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Transition Guide – Self-Determination

A transition guide to help you or someone you love transition to self-determination across all areas of their life.
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Transition Guide – Self-Determination

A transition guide to help you or someone you love transition to self-determination across all areas of their life.

Questions to Consider

  • How do you make decisions and use community resources?
  • How do you talk about your disability and what you need for support
  • What are your goals and what is your plan to reach them?
Aged 10-12
  • Describe and know your disability
  • Identify what your needs/fears are in school and the community
  • Explain who helps you in school and the community
  • Know what an IEP meeting is and participate in your meeting.
Aged 12-14
  • Evaluate how your disability impacts your daily life
  • Describe what accommodations you use
  • Explain how your accommodations help you
  • Provide information at your IEP meeting regarding how you learn best, your likes, dislikes, dreams
Aged 14-15
  • Participate in assessments and understand how the results relate to your transition plan
  • Become an active member of your IEP – Student led IEP
  • Identify and begin coordination of supports / create a circle of support
  • Appropriately express wants and needs
Aged 15-16
  • Continue to involvement in assessment process – state how these results relate to your postsecondary goals
  • Describe issues related to self-disclosure (when, what, how)
  • Continue leading IEP – include in IEP issues related to AT, HEalth Care, and Transportation
  • Define self-success
Aged 16-17
  • Realize and understand barriers and solutions
  • Independently discuss with high school staff needed accommodations and supports
  • Understand adult rights and responsibilities
  • Continue leading IEP Meeting provide direct input into the development of your IEP goals
Aged 18-21
  • Direct personal assistance services
  • Understand and use cause and effect strategies
  • Consider others’ points of view
  • Further develop self-advocacy skills as they relate to your postsecondary goals
  • Assume adult rights and responsibilities

Explore More Resources

Self Determination
  • https://www.imdetermined.org – (VA)
  • http://alife4me.com – (VA)
  • http://www.theriotrocks.org/
  • http://www.sabeusa.org
  • http://www.self-determination.org
Assistive Technology
  • https://www.vats.org/ (VA)
  • https://atnetwork.ttaconline.org/ (VA)
  • http://www.ataporg.org/
  • http://www.jan.wvu.edu
  • https://www.atia.org
General Transition Sites
  • https://transitionta.org/
  • http://www.pacer.org
  • http://www.parentcenterhub.org/
  • http://ncset.org/
  • http://www.thearc.org/
  • http://dralegal.org/
  • https://beachcenter.lsi.ku.edu/

Resource Details

  • Resource Format

    Document

  • Grade Level

    High School, Middle School

  • Audience

    Educators, Families, Youth

  • Topic

    Decision Making, Goal Setting & Attainment, Self-Advocacy

  • Original Publish Date

    April 10, 2021

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