New York State Regents: Blueprint for Improved Results for Students with...
At its October 2015 meeting, the Board of Regents discussed critical areas for action and proposed improvement activities aligned with the Blueprint for Improved Results for Students with Disabilities....
View ArticleDisability.Blog: Job Search Tips from the Pros
From disability.blog: “When it comes to job hunting, it is often best to consult the professionals. Job and career counselors are certified specialists in their field and know from experience, with...
View ArticleHelping Young Adults Navigate Vocational Rehabilitation Services
“Getting the Most out of Vocational Rehabilitation,” a companion tip sheet to the recently released “What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?” publication from Pathways’ Career Visions project,...
View ArticleTransition Assessment and Goal Generator
After six years of development, the new on-line Transition Assessment and Goal Generator (TAGG) is ready for use and can be obtained at https://tagg.ou.edu/tagg Purpose Using non-academic behaviors...
View ArticleTransition Services: A “Hot Education Career”– US News
From U.S. News and World Report: “Transition services is just one area among several offering opportunity in the special-ed field, which besides classroom teachers also includes case managers and...
View ArticleWhite House Announces Recipients of $450 Million of Job-Driven Training Grants
Vice President Biden, Secretary Thomas E. Perez, and Secretary Arne Duncan are announcing the winners of $450 million in job-driven training grants going to nearly 270 community colleges across the...
View ArticleAPSE Webinar: Raising Student Knowledge and Skill about Transportation...
Date: October 1, 2014 | Time: 2pm-3pm Eastern Presenter: Judy L. Shanley, Ph.D., Director, Student Engagement & Mobility Management, Easter Seals Description: Lack of access to...
View ArticleTransformation Agreement | OPWDD
From NYS OPWDD: “New York State and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS have identified a series of shared goals that will improve opportunities for individuals with developmental...
View ArticleThe Global Happiness Project | New Tech Network
This project, which took place throughout the spring of 2014, asked teachers and students around the world to explore the following questions: What elements contribute to a happy and healthy society?...
View ArticleEmployers’ Challenge to Educators: Make School Relevant to Students’ Lives |...
From MindShift: “Business leaders and economic thinkers are worried that today’s students aren’t leaving school with the skills they’ll need to succeed in the workplace. Representatives from tech...
View ArticleVCU Webcast: Self Determination: Past, Present, Future
The Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment of People with Physical Disabilities will host a webcast: Self Determination: Past, Present, Future...
View ArticleUnderstanding the New Vision for Career Development: The Role of Family |...
From NCWD-Youth: “The world of work has changed. A high school diploma alone no longer guarantees a decent living wage. A typical career path today does not necessarily follow the traditional course of...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy –...
You may have heard about something called an Individualized Learning Plan ILP. Maybe you’ve even got one! If you do have one, you have a choice: 1 Start it and treat it like any other assignment, or 2...
View ArticleCollege and Career Readiness and Success (CCRS) Center Launches “Research to...
Starting next month, the College and Career Readiness and Success (CCRS) Center will be launching a new blog series that will make connections between recent policy conversations to research conducted...
View ArticleeScholar: Goals Matter Contest
From the eScholar website: “Students, what are goals that you want to achieve and why? If you’re a student between the ages of 8-17, tell us about your goals! As students, sometimes you get so caught...
View ArticleNew Infobrief for Families from NCWD-Youth
From NCWD-Youth: “This Info Brief introduces families, including families of youth with disabilities, to a new way of looking at career development for youth. This brief discusses the three phases of...
View ArticleWork-based Learning Webinar Series
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Description: Sponsored by NSTTAC http://tadnet.adobe.connect.com/nsttac/ NSTTAC, in partnership with other organizations focused on employment of youth and young adults with...
View ArticleSave the Date: Youth Transitions Collaborative
Please mark your calendar! The Youth Transitions Collaborative, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), will host an...
View ArticlePresident Obama Announces New Youth CareerConnect Grants
From the U.S. Department of Education…”How do we start making high school … more interesting, more exciting, more relevant to young people?” That’s the idea behind the Youth CareerConnect grant...
View ArticleNYS DCDT Statewide Transition Institute Materials Posted
Due to the generosity of our presenters, many of the materials that were shared during the NYS DCDT Statewide Transition Institute have been posted on the NYS DCDT Website. Click HERE to select and...
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