Youth to Adult Transition Issues
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Major life changes such as going to or from a school environment are a crucial issue for members of many advocacy groups. Here are some resources that may help individuals negotiate these changes.
[edit] PEATC (Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center)
PEATC is Virginia's Parent Training Institute and Parent Information Resource Center. I work specifically with our RSA (Rehabilitation Services Administration) grant on Transitions, building a foundation of resources and trainings around the process of transitioning students with special needs from high school to "life." (including the four major areas of employment, post-secondary ed, training, independent living skills-where appropriate)
PEATC in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University's Rehabilitation Research and Training Center has developed a FREE three part webinar series devoted to laying the foundations of understanding in the transition process for students with disabilities, their families, educators and adult service providers. While PEATC is Virginia's PTI and PIRC, the transition information is based upon IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and can be transferable/useful across the US. The webinars have rolling registration, will stream on March 3, 10, 17 at 2pmESTand will be archived for future retrieval.
Knowing genetic condition and learning disability went hand in hand with our daughter, my hope is for you to pass along this information to families within your organizations and other service providers who may benefit from this free information. Please see attachments for full webinar details and registration.
-Catherine Burzio
