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Transition

Overview

Making a change from one setting to another, or transitioning from one phase of life to another, can be challenging for anyone. It can be particularly difficult for youngsters who rely on routine and predictability to make up for the information they can not access through vision and hearing. This section explores information about how to plan for successful transitions for students who are deafblind.

Introductory Resources

Hopscotching Your Way Through Transition: Questions Parents Need to Ask as Their Child with Deafblindness Moves from School to the Adult World

Source: Pennsylvania Parntership for the Deafblind

Transition

Source: National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness

Transition Guide for Youth Who Are Deaf-Blind

Source: Deaf-Blind Program, South Dakota Center for Disabilities

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Adult Services

Source: DB-LINK Transition Packet

Adult Services Referral Checklist for Transition-Age Young Adults Who are Deaf-Blind

Source: Supporting Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind

Common Misperceptions in Transition Planning

Source: Colorado Services for Children Who are Deafblind

Creating Community for Adult Life: Planning an Effective and Exciting Transition

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

Creating Opportunities for Tomorrow: DeafBlind Transition Camp

Source: Deaf-Blind Perspectives

Effective Transition Planning for Successful Postsecondary Outcomes for Students who are Deaf-Blind

Source: Postsecondary Education Consortium Center on Deafness - 1998

Impacting Post-school Outcomes for Young Adults who are Deaf Blind

Source: Western Regional Outreach Center

National Transition Follow-Up Study of Youth Identified as Deafblind: Parent Perspectives
PDF Version

Source: NTAC

Perspectives on the Transition to Adulthood: An Interview with Cathy Kirscher

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

Positive Transition to Adult Life Outcomes for Youth who are Deaf-Blind: School and Family Transition Assessment Tool

Source: Northeast Regional Community of Practice, Creativity and Support (COPCS)

Questions for Parents of School Age Children in Planning Transitions to New Teachers

Source: Colorado Services for Children with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss

Successful Transitions Between Programs

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

Suggestions for Creating Successful Transitions from School to Adulthood

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

Transition Planning for Students who are Deafblind: Coaching from Students, Parents, and Professionals

Source: PEPNet

Recommended Readings

Books and Articles on Transition

Video/Audio

Creating Vocational Portfolios for Adolescents with Significant Disabilities

Source: Perkins School for the Blind

Individual or Family Stories

CHARGE, Charged, and Charging Forward: Post Secondary Transitions for Our Son with CHARGE Syndrome

Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Fanmanflavah's Life is Good: An Interview with Jarrett Heartsmann

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

Well Planned Move

Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Bibliographies

Transition - Employment Materials

Transition - Friendship and Social Networks

Transition - Housing

Transition - Person Centered Planning

Transition Guides Developed by State Deaf-Blind Projects

Transition Materials

Research

National Longitudinal Transition Study

Agencies and Organizations

National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition (NASET)

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition

National Early Childhood Transition Research and Training Center

National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC)

Transition Coalition

Related Topics

Employment

Person Centered Planning

Postsecondary Education

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