social FUN stuff? What

about waiting lists? How are we involving families, raising expectations,

and promoting interagency collaboration in this process? We will discuss

all this and more in this session.

To Register:

Please send an email including your name and the

webinar(s) in which you would like to participate to thompsont@...

.. If you have any specific questions, or would like to see

specific issues addressed in the presentation, please include them in the

email. Information, additional materials, and any 'homework' will be sent

approximately a week prior to the event. If you have any other questions

or need materials in alternate formats, contact Tara at

thompsont@... or

. To access the webinar service, go to

http://www.onlineconferencingsystems.com/iel/. Please

allow a few minutes to download and install necessary plug-ins. To access

the call line, dial the toll-free number: 1-; enter the Room

number: 872-9146, and press #. You will be placed directly into the

meeting if the moderator has already joined. If the moderator hasn't

joined, you will be placed on hold for up to 10 minutes. All webinar

materials will be posted on www.PartnersInTransition.org afterward.

Vanda Bowman

Florida Developmental Disabilities Council

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