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| Stories of Transition to the Adult World
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The road
to adulthood is rarely smooth, even for young people who have
had the best possible preparation. When a young person has a
significant disability, that journey can be even more challenging.
Work experiences can be harder to come by and require more support.
A young person may have to learn how to manage medications and
talk to doctors along with learning how to cook and balance
a checkbook. Inadequate transportation and long county waiting
lists further complicate the ability to live and work in the
community.
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- 11 sheets of 81/2 X 11 pages -PDF
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| Caleb's
Story |
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An
11-minute video developed in partnership with Wisconsin Council
on Developmental Disabilities and Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy,
highlighting the work and home experiences of a young man with
very involved health, cognitive and physical disabilities. It
includes footage of him at work in the community, shopping and
traveling in the community, and at the home he purchased. Discussion
questions included. DVD and VHS format: DVD $20, VHS, $15. DVD
also includes Legal Decision-Making video and handout at no
additional charge. |
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Audio
descriptions and video downloads click
here
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| Safety
Awareness for Empowerment |
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An eight-module curriculum
to teach self-care and community safety skills to youth, particularly
those with cognitive disabilities. Includes handouts, graphics,
a board game. Topics include staying home alone, safe relationships,
avoiding victimization, sexuality, first aid and self defense.
319-page training guide, now available on CD.
Cost is $10, including shipping and handling. |
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| The
Power of Peer Mentoring |
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The Power of Peer Mentoring
is a guide to developing a peer mentoring program between
youth with special health care needs and young adults who
have similar special health care needs and/or life experiences.
Included are guidelines for setting up a mentoring program,
sample marketing materials and helpful tips for success. Cost:
$10, includes shipping and handling. |
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- 88 sheets of 81/2 X 11 pages -PDF
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| Youth
As Partners |
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Youth as Partners is a
training curriculum that helps adult organizations more meaningfully
include youth with disabilities as full team members and active
participants in community organizations, decision-making councils
and policy-making boards. Included are modules on the disability
culture, the youth culture, and creating active partnerships
with youth.
Cost is $10, including shipping and handling. |
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- 84 sheets of 81/2 X 11 pages -PDF
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| Youth
Fact Sheets |
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Youth Fact Sheets are
a series of six fact sheets developed and edited by youth
with special health care needs. Topics include planning for
technical or 4-year college, how to get supports in the workplace,
how to be involved in the Individual Education Planning process
and others. The series is free. |
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Sheets- 13 pages - PDF
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Whose
Life Is It Anyway?
How One Teenager, Her Parents, and Her Teacher View the Transition
Process for a Young Person with Disabilities |
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This publication is a unique
exploration of the emotions and relationships between three
key transition partners: Becky, the youth; her mother and her
teacher. It includes talking points for group discussion about
relationship building and best practice in adolescent transition.
Outcomes include helping all partners raise expectations about
what youth with special health care needs can achieve, how to
meaningfully involve youth in the process and ultimately, how
to better understand each participant’s perspectives. Co-authored
by national trainer Janice Fialka; Martha Mock, University of
Rochester; and Jennifer Wagner Neugart of the Waisman Center.
Cost is $10.00 |
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Book- 86 pages - PDF Document |
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