Employment is vital in planning transition, but it is only ONE part of the whole transition success. The following links will guide inviduals, companies, and parents, and educator professionals on how to do so.
1. The Campaign for Disability Employment
http://www.whatcanyoudocampaign.org/
1. The Campaign for Disability Employment
http://www.whatcanyoudocampaign.org/
The Campaign for Disability Employment is a collaborative effort to promote positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities by encouraging employers and others to recognize the value and talent they bring to the workplace. It provides family and educators online resources, they have a link as well for the community to join and spread the word. Their motto is: “At work, it's what people can do that matters.”
2. PATH
http://www.partnerstx.org/TxTransition/Employment_Main.htm
2. PATH
http://www.partnerstx.org/TxTransition/Employment_Main.htm
PATH is a grant project serving Texas United States Texas
3.PACER
http://www.pacer.org/publications/transition.asp
PACER is an organization that helps both parents and professionals that work with young adults with disabilites ages 14-21. They provide parents with resources, information and technical assistance and professionals with transition related topics such as housing, employment, housing and post secondary options. Their website also sells various items that talk about transition issues like interactive CD, workshop/training curricula, board games, brochures, videos and books.
3.PACER
http://www.pacer.org/publications/transition.asp
PACER is an organization that helps both parents and professionals that work with young adults with disabilites ages 14-21. They provide parents with resources, information and technical assistance and professionals with transition related topics such as housing, employment, housing and post secondary options. Their website also sells various items that talk about transition issues like interactive CD, workshop/training curricula, board games, brochures, videos and books.
The Campaign for Disability Employment site is great! It is easy to navigate and gives information for both the employer side and employee side of the workforce relationship. There is such a positive attitude about the site, as it is about what people with disabilities can do for our working community. I like that from this site, under the educators tab, is a list of other resources that can be beneficial to families, students and teachers. As professionals, we need to have a list of these resources to have on hand for families and students. After high school is over, resources such as these will help the student not feel as lost in the "real world", and give him/her somewhere to turn when they are struggling, or just have a general question.
ReplyDeleteThe website patrnerstx.org is a great example for a parent or student that has just begun to search for working in a business. THis website has a great deal of basic information for anyone who might be looking. The reason it is a good resource is because it explains most of, what you would need to do and look for, when finding a job.
ReplyDeleteI really loved the fact that your group found resources that helped in financial assistance for families or people with a disability. One of my favorites is the Grant Project of Partners Resource Network, Inc. website that you listed, The PATH Project’s: Texas Transition Resource Center. Many people with disabilities need all of the financial assistance that they can get from the state, and with the help of this website it would be a very useful tool in giving to my parents with disabilities. I would like to actually start developing my own binder of free agencies/resources to assist parents, students, my peers, and myself in finding the organizations that are out there to provide service for those with disabilities. Having this website in my “future” binder would be very beneficial to grab from and to have in any immediate need of assistance to others. I also like that this website provides a link on the left side that shows the partners resource network within the different regions of Texas. This link is great for parents because they then can click on the events/news tab and become involved in the upcoming events in Texas. They can attend any of the special education events/workshops for free as long as they meet one of the following criteria: parent, professional or family member who works or has a child with a disability. Great website!!
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