Thursday, August 22, 2013

Transition Hints! Don't Blame Schools, Hold All Accountable

Keep Your Special One in Mind First 

1.  Read the book, "Your Child Is Smarter Than You Think," by Wanda 

     Draper Ph.D.

2.  Find a person to ask if they really know about resources.  If they can 

     answer these questions that follow they might know a thing or two; 

     my opinion for  sure!

          >What does NCII stand for, what is it, and is it worth using?

          >NCPD?  Does the one for those with disabilities differ?  Do those 

            that do what it doesn't want them to come from boredom, 

            feeling a lack of respect, a waste of time and feeling of being 

            given useless information regardless of level, disability or other? 

            My father gave me this answer thirty years ago.

3.  Figure out what ODEP http://www.dol.gov/odep/ is.

4.  Find out what O*NET is http://www.onetonline.org/.

5.  Here in Oklahoma the Head Transition Specialist it Kim Osmani with 

     OKDRS; email kosmani@okdrs.gov and I believe her office contact info is                                    

       Transition: School-to-Work  5813 South Robinson                                       
       Oklahoma City, OK 73109-8521
       405.635.2768 Voice  800.845.8476 Toll Free - See more at:         
       http://www.okrehab.org/students/
       transition.htm#sthash.dq8KvFmK.dpuf.

       A few questions for her?
       
       If OKDRS says Transition should start as soon as possible; Why do
       services have to wait to start with to start until a person is 16?
       Why has she as the head Transition specialist done little Benchmarking 
       against other surrounding states to see where Oklahoma falls?  See what 
       innovations Oklahoma may be missing?
       How come no workshops are done for middle school parents explaining 
       online job inventory interests such as jobfit 
       http://www.swwdb.org/JobFit/jobFit1.html? Taking the IEP and making it         a live working document? No money?  She could do a video workshop on         line in virtual time or leave on DRS website.  She did one already. Then     
      send out information to the school systems.  
      Does Osmani understand Designer Employment?  You want to know more         send me the question as a post.  I am happy to help.

6.   Here is a website that should help                                                             also,  https://directconnectnh.org/careerlattice.html.

7.   Here is another good place to turn, http://www.ncwd-         
      youth.info/ksa/demo.  A PDF can be obtained here called, "PAVING THE      WAY TO WORKA Guide to Career-Focused Mentoring for      
     Youth w/Disabilities."

8.  A new source I have stumbled across called the Lead Center      at, http://www.leadcenter.org/webinars/promoting-       
     leadership-cross-agency-approaches-advance-use-    
     customized-employment-and-self-employment-strategies.

9.  I want to give so much.  I will have to wait for another blog. 
    Henceforth, I am going with the new today.  Be sure please         to ask those charged with knowing this information if they    
    do first before you inform this, including Sooner Success.   
    Why?  My point is best use of tax dollars.  The info I am 
    giving you cost nothing as in increase in tax dollars.   Thus, a       priority in connecting parents, and teachers to these seems    
    obvious.  In accounting they are known as SUNK COSTS!          Check out, https://www.opressrc.org/.

10. Do you know what STEM is? Is it this; 
      http://www.k20cetc.org/stemplan.pdf? Or, a PDF of      
     "CAREER PATHWAYS TOOLKIT: Six Key Elements for     
     Success?" Go to http://www.acp-      
     sc.org/understanding-acp/supporting-
     resources/career-pathways-toolkit-six-key-elements-
     for-success.html for a peak.  Or, perhaps,    
     http://www.okcareertech.org/imd? Might it be, 
     http://www.nasponline.org/families/index.aspx?

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Wanting more? OKAY, OKAY!!

http://www.dhs.gov/publication/stopthinkconnect-parent-and-educator-resources

For parents or those on the transition ladder newly disabled?  Here is a story.

http://usodep.blogs.govdelivery.com/2013/08/19/the-complexities-of-giving-people-with-disabilities-as-help-objects/

This should be helpful and useful.

http://ngsd.org/audience-topic/for-people-with-disabilities/self-advocacy


WELL IF YOU LIKE THIS LET ME KNOW AND MORE WILL COME THIS WAY.

Thank you for your time and I appreciate your readership.  Plus, I can learn from you.  










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