The NH Transition State Community of Practice (NH COP) is offering a robust lineup of timely topics for the 2023 Education Series. The first session is January 5 at 9 am – Exit Planning for Transition Age Youth with Mindy Huckins from Gateways Community Services and Dan Alexander from Nashua School District. Join Mindy and… Continue reading: 2023 NH COP Education Series starts Jan 5
The NH Transition Community of Practice offered a free Educational Series during winter and spring 2021. Below are links to the recording and resources for each session. Schedule January 7 Family Resources, hosted by Kimm Phillips from the Parent Information Center. Panel of Hew Hampshire organizations that help support families during high school transition. Family… Continue reading: 2021 Educational Series Resources
The Parent Information Center (PIC) and NH Family Voices are hosting a series of free online Family Chats this year, called Time for Transition. Registration is limited to 15 families to keep the numbers low enough for good conversation. The next ones are: Dec 9, 2020, 3:30-4:30 pm, Understanding Pre-Employment Transition Services for Students, with… Continue reading: Family-to-Family Chats on Transition in December and January
UNH-4U has exciting new training opportunities for young adults with intellectual disabilities living in New Hampshire. Offered virtually, UNH-4U Bridges to College and Career trainings prepare students for life beyond high school by linking interests with pathways to college, independence, and future careers. The winter-spring offerings are: Academic and Assistive Technology for College Access 5… Continue reading: UNH-4U Bridges Winter-Spring Applications Due Dec 10
A quick update on additions and improvements on this website in the past few months: New page to house all the Ed O’Leary transition IEP videos in one place More exemplar IEPs in the Transition IEP Requirements Tool New assistive technology reference page New postsecondary options and college disability services sections Updated the ELO page to connect to the new BeyondClassroom ELO website. BeyondClassroom now includes examples and a For Students… Continue reading: Lots of New Stuff on the Website!
New Hampshire Vocational Rehabilitation is offering the NHVR Transition Internship Program during the 2015-16 school year. High school special education teachers, case managers, building coordinators, transition coordinators, 504 coordinators, and other school district staff are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to work closely with their local VR office and rehabilitation counselors. The program combines in-person… Continue reading: New Hampshire VR offers Transition Internship Program for Educators
There’s new federal workforce development legislation! The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), signed into federal law on July 22, 2014, is the first update to this area in over a decade. It includes a explicit focus on preparing youth for the workforce, and while it will take 12-18 months for the final regulations to be in place, it’s important to understand… Continue reading: Introduction to the 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Buried in a hefty 66-page literature review are some good overviews of five Federal systems that play key and interrelated roles in preparing youth with disabilities for adulthood: vocational rehabilitation Social Security juvenile justice behavioral health workforce investment The Literature Review of Five Federal Systems Serving Transition Age Youth with Disabilities was funded by the US Department of Labor’s Office of Disability… Continue reading: Overview of Five Federal Systems Serving Transition Age Youth with Disabilities