Electronic+Resource+File-ERF


 * Electronic Resource File (ERF) (150 points – 25 points per)** For this assignment you are required to post 2 electronic resources (i.e. website, electronically available supports, PFD files, etc.) on our Yahoo group website prior to each course meeting. Please post resources that would assist teachers, therapists, advocates, families, and/or agency personnel in supporting transition activities for individuals with disabilities. These postings can include information about education, school, community-based options, leisure activities, issues related to dealing with life choices (e.g. guardianship options, aging issues, or issues related to sexuality and health &hygiene), or any other topic related to the transition experience of a person with a disability. After you have posted your two items – please comment on the post of one of your classmates. Please explain why you found your classmate’s posting useful or informative. In summary – you need to post two items and then comment on the post of one of your peers.

**Age Range**: All ages
==== **Description**: 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. ====

OCPS Transition Services Use for Electronic Resource File (ERF) component of the class.



GRACEJOY HAUSER ERF 1 thru 6


 * Gracejoy Hauser Electronic Resource Files: 12 Total Resources **


 * ERF 1- Gracejoy Hauser **


 * Title: ** Life Rolls On Foundation
 * Web Address: [] **
 * Category of Resource: ** Leisure
 * Target Population for Resource: ** Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
 * Age Range: ** 10-55
 * Description: ** Life Rolls On, a subsidiary of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people affected by spinal cord injury and utilizes action sports as a platform to inspire infinite possibilities despite paralysis. They have a flagship program called **They Will Surf Again (headed by Jesse Billauer-pro-surfer before getting injured)**, which I’ve volunteered for when they came to Cocoa Beach a couple of years ago. It was amazing to see the bravery and determination of these individuals to get in the water and try out a very daring and exciting sport of surfing!


 * Title: FACTS.org **
 * Web Address: [] **
 * Category of Resource: ** Higher Education Transition Planning
 * Target Population for Resource: ** Middle, High School, and College Students
 * Age Range: ** 13 yrs. Thru college
 * Description: ** FACTS.org is Florida's Academic Counseling and Tracking for Students. Sponsored by the Department of Education and the Florida Center for Advising & Academic Support, this free online advising website helps students plan and track their education progress from middle school through college.


 * ERF 2- Gracejoy Hauser **


 * Title: ** OCPS Career and Technical Education
 * Web Address: [] **
 * Category of Resource: ** Career Education
 * Target Population for Resource: ** All abilities
 * Age Range: ** Elementary Age to Adult
 * Description: ** For students, the program is designed to help them achieve career and academic goals. For adults, they have continuing education with the convenience of taking programs online or at one of their tech center locations.


 * Title: ** Disability Rights Florida
 * Web Address: [] **
 * Category of Resource: ** Advocacy
 * Target Population for Resource: ** All disabilities
 * Age Range: ** All ages
 * Description: ** Disability Rights Florida is the designated protection and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities in the State of Florida. Some services for individuals are Information and referrals, self-advocacy support, technical assistance, investigations into complaints of abuse, neglect and rights violations, dispute resolution support, negotiation and mediation support


 * ERF 3- Gracejoy Hauser **


 * Title: ** Primrose Center, Inc.
 * Web Address: [] **
 * Category of Resource: ** Variety of supports for adults with developmental disabilities
 * Target Population for Resource: ** Developmental Disabilities
 * Age Range: ** 18+
 * Description: ** Primrose Center, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization under IRS 501(c)(3)  charitable, tax-exempt. Primrose Center, Inc. provides a variety of  supports to over 400 adults with developmental disabilities on a daily  basis such as Adult Day Training (ADT) & Therapeutic Activity Program (TAP).


 * Title: ** Disability History and Awareness: A Resource Guide
 * Web Address: [] **
 * Category of Resource: ** Resource for educators
 * Target Population for Resource: ** All abilities
 * Age Range: ** All ages
 * Description: ** A PDF file from FL Dept of Education outlining essential information and history on designated disability awareness weeks declared by former governor Charlie Crist.


 * ERF 4- Gracejoy Hauser **


 * Title: ** Florida Disabled Outdoors Association
 * Web Address: [] **
 * Category of Resource: ** Recreation
 * Target Population for Resource: ** All abilities
 * Age Range: ** All Ages
 * Description: ** The Florida Disabled Outdoors Association is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to enrich lives through accessible inclusive recreation for all. One of their missions is to educate the public and disseminate information pertaining to recreational areas, facilities, programs, events, and opportunities that include persons with disabilities.


 * Title: ** Florida Youth Council: A Day in the Life Youtube Video
 * Web Address: [|http://www.youtube.com/user/TheFYC04?feature=mhum - p/a/u/0/I7F2AXlj_i4] **
 * Category of Resource: ** Inspirational Video
 * Target Population for Resource: ** All Abilities
 * Age Range: ** High School
 * Description: ** The Florida Youth Council (FYC) would like to present: A Day in the Life of. This video is a short montage of all the FYC members going about their everyday lives. The message of video is simple: We may be different, but we are all the same!


 * ERF 5- Gracejoy Hauser **

The Florida Youth Council is a group of youth (age 15-17) and emerging leaders (age 18-30) with disabilities or special health care needs that live in Florida. They are funded through a grant from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities within the US Department of Health and Human Services, and their day to day activities are coordinated by The Family Café.
 * Title: ** The Florida Youth Council
 * Web Address: [] **
 * Category of Resource: ** Peer Support for Youth
 * Target Population for Resource: ** All Abilities
 * Age Range: ** 15-17
 * Description: **

The FYC is all about getting youth and emerging leaders involved in self-advocacy, peer mentoring and other activities that will improve the quality of life for youth and emerging leaders with disabilities in Florida.


 * Title: ** Navigating Your IEP: Are You On the Right Track Towards Your Future?
 * Web Address: [] **
 * Category of Resource: ** Taking Charge of IEP
 * Target Population for Resource: ** Middle, High School to College- Bound
 * Age Range: ** 13 thru college
 * Description: ** An awesome PDF document prepared by the youth who runs the Florida Youth Council on how to navigate and take charge of their IEP’s.


 * ERF 6- Gracejoy Hauser **


 * Title: ** The Family Cafe
 * Web Address: [] **
 * Category of Resource: ** Family and Community Networking
 * Target Population for Resource: ** All abilities with families, caregivers, service-providers, etc.
 * Age Range: ** All Ages
 * Description: (*note: I’ve been to this conference last year at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort and what a wonderful way to network and see the array of families as well as services that are out there in our local community. I would love to go this year again, this month but we have a Saturday class!) **

The Family Cafe Annual Conference began with a simple idea. Why not bring together individuals with disabilities and their families with state agencies, non-profit organizations and other service providers, so families could network with each other, learn what services are available to them, and find out the best way to go about accessing those services? The conference would provide a unique environment where families could connect with peers, commercial service providers, and public entities. The Family Cafe has always believed that well-informed people make the best possible decisions for themselves and their loved ones. Our Annual Conference provides the opportunity to put that principle into action.


 * Title: ** Florida’s Transition Project
 * Web Address: [] **
 * Category of Resource: ** Transition
 * Target Population for Resource: ** Infants, Young Children and their Families
 * Age Range: ** 0-13 yrs old.
 * Description: ** Florida's Transition Project for Infants, Young Children and Their Families assists local communities in establishing trained teams to develop a seamless system of transition among agencies providing services to young children with disabilities, birth to six years of age, and their families. They also have an amazing “Transition for Families” PDF file.