TRANSITION
Transition, Transition Services, Transition Planning
IDEA’s provisions requiring transition statements in the IEP are found at §300.320(b) and read as follows:
(b) Transition services. Beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect when the child turns 16, or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team, and updated annually, thereafter, the IEP must include--
(1) Appropriate measurable postsecondary goals based upon age appropriate transition assessments related to training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living skills; and
(2) The transition services (including courses of study) needed to assist the child in reaching those goals. [§300.320(b)]
This means that the IEP team must develop measurable goals for the student that are focused on the postsecondary world and specify what transition services are needed to help the student reach those goals.
 The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures. |
Websites For Further Information:
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Transition Internship Program The Boston Center for Independent Living is excited to announce their third annual summer Transition Internship Program (TIP). TIP is a great opportunity for youth with disabilities, ages 16-22, to gain valuable work experience. TIP hires and pays each intern $10/hr and matches them with partner sites where they work for from late June to the end of August. Interns can work for their site between ten to twenty hours per week and will also be expected to attend weekly employment skill building workshops at BCIL.
http://bostoncil.org/youth/tip.htm If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Jamie Mello at 617-338-6665 or [email protected]
Programs for Students Here are some great opportunities of available programs for students that will assist with self-advocacy skills, independent living skills, and making healthy choices.
B-SET (Boston Special Education Transition Project)
For Career, College & Community Living
An advocacy resources to Boston families and transition-age youth, 14 - 22, who have disabilities
These resources will help to ensure that the school district meets federal and state special education requirements and provides high quality transition program for its youth with disabilities.
Provides community workshops, free technical assistance, legal advice and referral, free legal advocacy and administrative advocacy
(617) 357-8431 x 234 for information / workshops
(617) 357-8431 x 224 for help with your child
www.massadvocates.org/B-SET.php
Boston Special Education Transition Project Brochure
MRC Turning 22 (T22) Independent Program
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission's Community Living Services ' Turnning 22 Independent Living Program provides transition services for young people who have a severe physical disability with a mobility impairment, and would like to live independently after high school graduation or turning 22. The program utilizes the independent living philosophy in which consumers are empowered to make their own decisions about their lives, based on informed choice. The T22 Independent Living Program provides funding for three major components: Supported Living (case coordination), the Transition to Adulthood Program and Ancillary Supports.
MRC staff also work with special education departments to coordinate services for students who will be graduating and needing supported living services. Students can choose the supported living provider with whom they wish to work and should begin meeting with them during the last 6 months he/she is in school. The case coordinator will help with such things as finding accessible housing and hiring appropriate Personal Care Assistants (PCAs).
Transitioning to Adult Program (TAP)
The TAP program, funded by Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) is offered through six independent living centers and provides peer mentoring, independent living skills and self-advocacy services to special education students (ages 14 - 22) regardless of type of disability. If a student is interested in receiving independent living skills training through the TAP while in school, contact MaryEllen MacRae, T22 Services Coordinator at (617)204-3618 (voice) or (617)204-3815 (TTY) who will make the referral to the appropriate Independent Living Center.
MGH Aspire Teen Programs
offers a variety of community-based education activities for teens and young adults (ages 13 - 22). For additional information, call (617)726-0060.
Easter Seals of Massachusetts Youth Transition Services
High school students with disabilities, their families and educators are given tools to help achieve their vision. Assistive technology, rehabilitation therapy, vocational evaluation, career skills development, job placement, on-the-job training, Independent lviing-skills, social and recreational opportunities are just a few of offerings. For more information, contact [email protected] , call 508-751-6390
Partners for Youth with Disabilities - Young Entrepreneurs Project (YEP)
The Young Entrepreneurs Project is a career development program for urban youth, ages 14 - 24, with disabilities and their peers without disabilities. For additional information contact Alex Freeman, [email protected] at (617) 556-4075 x25.
Partners for Youth with Disabilities - Making Healthy Connections (MHC)
MHC program is a series of interactive discussions and recreational activities designed to help adolescents and young adults, ages 14 - 22, with disabilities and special health care needs prepare for adult life by understanding their health care needs, effectively use community resources to transition to adult health services, and sustain a healthy lifestyle. For additional information contact Susan Nicastro, [email protected], at (413)584-0455 x13(Springfield Making Healthy Connections) or Deep Chinappa, [email protected], at (617)586-4075 x20 (Boston Making Healthy Connections)
Transition Links Be sure to check out the launch of the newly revised edition of the Autism Consortium's extremely helpful manual for youth with ASDs over age 12: "Transitioning Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders"
www.transitionyear.org
A road map to emotional health at college which helps parents of child with mental health condition and students themselves.
Youth on the Move
www.youth-move.org
provides information, strategies, and resources to transition navigators - teachers, sounselors, family members, and community providers - - to guide youth on the move.
Planning for Life After Special Education in Massachusetts - Online Manual, 2nd Edition *NEW
will help you work with your school to get the most appropriate services for your student. Tips are spread throughout to help students get what they need-with and without the help of parents and other advocates. Updated information rolled out December 2012.
About Chapter 688: Massachusetts Dept. of Education
Chapter 688, known as the "Turning 22 Law", was enacted in 1984 to provide a two year planning process for young adults with severe disabilities who will lose their entitlement to special education at the age of 22, or at the time of graduation from high school, whichever comes first. This "Turning 22 Law" is NOT a continuation of the Massachusetts Special Education Statute, nor is it an entitlement guaranteeing services after the age of 22. The law creates a single point of entry into the adult human service system and establishes a planning process which identifies services or supports which may be needed through the adult service system once the student has graduated or turns 22 and special education entitlements have terminated.
Transition from School to Adult Life - Time Lines
This downloadable brochure was prepared by Arc of Massachusetts and The Arc of Greater Haverhill / Newburyport. It gives timelines and what parents can do to prepare for their child's transition.
Transition from School to Adult Life
This site from Department of Elementary & Secondary Education provides helpful guidance on transition for both the students and their families.
School Days to Pay Days - An Employment Planning Guide for Families of Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
This publication was written by staff from the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services and the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Roadmap to the Future: Transitioning into Adulthood with ASD
JobTIPS
designed to help individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other learning differences explore career interests, see & obtain employment and successfully maintain employment.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities: Transition Planning
Project Access Program: High School Transition for Students with Disabilities
Central Mass Transition Resource Guide
developed by the Central Transition Team to coordinate information about the state agencies and other resources in central Massachusetts that may be involved in planning and providing transition services.
Federation Transition Page
includes transition tools, Transition-101-HighSchool-to-Adulthood Online Presentation, publications and handouts.
Asperger Syndrome Education Transition Planning
Tips in transition planning for students and parents from Asperger's Association New England.
Autism Speaks Transition Toolkit
Also includes a list of Autism Transition to Adult Services in Massachusetts
Transition Planning for Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities: A Guide for Health Care Providers
http://www.communityinclusion.org/article.php?article_id=184%20
This 80-page resource guide is written for health care providers who care for children with special health care needs. This booklet was created through a joint effort of the Institute for Community Inclusion at Children's Hospital, Boston and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, as part of the Massachusetts Initiative for Youth with Disabilities.
National Health Care Transition Resources
http://www.gottransition.org
A national resource for health care professionals, families, youth, and state policy makers focusing on a young adult's transition from pediatric to adult health care.
Think College Options for Those with Intellectual Disabilities
website provides access to searchable databases of existing college options. Be sure to check out "What's New" feature on right side of screen.
Family Information Guide to Assistive Technology and Transition Planning
This 50-page guide offers families information and resources to effectively prepare for and participate in periods of transition in their children's lives. In family-friendly language the guide discusses transition plans and the role of AT in them and offers checklists and suggestions. Information current as of September 2009.
Advising High School Students with Disabilities on Postsecondary Options
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/assets/33/toolkit.pdf
This 192 page guidance and career counselors toolkit resource contains answers to counselors' most frequently asked questions about postsecondary opportunities for students with disabilities. Students and their families are encouraged use the toolkit to help guide their transition planning for college and career. It has been vetted by the U.S. Department of Education.
MNIP's Post Secondary Education Links Fact Sheet
Publications Transitions Research and Training Center Materials
http://labs.umassmed.edu/transitionsRTC/Resources/publications/Publications.html#sthash.XrQI5mnq.dpbs
UMass Medical School's Mental Health Transition tip sheets, information and materials are accessible to diverse audiences. If you need a publication or product in an alternative format, please send a request Lisa Smith at [email protected]
http://bostoncil.org/youth/tip.htm If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Jamie Mello at 617-338-6665 or [email protected]
Programs for Students Here are some great opportunities of available programs for students that will assist with self-advocacy skills, independent living skills, and making healthy choices.
B-SET (Boston Special Education Transition Project)
For Career, College & Community Living
An advocacy resources to Boston families and transition-age youth, 14 - 22, who have disabilities
These resources will help to ensure that the school district meets federal and state special education requirements and provides high quality transition program for its youth with disabilities.
Provides community workshops, free technical assistance, legal advice and referral, free legal advocacy and administrative advocacy
(617) 357-8431 x 234 for information / workshops
(617) 357-8431 x 224 for help with your child
www.massadvocates.org/B-SET.php
Boston Special Education Transition Project Brochure
MRC Turning 22 (T22) Independent Program
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission's Community Living Services ' Turnning 22 Independent Living Program provides transition services for young people who have a severe physical disability with a mobility impairment, and would like to live independently after high school graduation or turning 22. The program utilizes the independent living philosophy in which consumers are empowered to make their own decisions about their lives, based on informed choice. The T22 Independent Living Program provides funding for three major components: Supported Living (case coordination), the Transition to Adulthood Program and Ancillary Supports.
MRC staff also work with special education departments to coordinate services for students who will be graduating and needing supported living services. Students can choose the supported living provider with whom they wish to work and should begin meeting with them during the last 6 months he/she is in school. The case coordinator will help with such things as finding accessible housing and hiring appropriate Personal Care Assistants (PCAs).
Transitioning to Adult Program (TAP)
The TAP program, funded by Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) is offered through six independent living centers and provides peer mentoring, independent living skills and self-advocacy services to special education students (ages 14 - 22) regardless of type of disability. If a student is interested in receiving independent living skills training through the TAP while in school, contact MaryEllen MacRae, T22 Services Coordinator at (617)204-3618 (voice) or (617)204-3815 (TTY) who will make the referral to the appropriate Independent Living Center.
MGH Aspire Teen Programs
offers a variety of community-based education activities for teens and young adults (ages 13 - 22). For additional information, call (617)726-0060.
Easter Seals of Massachusetts Youth Transition Services
High school students with disabilities, their families and educators are given tools to help achieve their vision. Assistive technology, rehabilitation therapy, vocational evaluation, career skills development, job placement, on-the-job training, Independent lviing-skills, social and recreational opportunities are just a few of offerings. For more information, contact [email protected] , call 508-751-6390
Partners for Youth with Disabilities - Young Entrepreneurs Project (YEP)
The Young Entrepreneurs Project is a career development program for urban youth, ages 14 - 24, with disabilities and their peers without disabilities. For additional information contact Alex Freeman, [email protected] at (617) 556-4075 x25.
Partners for Youth with Disabilities - Making Healthy Connections (MHC)
MHC program is a series of interactive discussions and recreational activities designed to help adolescents and young adults, ages 14 - 22, with disabilities and special health care needs prepare for adult life by understanding their health care needs, effectively use community resources to transition to adult health services, and sustain a healthy lifestyle. For additional information contact Susan Nicastro, [email protected], at (413)584-0455 x13(Springfield Making Healthy Connections) or Deep Chinappa, [email protected], at (617)586-4075 x20 (Boston Making Healthy Connections)
Transition Links Be sure to check out the launch of the newly revised edition of the Autism Consortium's extremely helpful manual for youth with ASDs over age 12: "Transitioning Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders"
www.transitionyear.org
A road map to emotional health at college which helps parents of child with mental health condition and students themselves.
Youth on the Move
www.youth-move.org
provides information, strategies, and resources to transition navigators - teachers, sounselors, family members, and community providers - - to guide youth on the move.
Planning for Life After Special Education in Massachusetts - Online Manual, 2nd Edition *NEW
will help you work with your school to get the most appropriate services for your student. Tips are spread throughout to help students get what they need-with and without the help of parents and other advocates. Updated information rolled out December 2012.
About Chapter 688: Massachusetts Dept. of Education
Chapter 688, known as the "Turning 22 Law", was enacted in 1984 to provide a two year planning process for young adults with severe disabilities who will lose their entitlement to special education at the age of 22, or at the time of graduation from high school, whichever comes first. This "Turning 22 Law" is NOT a continuation of the Massachusetts Special Education Statute, nor is it an entitlement guaranteeing services after the age of 22. The law creates a single point of entry into the adult human service system and establishes a planning process which identifies services or supports which may be needed through the adult service system once the student has graduated or turns 22 and special education entitlements have terminated.
Transition from School to Adult Life - Time Lines
This downloadable brochure was prepared by Arc of Massachusetts and The Arc of Greater Haverhill / Newburyport. It gives timelines and what parents can do to prepare for their child's transition.
Transition from School to Adult Life
This site from Department of Elementary & Secondary Education provides helpful guidance on transition for both the students and their families.
School Days to Pay Days - An Employment Planning Guide for Families of Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
This publication was written by staff from the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services and the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Roadmap to the Future: Transitioning into Adulthood with ASD
JobTIPS
designed to help individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other learning differences explore career interests, see & obtain employment and successfully maintain employment.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities: Transition Planning
Project Access Program: High School Transition for Students with Disabilities
Central Mass Transition Resource Guide
developed by the Central Transition Team to coordinate information about the state agencies and other resources in central Massachusetts that may be involved in planning and providing transition services.
Federation Transition Page
includes transition tools, Transition-101-HighSchool-to-Adulthood Online Presentation, publications and handouts.
Asperger Syndrome Education Transition Planning
Tips in transition planning for students and parents from Asperger's Association New England.
Autism Speaks Transition Toolkit
Also includes a list of Autism Transition to Adult Services in Massachusetts
Transition Planning for Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities: A Guide for Health Care Providers
http://www.communityinclusion.org/article.php?article_id=184%20
This 80-page resource guide is written for health care providers who care for children with special health care needs. This booklet was created through a joint effort of the Institute for Community Inclusion at Children's Hospital, Boston and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, as part of the Massachusetts Initiative for Youth with Disabilities.
National Health Care Transition Resources
http://www.gottransition.org
A national resource for health care professionals, families, youth, and state policy makers focusing on a young adult's transition from pediatric to adult health care.
Think College Options for Those with Intellectual Disabilities
website provides access to searchable databases of existing college options. Be sure to check out "What's New" feature on right side of screen.
Family Information Guide to Assistive Technology and Transition Planning
This 50-page guide offers families information and resources to effectively prepare for and participate in periods of transition in their children's lives. In family-friendly language the guide discusses transition plans and the role of AT in them and offers checklists and suggestions. Information current as of September 2009.
Advising High School Students with Disabilities on Postsecondary Options
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/assets/33/toolkit.pdf
This 192 page guidance and career counselors toolkit resource contains answers to counselors' most frequently asked questions about postsecondary opportunities for students with disabilities. Students and their families are encouraged use the toolkit to help guide their transition planning for college and career. It has been vetted by the U.S. Department of Education.
MNIP's Post Secondary Education Links Fact Sheet
Publications Transitions Research and Training Center Materials
http://labs.umassmed.edu/transitionsRTC/Resources/publications/Publications.html#sthash.XrQI5mnq.dpbs
UMass Medical School's Mental Health Transition tip sheets, information and materials are accessible to diverse audiences. If you need a publication or product in an alternative format, please send a request Lisa Smith at [email protected]