Professional & Family Development Series

Compiled by: John R. Johnson, Ph.D.

 

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

 

 

WORKSHOP FORMS

·        Agenda

·        Evaluation

·        Participant Sign-In

Assessment Resources

·         Assessing Students with Disabilities: Transition Planning for the IEP

·         Books on Transition Assessment

·         List of Assessment Areas. Taken from Blomquist, K.B., Brown, G., Peersen, A. & Presler, B. (1998). Transitioning to independence: Challenges for young people with disabilities and their caregivers. Orthopaedic Nursing, 17(3), 27-35.

·         List of Commercially Available Transition Assessment Materials (no date/no author)

·         List of Nonstandardized Transition Assessment Materials. Taken from Clark, G. M. & Patton, J. R. (1997). Transition Planning Inventory. Austin, TX: PRO-ED, Inc.

Curricula & Instructional Resources

·         Best & Effective Practices in School to Work Transition for Youth with Disabilities

·         Best Practices in the Planning of the Transition from School to Adult Life

·         Johnson, J.R. (January 2002). Commercial and noncommercial resources for promoting the transition of youth with disabilities from school-to-adult life. Unpublished. San Diego: San Diego State University

·         No Author (2000). Making It. See/Hear, 5(2), 19-24. Published by the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas Commission for the Blind

Fact Sheets and Other Information

·         NICHCY Summary (1990). Vocational Assessment

·         NICHCY Summary (1993). Transition Services in the IEP

·         NICHCY Summary (1996). Travel Training

·         NICHCY Summary (1999): Transition Planning: A Team Effort

·         NICHCY Summary (2003):Resources for Adults with Disabilities

Family and Parent Involvement & Support

·         Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER Center), Transition Resources

Manuals and Guides

·         California Department of Education (2003). Transition to adult living: A guide for secondary education. Sacramento: Author.

·         Massachusetts Transition Initiative (1996). Moving on: Planning for the future. Malden: Massachusetts Department of Education.

·         Storms, J., O’Leary, E. & Williams, J. (May 2000). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 Transition Requirements: A Guide for States, Districts, Schools, Universities and Families. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration (UAP)

 

Quality Indicators

·         Quality Indicators – University of Oregon

Reports and Studies

·         National Council on Disability (NCD), (2000). Transition and post-school outcomes for youth with disabilities: Closing the gaps to post-secondary education and employment. Washington, DC: Author.

·         National Council on Disability (September 15, 2003). People With Disabilities And Postsecondary Education. Position Paper. Washington, DC: Author.

Transition Web Sites

·         Alaska Transition Initiative

·         California Department of Education, Transition: School to Adult Life Resources:

·         CalSTAT, Transition: School to Adult Life Bibliography

·         Center on Education and Work

·         National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)

·         National Clearinghouse On Postsecondary Education For Individuals With Disabilities (aka HEATH)

·         Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities Catalog of Publications (many available online)

·         TransitionLink

·         Transition Research Institute at Illinois (TRI)

·         Western Regional Resource Center

·         Work Incentives Transition Network

 

 

 

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