National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness

Practice Partnerships | Transition

Transition

Partners

   National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC)
   State deaf-blind projects
   Marc Gold & Associates

Activities

• Identify transition strategies most often used in the delivery of NCDB TA
• Develop a bibliography of articles related to evidence-based practices in Transition
• Identify a national partner to assist in the delivery of a the promising practice of Customized Employment (CE)
• Conduct presentation on CE at NCDB National Topical conference
• Design and develop a pilot project on CE
• Develop new OPIs in CE
• Work with state deaf-blind projects to identify ten teams focusing on 20 students for TA in the area of CE
• Deliver training and TA through webinars
• Develop regional workshop to help teams achieve implementation
• Investigate/explore potential partners/stakeholders with whom to share information
• Promote the emergence of a community of practice among 10 states involved in CE
• Review the NSTTAC Indicator 13 training materials and toolkit
• Identify potential collaborative activities with state deaf-blind project around Indicator 13
• Plan a national webinar with NSTTAC on I-13 and implications for DB children

Projected Outcomes

• Increase the number of national partners in transition for students who are deaf-blind
• NCDB and state deaf-blind project staff will increase knowledge of evidence-based and promising practices in transition
• State deaf-blind projects and service providers will increase use of evidence based and promising practices in transition
• State deaf-blind projects and service providers will increase knowledge of CE
• Ten states will implement CE strategies for twenty students who are deaf-blind
• State deaf-blind projects and service providers will increase knowledge of the requirements of SPP Indicator 13
• NSTTAC training materials will include case studies of students with deaf-blindness
• Increase in the number of IEP's with appropriate transition statements & goals

Impact

• The number of students who are deaf-blind having appropriate transition and IEP goals will increase leading to more appropriate training in school and improved transition outcomes upon leaving school.
• Twenty young adults will be employed

Products

• Poster session at OSEP's PDM
• Effective Practices in Transition Literature Reviews for TA providers
• Customized Employment Literature Review for TA providers
• NSTTAC Toolkit case studies of students who are deaf-blind (In Press)
• Article in Deaf-Blind Perspectives on CE with Idaho state deaf-blind project
• Marc Gold & Associates collaboration in 11 webinars for states participating in CE
• Presentation and poster session at NSTTAC Transition Conference
• Presentation on national NSTTAC conference call (180 participants)
• Practice Perspective (NCDB publication) on SPP Indicator #13 and its relevance to DB children (also in large print)
• Proceedings of the NCDB Topical Workshop May 2007 – Transition & Employment