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updated 7/23/2020
Transition to Adulthood Resources (14 – 21 years old) Resources on This Page
- General Transition Resources
- Employment, Postsecondary Education, Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination skills
- Life Skills – budgeting, cooking, health care
Welcome to Your Biggest Adventure Yet: Transition to Adulthood E-learning Modules
- Module 1 – Transition & the IEP
- Module 2 – Self-advocacy
- Module 3 – Your IEP Team
- Module 4 – Who are You Now (Transition Assessment & Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance)
- Module 5 – My Dreams for After High School (Postsecondary Goals)
- Module 6 – Agencies that Can Help (Interagency Linkages)
Other COVID-19 Resources
- COVID-19
- Covid-19 resources in En Espanol
- Free Educational Resources & Fun Activities
- Navigating COVID-19 When Your Child has a Disability
- Helping Your Child/Youth Wear Face Masks During COVID-19
- Social Stories and Visuals to Help Explain COVID-19
- Information in Plain Language – By people with Disabilities for People with Disabilities
- Flatten the Curve – explaining COVID-19 to teens and adults (video)
- COVID-19 + Mental Health: Resources for Youth, Young Adults, Families, Colleges, Educators, Employers and their Supporters
General Transition Resources
- Transition to Adulthood for Students
- Supporting Transition in a Virtual World
- Ten Steps Toward Transition
- Managing Social Distancing: Resource for Young People to Make COVID-19 Social Distancing NOT SUCK
- Teens & COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities During the Outbreak
- Supporting Teenagers and Young Adults During the Coronavirus Crisis
- Transition Resources in the 2020-2021 School Year
Employment, Postsecondary Education, Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination Skills Resources
- Questions and Answers document in response to inquiries concerning the administration of the State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Service (The Rehabilitation Services Administration – OSERS) (5/14/2019)
- Business and Entrepreneurial Skills On-line Classes for Self-advocates with Developmental Disabilities
- Dr. Kit –
- Looking for a career? – In Success at Work employees discuss their typical day, the qualifications for a job, the best and worst parts of the job, and advice for students who may be interested in that line of work.
- Considering a specific major in college? Do you know what careers you can get if you get a degree in that area? Learn about what you can do with degrees in various areas and what it takes to get those degrees in the “Success in School” area.
- Explore Work Discover talents and jobs that may be a good fit for you!
- Get experience and try out jobs right now!
- Uncover education and training options to help you meet your job goals.
- Learn about self-advocacy or how to ask for and get things you need.
- Get skills to help you succeed at work and school.
- Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard. Visit the College, careers, and more course for:
- College admissions,
- Careers,
- Personal finance,
- Entrepreneurship, and
- Growth mindset
- Youthhood.org is a curriculum-based tool helping young adults plan for life after high school. Comes with a curriculum guide. Online activities include:
- Write in private journal
- Test their knowledge in activities folder
- Set goals in life map
- Reflect on content in class notebook
- Career OneStop the career, training, and job search website for the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Interest self-assessments can help students consider different options and confirm types of careers that the might be a good fit.
- Explore careers
- Learn to write resumes
- Skills matcher – discover career’s that match skills
- Roadtrip Nation – interactive career cruising
- My Future
- Research thousands of carers and get tips on applying
- Find the right postsecondary school for you and see what it takes to apply
- Military – explore careers across the branches and learn about benefits
- FYI Transition – six online modules (Manage Your Money, Manage Your Health, Community Life, Self Employment, More Education, and Get a Job) available for students at two different levels.
- Using Role Play to Teach Workplace Social Skills (NTACT Curriculum)
- Pocket Resume
- Self-Advocacy Online – short videos to learn core components of self-determination
- Supporting Teenagers and Young Adults During the Coronavirus Crisis
- Transition Resources During COVID-19 Outbreak (NTACT)
- Resources for Distance Service Delivery (WINTAC)
- Transition Curriculum Database
- OhioMeansJobs offers you a fun and easy way to practice and fine tune your interview skills.
- Screencast-O-Matic – video recording and editing
- Project 10: Transition Education Network
- AskJan – explore possible job accommodations by disability or needs
- Soft Skills to Pay the Bills — Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success
- T-Folio – free transition portfolio tool
- Deafverse – an interactive game available online for deaf youth to build self-advocacy skills. The page also includes additional resources on how to provide remote speech-to-text and interpreting services.
- Educational Online Games for High School & College Students
- Amazing Educational Resources – search resources by grade and subject or need (i.e. dyslexia)
- Distant Learning Toolkit
- Educating All Learners – resources for complex learners
- 4-1-1 on Disability Disclosure, workbook for students, from the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth).
- 4-1-1 on Disability Disclosure – full video
- Disability Disclosure at School – Clip #1 from 411 on Disability Disclosure Video
- Disability Disclosure at Work – Clip #2 from 411 on Disability Disclosure Video
- Disability Disclosure is Your Choice – Clip #3 from 411 on Disability Disclosure Video
- More Disability Disclosure Videos
- It’s My Choice – A workbook for individuals with developmental disabilities
- Skills to Pay the Bills – Videos to students learn soft skills to that support their transition to adulthood
- I’m Determined – resources to help build self-determination skills (slides with embedded activities, handouts and resources)
- Game On: games to help middle school students explore writing and word meanings as well as encourage critical thinking in reading.
Life Skills – Cooking, Budgeting, Healthcare
- Accessible Chef
- Take the Awkward Out of Sex Education
- Functional Skills – An online program that uses video modeling to help learners function independently in their homes, schools, communities and workplaces. (free trail)
- Healthy Transitions – features video vignettes that demonstrate health transition skills and apps that support self-determination, decision-making and collaboration.
- Healthcare Transitions quiz for Youth and Young Adults
- Independent Living Skills -a video that demonstrates how a young person is prepared to live independently.
- Project Life Independent Living Skills Curriculum
- Casey Life Skills (CLS) – a free tool that assesses the behaviors and competencies youth need to achieve their long-term goals. Examples of the life skills CLS helps youth self-evaluate include:
- Maintaining healthy relationships
- Work and study habits
- Planning and goal-setting
- Using community resources
- Daily living activities
- Budgeting and paying bills
- Computer literacy
- Cents and Sensibility: A guide to money management for students with disabilities
- Budget Your Life: Forming a budget is one of the most important parts of financial success. This interactive site assist students in exploring budgeting strategies.
- Busy Kid – Chore-Financial Routine – App
- Practical Money Skills
- Virtual Activities for Teachers and Families COVID-19
- Able2Learn – ABA materials, social stories, adapted curriculum, health and puberty,, toileting, visual recipes, behavior management, independent living skills and more…
- Possible Skills To Work On At Home
- Free Life Skills Visuals Worksheets
