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From: referencepoints@...Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 10:29 PMTo: tatra@...Subject: REFERENCE POINTS: New Resources from NCWD/YouthREFERENCE POINTS is an activity of TATRA, a project of PACER CenterREFERENCE POINTS: New Resources from NCWD/YouthCYBER DISCLOSURE WORKBOOK FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIESNCWD/Youth and the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Disability Employment Policy released "Cyber Disclosure for Youth with Disabilities", a supplement to The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities, which helps youth learn about disability disclosure and what it means for them. Search sites like Google, social networking sites like Facebook, and micro-blogging sites like Twitter have added a new element to disclosure. Now it is possible to disclose disability status on the internet without even being aware of it.This can be as simple as a

picture of a person using a wheelchair, a comment on a friends blog about disability, or a profile posted on a disability organizations website.The goal of this document is to provide youth with suggestions on how to make informed decisions about their own disability disclosure and to manage their disclosures online http://www.ncwd-youth.info/cyber-disclosure YOUTH CALL-TO-ACTION"Blazing the Trail: A New Direction for Youth Development and Leadership: A Youth Call-to-Action", is based on findings from the NCWD/Youth-organized Blazing the Trail summit in August 2007, the eight-page, youth-friendly Youth Call-to-Action outlines ten actions that youth can take to enhance their development and become leaders in their community and the nation, including learning about their rights and responsibilities, becoming a self-advocate, learning about disability history, researching scholarships,

http://www.ncwd-youth.info/blazing-the-trail-youth-call-to-action WORKBOOK TO AID ADULTS SUPPORTING YOUTH WITH DISABILITY DISCLOSUREAdults in the lives of young people with both visible disabilities and those with disabilities that are not apparent to others can benefit from using this workbook. This workbook, "The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Families, Educators, Youth Service Professionals, and Adult Allies Who Care About Youth with Disabilities" helps adults make informed decisions about teaching a young man or woman about his or her rights and responsibilities in disclosing his or her disability, a decision that will affect the young persons educational, employment, and social life. http://www.ncwd-youth.info/411-on-disability-disclosure-for-adultsINITIAL FINDINGS OF INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLANS The study, launched in the 2008-09 school year and targeted for completion in 2012-13, is the first longitudinal

research and demonstration project designed to understand the effectiveness of Individualized Learning Plans. The study was funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. http://www.ncwd-youth.info/ilp-summaryIMPROVING TRANSITION OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM: PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONSThis InfoBrief describes the characteristics of and issues faced by youth involved with the juvenile justice system, including those with disabilities. It provides a framework for youth service professionals to help youth avoid or transition out of the juvenile justice system, promotes cross-systems collaboration, and highlights promising practices currently being implemented around the country. The InfoBrief is available at http://www.ncwd-youth.info/node/554 It is based on "Making the Right Turn: A Guide about Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Corrections System",

available at: http://www.ncwd-youth.info/juvenile-justice-guide TRANSITION RESOURCE DIRECTORYCreated in February 2010, "Strengthening Transition Partnerships: Building Federal Technical Assistance Center Capacity A Transition Resource Directory" includes descriptions submitted by federally supported projects and centers with work that focuses on youth transition. To access the Directory, go to http://www.ncwd-youth.info/whats-new and scroll down to "May 2010"GUIDE ON SUPPORTING CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES"Charting the Course: Supporting the Career Development of Youth with Learning Disabilities", is intended to help practitioners, administrators, and policymakers in secondary and postsecondary education programs, transition programs, One-Stop Career Centers, youth employment programs, and community rehabilitation programs to improve services and outcomes for youth, ages 14 to 25, with diagnosed and

undiagnosed learning disabilities. This Guide includes numerous quick reference charts, tables, and tools for counselors, career advisors, and other professionals who work directly with youth. In-depth information is provided on a variety of topics, including the types and impact of learning disabilities, needed supports, and research-based interventions. This Guide is intended to increase awareness of the fact that the workforce development system serves many youth who have learning disabilities that may never have been identified and many others who may know they have a learning disability but choose not to disclose. Although focusing primarily on youth with learning disabilities, many of the strategies and approaches advocated in this Guide, which are premised on universal design, may be of practical use for other youth. http://www.ncwd-youth.info/ld-guide WHITE PAPER ON COMPREHENSIVE CAREER PLANNING "Comprehensive Career Planning and Its

Role in the Competitive Economy" chronicles the gaps and inconsistencies in implementation of career guidance services in and out of schools, as well as the lack of measures for career development and guidance services in America. The paper posits that these challenges stem from the lack of a governmental policy framework that promotes the systematic value of career guidance services as a strategy for meeting economic and security needs of the nation. The paper offers a number of recommendations, including: 1) improving the quality of the K-12 school career development and guidance system; 2) increasing the capacity of postsecondary and workforce development programs serving out-of-school youth and at-risk populations; 3) convening policy makers and researchers to develop consensus on performance measures definitions; and 4) improving professional development opportunities for staff involved in career development and career guidance services.

http://www.ncwd-youth.info/node/552WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT-RELATED WHITE PAPER: "PERFORMANCE DATA AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES"This analysis of 2007 performance data was reported by a select set of Workforce Investment Boards (WIB) under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to understand how youth with disabilities are being served. U.S. Department of Labor data indicate that of all youth served under WIA in 2007, nearly 14 percent were youth with disabilities. As an initial analysis of the data, authors of this paper are unable to draw firm conclusions about the actual effect serving youth with disabilities has on performance outcomes of local workforce investment boards that oversee WIA Youth Activities monies.However, the limited data suggests that youth with disabilities have similar performance outcomes as youth without disabilities. Additionally, the data suggests that WIBs that serve large proportions of youth with disabilities tend to

have lower performance outcomes than WIBs that serve proportionally fewer youth with disabilities. To better understand the findings of this paper, NCWD/Youth is currently conducting a limited case-study analysis of the selected WIBs and reviewing similar 2008 data. http://www.ncwd-youth.info/node/551* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *REFERENCE POINTS is administered by PACER Center http://www.PACER.org as a technical assistance activity of the TATRA Project. The TATRA Project is funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration.To SUBSCRIBE to REFERENCE POINTS go to http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/index.aspTo UNSUBSCRIBE, please go directly to http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/maildel.aspReaders are invited to send information about new resources on secondary education, transition and vocational rehabilitation topics to tatra@....Reference Points

received initial support from the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition http://www.ncset.org/. Visit their web site for a wealth of information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities.Note: There are no copyright restrictions on this document. However, please credit the source and support of federal funds when copying all or part of this material.