Ages 17 to 21

Update 6/5/10

Your State Education Agency

Your Regional Education Service Center

The Special Education Process:

• What To Know, Who To Call
• Special Education Step-By-Step
• ARD Agenda
• Portfolios
• Communication With People at School
• Creating Family/School Partnerships

Community Services:

• Family Supports – What are they?  How do I access them?
• Family Resource Guide – Created by UT Texas Center on Disability Studies
• Department of Aging & Disability Services Interest List Information – CBA, CLASS, MDCP, HCS, DBMD
• Department Of Aging & Disability Services – How To Apply for Services
• Texas Health & Human Services Commission – Medicaid, CHIP, Family Services, Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance For Needy Families
• Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Blind Services, Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services, Rehabilitation Services
• Dept. of State Health Services Community Mental Health – Find services
• Texas Cooperative Extension
• Centers for Independent Living
• Social Security How to Qualify & Apply; “Blue Book”  Listing of Childhood Disabilities and Adult Disabilities

Accommodation vs. Modifications

• Accommodations and Modifications for those with Dyslexia or Reading Disabilities (ESC 10)
• TEA Accommodation Resources
• NICHCY – Supports, Modifications and Accommodations for Students
• Heath Resource Center – Accommodations in College
• College Board – Applying for Accommodations for SAT/ACT
• Educational Testing Service – Test Takers with Disabilities (eligibility, documentation, FAQs)

ADD/ADHD

• US Dept of Ed: Identifying and Treating ADHD: A Resource for School and Home
• LD Online – Considerations for post secondary (school or work)

After School Care

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• Americans with Disabilities Act – Government website

Assistive Technology

• Texas Assistive Technology Network (ESC 4)
• Texas Technology Access Program – Short Term Loans, Demonstration Centers, Computer Access Demonstration Centers
• NICHCY - National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS)  training module 8
• National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS)
• Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program (STAP) – Dept. of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services – Voucher program for equip. or services to help access telephone networks

Autism

• Strategies For Consideration for Students with Autism (autism supplement)
• Texas Statewide Leadership on Autism (ESC 13) – Links to Conference, TARGET Manual, Trainings, etc.
• Commissioner’s Rules on IEP development for students with autism
• Guidance on the Commissioner’s Rules related to Autism (TAC 89.1055 (e))

Behavior

• Behavior Intervention Plans
• Texas Education Agency Texas Behavior Support Initiative
• NICHCY Resources – Behavior Assessments
• NICHCY Resources – Behavior at School

Blindness or Vision Impairments

• Region 11 Education Service Center Statewide Leadership for Blind and Visually Impaired
• Educating Students with Visual Impairments in Texas: Guidelines and Standards
• Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Downloadable Braille Materials, Instructional Strategies & Tools, Assessments, Goals & Objectives,etc.)
• Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Services for Blind and Visually Impaired

Deaf Services

• Education Resource Center on Deafness
• Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Deaf Blindness

• Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Downloadable Braille Materials, Instructional Strategies & Tools, Assessments, Goals & Objectives,etc.)

Diagnosis vs. Disability Label – Defining Eligibility

• Guidance on the Commissioner’s Rules related to Eligibility (TAC 89.1040)

Discipline

• Office of Special Education Programs – Discipline Regulations
• TEA Discipline Flowchart for Students with Disabilities
• Advocacy Incorporated Discipline  – An Interactive Guide through the Process
• Texas Appleseed – When My Child Is Disciplined at School
• Texas Appleseed – Navigating the Juvenile Justice System: A Handbook for Juveniles and Their Families
• National Mental Health Association – Family Guide for Surviving Juvenile Justice System
• Wrightslaw – When Schools Have Children Arrested for School-Related Behavior Problems by Pete Wright, Esq.
• NICHCY – Key Issues in Discipline Training Module 19

Dispute Resolution Process - Overview

• Facilitated IEPs
• Complaints
• Mediation
• Due Process
• TEA Dispute Resolution Guidance Document
• TEA Complaint Process Frequently Asked Questions

Drivers Education:

• Texas Education Agency Information for Teen Drivers & Parents
• Texas Education Agency In School Driver Ed & Traffic Safety
• Department of Public Safety – Parent Taught Courses
• Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Vehicle modifications

Dyslexia (ESC 10)

• The Dyslexia Handbook (pdf)
• Dyslexia – An Overview by GreatSchools.net  http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/990

Employment:

• Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
• Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
• Healthy and Ready To Work National Resource Center
• Making Self Employment Work, Griffin-Hammis Associates
• Imagine Enterprises Work Incentives and Benefits Planning
• Social Security Administration – Employment Support
• Gulf Coast Benefits Planning Services – Benefits planning for 13 county area for people who wish to work
• Transition to Employment For Young People with LD by Greatschools.net  www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/2979
• National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth – The 411 on Disability Disclosure
• Employability Skills 2000 – Critical skills needed in the workplace
• Rural Institute of Montana – Work Experience Guide
• NICHCY – Employment Connections

Evaluation - Overview

• Pre-Referral/Response to Intervention
• Referral Process
• Evaluation Procedures
• Eligibility, Independent Evaluations
• NICHCY Intro. To Evaluation and Initial Evaluation Training Modules 9 & 10
• Reevaluation Process
• Evaluation and Graduation
• Effect on Transition to Real World (College/Work)

Extended School Year Services

Functional Behavior Assessments

• Functional Behavior Assessments (pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide  (Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism – ESC 13)
• NICHCY Resources – Behavior Assessments

The Future Is Coming – An Overview

• What is Transition?
• Transition: Planning to move from High School to Adulthood
• Self Advocacy
• Self Determination
• Person Centered Planning
• Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship
• A Parent Perspective – Scarlett O’Hara vs. Nike

TEA Guide To The ARD Process

Graduation - Overview

• Academic Achievement Record
• Course Of Study – Minimum, Recommended, & Distinguished Plans
• Diplomas
• Graduation Options
• Transition Goals and Objectives
• Summary of Performance
• Participation in Graduation Ceremonies  (SB 673)

Highly Qualified Teachers

• NICHCY – Highly Qualified Teachers Training Module 7
• TEA NCLB Highly Qualified Teachers information
• State Board of Educator Teacher Certification information

Inclusion

• Why Inclusion Begins In Kindergarten (pdf)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) – Overview

• Developing an IEP: Who? What? When? Where? And Why?
• Present Levels of Academic and Functional Performance
• Goals and Objectives
• Accommodations
• Placement
• IEP Planning Matrix
• Standards Based IEP Development Questions & Answers Document by Access to the General Curriculum (ESC 20)
• Standards Based IEP Training Module (Presentation, Handouts, Video) – Access to the General Curriculum (ESC 20)
• NICHCY Individualized Education Programs Training Modules 12-14

Independent Living

• Texas Association of Centers for Independent Living (TACIL)
• Texas State Independent Living Council
• Texas Home of Your Own Coalition

It’s A New Idea– The Arc of Texas & Advocacy, Inc.

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

• LRE Question & Answers Document by Access to the General Curriculum (ESC 20)
• NICHCY – LRE Decision Making Training Module 15

Mental/Behavioral Health Issues in Education

• Texas Collaborative for Emotional Development In Schools
• Children’s Mental Health Action Network – Resource Guide: A Parent’s Road Map
• Mental Health Association of Texas
• Mental Health American in Texas – Publications
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Texas
• Systems of Care – SAMHSA grant projects in Texas

Modifications vs. Accommodations

No Child Left Behind

Positive Behavior Supports

• Positive Behavior Supports (pdf) from Texas Autism Resource Guide
• Texas Education Agency Positive Behavior Supports
• NICHCY Resources – Positive Supports
• Technical Assistance Center on Social/Emotional Intervention - PBS
• OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports

Post Secondary Education

• Comparison of IDEA, Section 504 & Americans with Disabilities Act (pdf)
• U.S. Dept Of Education Transition of Students With Disabilities To Postsecondary Education: A Guide for High School Educators
• U.S. Dept Of Education Preparing for Post secondary Education:  Know Your Rights and Reponsibilities
• ThinkCollege.net – Post secondary education for students with intellectual disabilities (Info for students, families, professionals).
• The Next Step – Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
• Resource Guide on Higher Education for People with Disabilities – Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
• George Washington University Heath Resource Center – Online clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with disabilities
• National Center on Learning Disabilities – Transition to College and Work for Teens

Procedural Safeguards

• NICHCY Introduction to Procedural Safeguards Training Module 17

Reading

• Vaughn Gross Center for Reading & Language Arts – Materials, Training Materials, Research

Related Services

Research Based Instruction

• TEA Best Practices Clearinghouse
• What Works Clearinghouse – Reviews of research on topics in education (Beginning Reading, Adolescent Literacy, Early Childhood Education, Elementary & Middle School Math, Character Education & Drop Out Prevention)
• NICHCY – Research Based Resources on Specific Disabilities

Response To Intervention

• RtI Guidance Document – TEA Division of Curriculum
• Meadows Center – Response to Intervention: What Parents Need to Know
• National Center for Learning Disabilities: A Parents Guide to Response to Intervention
• NICHCY – Early Intervening Services and Response to Intervention Training Module 6

Restraint, Seclusion & Timeout

• See Procedural Safeguards– Section on Texas rules regarding Restraint, Seclusion & Timeout

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Sensory Integration

• Sensory Integration & Motor Activities
• Sensory Assessment pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide

Social And Relationship Skills

• Social Skills Assessment (pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide

Specific Learning Disabilities

• Learning Disabilities – An Overview by GreatSchools.net http://www.greatschools.net/LD/identifying/learning-disabilities-in-children.gs?content=664  
• NICHCY – Identification of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities Training Module 11
• National Research Center on Learning Disabilities – Resource Kit
• LD Online

Statewide Assessments

• STAAR testing information NEW!!
• TAKS
• TAKS-Accommodated
• TAKS-M
• TAKS-ALT – What is this? Who Can Take TAKS-ALT?
• TEA - Frequently Asked Questions about the Texas Assessment Program and Frequently Asked Questions About TAKS-ALT
• End of Course Exams

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

Therapy Services in Schools

Training Resources

• Statewide Parent Training & Information Center
• Other Parent Resources
• Partners in Policymaking E-Learning Courses by MN Gov. Council on Developmental Disabilities
• Partners in Time – History of society’s treatment of people with disabilities
• Making Your Case – How to communicate with public officials
• Partners in Employment – How to write resume, participate in interview, plan career
• Partners In Living – Self determination, family support & community living

Transition Planning

• Texas Statewide Transition Network (ESC 11)
• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
• National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition
• National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC)
• Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center Transition Outcomes Project Materials
• University of Montana Rural InstituteTransition Projects
• Health Care Transitions - Institute for Child Health Policy at Univ. of Florida
• NICHCY – Transition to Adulthood

Universal Design for Learning

• National Center on Universal Design for Learning

 

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