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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Transition Initiative and Transition Related Publications
The
Wisconsin
Statewide Transition Initiative is
piloting a comprehensive multi-CESA
approach to provide
transition sservices for
students with disabilities in the State of Wisconsin.
Web site -
http://www.wsti.org
Opening Doors for Post
Secondary Education and Training - a handbook about planning for life
after high school,
this book has
information for parents, students and educators.
WI Disability Documentation Guide
Youth Development and Leadership Materials For
Students with Disabilities
- This document is a result of a
collaborative effort between DHFS Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG) and
WI DPI
Specific Learning Disabilities and
Transition Planning Power Point - prepared by
Paula Volpiansky, Consultant
Programs for Students with Learning Disabilities, WI
Dept. of Public Instruction
U.S. Department of Education
Looking for
Student Aid, Federal, State and Other Sources of Information - this
publication details
financial
support available through the government at federal and state level.
Ten Tips that Might Ease Your Child's Transition to Adulthood
Parent Tips for Transition Planning
Drop Out Prevention: Parents Play a Key Role
Three Ways Parents Can Help Their Child with a Disability Stay in School
Drop Out Prevention and Youth with Disabilities: Strategies for Parents of High School Students
Drop Out Prevention and Youth with Disabilities: Strategies for Parents of Middle School Students
College or Training Program: How to Decide
Disability Documentation
AHEAD
-
Best Practices Disability Documentation in Higher Education
Association on Higher Education and Disability is the
premiere professional association committed to full participation of
persons with disabilities in postsecondary education.
Visit their
web site for
more valuable resources.
http://www.ahead.org
WI Disability Documentation Guide
Miscellaneous Resources
Adolescent Autonomy Checklist - Developed by the Youth in Transition
Project (1984-1987) University of Washington Division
of Adolescent
Medicine and based on a model developed by the Children's Rehabilitation Center
at the University of Virginia
Guardianship Information
When is a Guardian Needed? - document from
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Guardianship Guide. (This is
sections 1-3.
Go to
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/aging/guardianship/index.htm to access the whole
document.)
Guardianship Flow Chart- document from
CWAG
Coalition of WI Aging Groups
Guardianship of the Person: A Checklist to get Started- document from
CWAG Coalition
of WI Aging Groups
Guardianship
of the Person: Duties and Powers- document from
CWAG Coalition
of WI Aging Groups
Guardianship Information on the Web
National Guardianship Association - http://www.guardianship.org/
WisPACT - The Wisconsin Pooled & Community Trusts or WisPACT trusts provide for the special needs of persons with disabilities without endangering their eligibility for public benefits or placement on waiting lists. These benefits include entitlement programs such as Supplemental Security Income, Medical Assistance, Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare, and home and community based services, such as the Community Integration, Options and Support Programs, that can have long waiting lists. WisPACT, Inc., a Wisconsin nonprofit corporation, establishes and manages the trusts and selects its Trustee. The board of directors is comprised of representatives from the Elder Law Section of the Wisconsin Bar Association and from Wisconsin's aging and disability communities. The Trustee is Associated Trust Company, N.A., a Wisconsin based corporate trustee. http://www.wispact.org/wispactorg/default.asp
Social Security Income information about trusts-
http://www.ssa.gov/notices/supplemental-security-income/spotlights/spot-trusts.htm
We will be adding more
information all the time. If you have something you use with students in the
transition process and are willing to share it e-mail PEC@cesa12.k12.wi.us
or send it to CESA 12
618 Beaser Ave.
Ashland, WI 54806
%Evelyn Azbell