Class-Lecture+Notes+52111

5/21/11
 * EEX 6759 Transition Planning & Interdisciplinary Teaming for Students with Disabilities Lecture Notes**


 * assigned reading will come as a **‘message’** in yahoo group
 * all powerpoints will be posted in the **‘files’** section

-What you will use -Why
 * 1) **Class Participation**
 * 2) **Prof. Reflection:** 2 salient features for each rdg piece- **email to prof or hard copy**

-2 items for each - title it “ERF 1” and post in **MESSAGES**
 * 1) **Electronic Resource File (ERF)** (2 post on Yahoo Group for 6 dates)

**__Questions:__**
 * 1) rubric for Personal Reflections? (chapter & readings)
 * 2) Rubric for Personal Statement? (teaching philosophy)

*Work on Electronic Resource File! (ERF)

**__Notes:__** What is **Transition**? – transition as it relates to students -Student Perspective -Parent Perspective -Teacher Perspective **Transition per Webster’s:** **Common Definitions:** Transition refers to a change in status from behaving primarily as a student to assuming emergent adult roles in the community. –deFur, Todd-Allen, Getzel, 1994 (CEC’s Division on Career Development and Transition)
 * Passage from one state, stage, subject or place to another…change.
 * A movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage or style to another.
 * An abrupt change in energy

Halpern (1994)- **Father of Transition** -Transition should begin no later than age 14.

Halpern (1994), at the invitation of CEC's Division of Career Development and Transition, prepared another conceptual and definitional paper. As a navigational framework for the future, this position paper was subsequently adopted by the Division. Contained in it was the following definition of transition: **//Transition//** //refers to a change in status from behaving primarily as a student to assuming emergent adult roles in the community. These roles include employment, participating in post-secondary education, maintaining a home, becoming appropriately involved in the community, and experiencing satisfactory personal participation and coordination of school programs, adult agency services, and natural supports within the community. The foundations for transition should be laid during the elementary and middle school years, guided by the broad concept of career development. Transition planning should begin **no later than age 14**////, and students should be encouraged, to the full extent of their capabilities, to assume a maximum amount of responsibility for such planning.// (Halpern, 1994, p. 117)

**Lou Brown** 1976 “Criterion of ultimate functioning” -there should be no ceiling of what anyone can do.

**Supported Employment-** (Paul Wehman) for more significantly cognitively disabled -goal is to be **gainfully employed**- with salary and environment support (ie. tile guy)

**Community-based Training-** exposure under supervision of a professional for more significantly cognitively disabled.

**EHA Reauthorization-** back in before ‘90’s, down syndrome was the biggest are, after mid ‘90’s, it became autism-largest disability with advocacy.

**IDEA 2004** Congressional Findings:
 * Improving educational results
 * Independent living
 * Economic self-sufficiency

**Transition Requirements- IDEA 2004**
 * Address transition services no later than age 16- state of Florida= 14 yrs old.
 * Transition IEP must be completed by 16 yrs of age
 * Goals should be reflected for a year after the IEP.

**__SPP Indicators Relating to Transition:__** From Slide 35 **Rehabilitation Act Amendements:**
 * 1) //Indicator 1// – Graduation Rate (Youth with IEPs who graduate with standard diploma)
 * 2) //Indicator 2// – Drop Out Rate (% of Youth with IEPs dropping out)
 * 3) //Indicator 13// – Secondary Transition
 * 4) //Indicator 14// – Post-school Outcomes- need for students to have TIEP post 1 yr

**Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD)-** does not take PDD NOS, Asperger’s (according to the 14 categories) Spina Bifida, Autism, **Vocational Rehabilitation-** set up for persons with more severe disabilities. ACCEPTS ANY documented disability. (psychiatric, medical, ambulatory) Asperger’s **DOES NOT qualify**.

**Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)**- everyone should be considered for a job. **__Intent was to end discrimination__** within the community and workplace