Transition Resources and Tools

This list includes many programs conducting research or offering transition information on nationally recognized programs.

• The ARC
  The National Organization of and for people with intellectual disabilities and related developmental disabilities and their families.
  
• Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
  ACTE is the largest national education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers.
• Birth Injury Guide

  A comprehensive informational website intended to provide helpful information and guidance to parents of children with birth injuries.

• Case Study: Examples-Nonexamples: Students with Severe Disabilities
  This document provides a case study of a student with severe disabilities including postsecondary goals, annual goals, transition services, evidence of coordination, age-appropriate transition assessment and courses of study.
• Foster Care Connections

  Transition/Post-Secondary Supports
  

  • Free College Tuition for Former Foster Youth
    
  • DHS Independent Living Program
    
• Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living
  

  A nonprofit Community based resource and advocacy center that promotes independent living and equal access for all people with disabilities.

• National Center for Accessible Information Technology in Education
  This center at the University of Washington serves to increased the access of individuals with disabilities to information technology in educational institutions at all academic levels nationwide.
  
• National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research

  This center funds 300 projects annually that include an wide range of research topics including but not linited to 1) employment outcomes; 2) health and function; 3) technology for access and function; 4) associated disability research.
  

• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
  

  This website is operated by the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is dedicated to the belief that exercise is for everybody and that having a disability does not mean that you cannot be healthy.

• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
  

  The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition seeks to increase the capacity of national, state and local agencies and organizations to improve secondary education and transition results for youth with disabilities and their families. NCSET has two useful newsletters.. The Information Brief addresses trends and developments in secondary education and transition. The Parent Brief promotes effective parent involvement in secondary education and transition.

• National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
  

  The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth is funded by the Department of Labor to assist the workforce development community in addressing issues affecting the employment of people with disabilities.

• National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
  

  The NARIC website provides information on disability and rehabilitation though online publications, searchable databases, and timely reference and referral data.

• National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center
  

  This center supervises and directs the collection, management, and analysis of the world's largest spinal cord injury database.

• Northwest Regional Education Laboratory (NWREL)
  

  NWREL provides research and developmental assistance to education, government, community agencies, business and labor. These sites provide Oregon specific information on programs and agencies dealing with transition issues.

• National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)
  

  Improving Postsecondary Outcomes for All Students with Disabilities.

• National Technical Assistance Center on Transition- The Collaborative (NTACT-C)
  

  Improving Postsecondary Outcomes for All Students with Disabilities.

• ODDS Staff Tools

  As many of you already know, Oregon Developmental Disability Services (ODDS) has "Staff Tools" sites that hold a lot of great information. The most frequently updated Staff Tools pages are:

  • DD Staff Tools Home
  • DD Case Management Tools
  • DD Brokerage Personal Agent Tools
• Oregon School to Work Program

  School to work is a federally funded initiative that supports Oregon's system for high academic standards through school-based, work-based, and connecting activities for all students.

• Oregon Technology Access Program (OTAP)

  OTAP provides training, information, technical assistance.

• Preparing for College/Postsecondary Education

  These resources assist students with disabilities and their parents to prepare for college or postsecondary education.

• Surrogate Parents and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth

  UHY Surrogate Parents.
  

• The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center

  This center hopes to move beyond what has and has not worked in the past, towards a new system of educational supports for people with disabilities.

• Through the Looking Glass

  This nationally recognized center has pioneered research, training, and services for families that have a child, parent, or grandparent with a disability or medical issue.

• Transition Curriculum

  This web section houses a library of educational materials available for the general school population and students with disabilities.

• Transition Technical Assistance Network (TTAN)

Contact:

Shava Feinstein
Elizabeth Jankowski