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Transition planning document to help get young people with disabilities start planning for living, working, and participating in the community. This is not an assessment, but can help the IEP team determine where to start in the assessment process.

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Transition Coalition: Transition Assessment Planning Form

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General Resources

Fast Facts: Secondary Transition: Why it is important to plan early? (PDF)

Personal Living and Finances (3120) course materials, used as a credit accommodation, are available through the CTE Resource Center. This course may be used in lieu of Economics and Personal Finance (6120) for eligible students.

Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services

Office of Career and Technical Education Services of the Virginia Department of Education

Parent Education Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
PEATC assists the families of children with disabilities through education, information and training and builds parent-professional partnerships to promote success in school and community life through:

Information and assistance to families in understanding and negotiating the education and service systems for their children with disabilities;

Training for families and professionals that model partnerships and encourage active learning; and

Collaboration with and technical assistance to schools, state and local agencies, parent resource centers and community organizations.

Virginia' s Community Services Boards provide mental health services to the residents of Virginia.

Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Courses and Training

Institute on Community Integration - All people have the right to live, learn, work, and play. The Community Living and Employment area works to ensure that public policy and services are helping people with disabilities live their best lives in inclusive communities.

The Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment provides information about the TAGG Assessment and Goal Generator as well as information on self determination and general transition information.

PowerUp WHAT WORKS - find evidence-based technology-enhanced practices in the content areas of reading, writing and math.

The IRIS Center at Vanderbilt University offers some online modules to help people understand Secondary Transition. Some topics include: the school counselor's role, transition assessments, Preparing for postsecondary education and employment, preparing for independent living, and agency referrals.

Career Assessment

Vocational assessment and evaluation are invaluable pieces to complete the transition process. An appropriately provided vocational assessment helps to guide the process of discovery for an individual seeking direction in their future career path. A wide range of options can be provided through these services including career screening assessments, career exploration, interest and aptitude testing, hands-on work sample exploration, situational assessment and community based exploration. Through these varied processes, vocational evaluation personnel can help students recognize their strengths, talents, interests and unique abilities as they relate to future career training, transition and employment opportunities.

The Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals Association - This nonprofit organization is committed to advancing and improving the fields of vocational evaluation and career assessment and represents the needs of professionals who provide those services. Its scope of services encompasses individuals who need assistance with vocational development and/or career decision making.

Career Exploration

Career OneStop - This site has information on all the tools you need to find a career, where to find training and skills needed for various careers. Career videos are available in English and Spanish.

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Decide what you are interested in and find a career, learn more about the Bureau of Labor Statistics and how they can help with a job search.

Livecareer - Build your resume, write a great cover letter, master the interview, learn about employment in various career areas, and the companies that hire people.

College Planning

Virginia Education Wizard - The Virginia Education Wizard was created to help you understand more about yourself and find out how to achieve your goals. Through career assessments, college and career advice, and tools to help you plan each step of the way, the Wizard will help you focus on your next step. Created in 2009, the Wizard has undergone several enhancements, with the latest completed in January 2016. Welcome to the Virginia Education Wizard!

Virginia College Quest - A Guide to College Success for Students with disAbilities (Funded in part by a grant from the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities)

The Journey Begins - Excerpt from LD Online. To find more information, use the search feature offered through this site.

Helpful Hints Tips from the college student's perspective on a variety of topics to include setting goals, time management, study skills, peers, and managing stress.

Legal Rights

Searching for Colleges

Financial Aid Resources

Rehabilitation Services

Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services - Division of Rehabilitative Services

DARS provides multiple services to people with disabilities, including those in transition to postsecondary education and employment. Included are employment services and residential training and rehabilitation at the Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center.

Among services provided at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center is the PERT (Postsecondary Education / Rehabilitation Transition) program, a school to work transition project that serves school-aged students, usually age 16 or older, receiving special education services in a participating public school. The program features vocational assessment and exploration using hands-on situational assessment and integrates vocationally relevant academic assessments. Also included are assessments of independent living skills, leisure skills, and vocational skills. Findings are implemented in the student's home school in a collaborative process involving both PERT staff, local DRS counselors and educators.

Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) provides rehabilitation services to individuals who are blind, visually impaired and deaf-blind. Evaluation services are provided to determine eligibility which may include eye, hearing and general medical evaluations, as well as special aptitude and ability tests, psychological tests, work evaluations, and vocational explorations. Individualized programs are developed with eligible individuals to assist with obtaining or retaining employment. Services that may be provided include, but are not limited to, training to assist individuals in adjusting to the loss of vision; vocational and adjustment counseling; vocational training, eye surgery and/or eye treatment for a limited number of individuals; adaptive equipment for training and/or employment; rehabilitation engineering services to modify training and/or job sites; and supported employment services for individuals who are blind and have other disabilities. Job placement and follow-up services are also provided and are given major emphasis. VR services help to make employment opportunities of many types available to persons with visual disabilities. For further information, please send email to: taylorjg@dbvi.state.va.us.

Technical Assistance on Transition and the Rehabilitation Act (TATRA)

For more information, contact your local Special Education Director, local Rehabilitative Services Office, or the Virginia Department of Education.

School-to-Work

For more information, contact your local Special Education Director, local Rehabilitative Services Office, or the Virginia Department of Education.

Transition Organizations

Center on Transition Innovations - The vision of the Virginia Department of Education is to create a centralized statewide portal for information, resources, demonstration, and research for educators and other stakeholders in the transition of youth with disabilities. The Center on Transition Innovations (CTI) at Virginia Commonwealth University provides evidence-based resources and information along with emerging practices in the field. The results of research studies and demonstration projects conducted here in Virginia help us shape the ongoing work of CTI.
Includes fact sheets, videos, online courses for teachers and other providers, a virtual course for students, and work based learning projects.

National TA Center on Transition - The Center has had a name change, now called NTACT:C. C is for "The Collaborative." Their purpose is to assist State Education Agencies, Local Education Agencies, State VR agencies, and VR service providers in implementing evidence-based and promising practices ensuring students with disabilities, including those with significant disabilities, graduate prepared for success in postsecondary education and employment.

National Dropout Prevention Center - The National Dropout Prevention Center provides resources on best practices for preventing dropouts and assist in building states' capacity to increase school completion rates for students through knowledge synthesis, technical assistance, and dissemination of interventions and practices that work.

Transition Coalition - This site offers training, tools, and resources for providing transition services to young adults with disabilities in secondary special education Features include free publications, training, and information for parents and service providers.

Zarrow Center - The Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment facilitates successful secondary and postsecondary educational, vocational and personal outcomes for students and adults with disabilities. ZC faculty, staff, and students do this through self-determination oriented evaluation, research, development, transition education instruction, and dissemination of best educational and support practices. The ZC also prepares undergraduate and graduate students to assume leadership roles in schools, universities, and support organizations

Division on Career Development and Transition - The mission of DCDT is to promote national efforts to improve the quality of, and access to, career/vocational and transition services, increase the participation of education in career development and transition goals, and to influence policies affecting career development and transition services for persons with disabilities. It is a subdivision of the Council of Exceptional Education.

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Fast Facts: Secondary Transition: Why it is important to plan early? (PDF) Personal Living and Finances (3120) course materials, used as a credit accommodation, are available through the CTE Resource Center. This course may be used in lieu of Economics and Personal Finance (6120) for eligible students.

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VCU Center on Transition Innovations - Transition Assessment Resources

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Videos, fact sheets, and other resources related to transition assessment.

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A team of people, including those from the home, school, and community environments, work with the student through assessments that ultimately shape the Individualized Education Program (IEP). Assessments focus on areas including academics, self-determination, vocational interest and exploration, and adaptive behavior/independent living.

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Wisconsin Transition Improvement Grant - Transition Assessment Guide

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Postsecondary Transition Plan (PTP) Compliance

" The IEP must include appropriate measurable postsecondary goals based upon age-appropriate transition assessments related to training, education, employment, and where appropriate, independent living skills."

The Postsecondary Transition Plan (PTP) is a web-based application used to complete and document the transition planning process at the IEP meeting. In Wisconsin it is required to start this process for all students with disabilities ages 14 and older. When creating the student's PTP, there is a question specifically regarding transition assessments that must be answered. If a transition assessment is not completed at the time of the annual IEP meeting, the IEP team will not be able to move forward with the student's postsecondary transition planning.

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Transition Assessment Transition assessments are an important component of the transition planning process. Transition assessments assist the student in exploring their preferences, interests, needs and strengths to aide in writing their Postsecondary Transition Plan (PTP). This guide will

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Transition Planning Toolkit - Utah State Board of Education

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Process for assessing student AT skills across multiple domains including academics, communication, physical/mobility, etc.

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Social Networks: A Communication Inventory

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Social Networks: A Communication Inventory

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Social Networks: A Communication Inventory for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs and their Communication Partners. Written by Sarah Blackstone and Mary Hunt Berg. Revised version 2012, by Attainment Company

The Social Network Package is an assessment and intervention planning tool. The Manual and Inventory Booklet are designed to help professionals work with family members and individuals who have complex communication needs. Use this resource to help determine appropriate communication strategies and technologies for clients to use with their communication partners.

The Introductory Package Includes 1 Manual (in full color), 1 Inventory Booklet (black and white), Win/Mac CD with PDF and customizable Word document, and a DVD.

The Caseload Pakage Includes 1 Manual (in full color), 12 Inventory Booklets (black and white), Win/Mac CD with PDF and customizable word document, and a DVD.

This program is designed to help professionals work with family members and individuals with complex communication needs to determine the most appropriate technologies and communication strategies for communication with partners in various contexts.
Social Networks Video or DVD

The Social Networks DVD includes the video (see below), plus a presentation by Michael B. Williams, the multi-modalities manual and interview with Elisa Kingsbury, including tips for administering Social Networks, and a linguist's perspective on using Social Networks with people with aphasia, by David P. Wilkins.

The Social Networks Video features five individuals with complex communication needs and their social networks. The video depicts how Social Networks helps your team set goals, measure outcomes, make transition plans, and prepare IEPs and IPPs. The video will also help your team make sound assistive technology decisions. Additional presentations include clinician tips for administering Social Networks.

Example of Clinical use of Social Networks
Mr. R: A Person with Aphasia by Juli Trautman Pearson
Translations

To date, we are granted permission (without cost) for the Social Networks Manual and Inventory booklet to be translated into several languages, including Catalan, Chinese, Danish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Most are now available. For more information, contact Sarah Blackstone at sarahb@augcominc.com

Copyright © 2000-2022, Augmentative Communication, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.

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Environmental Assessment for communication skills

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Home Talk: Family Assessment for Children who are Deafblind

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Home Talk: Family Assessment for Children who are Deafblind

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3 versions, one for students with high incidence disabilities, one for moderate to severe, and one for multiple disabilities.

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Since our beginning in the 1990's, ESTR Publications has led the way in providing transition assessment to support planning that meets the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Act.

The revised scales (formerly ESTR-now TRS) have been improved by reconceptualizing content to better reflect the needs of educators and parents-as communicated by these groups. We have improved our scales by:

TRS 1.0

Transition Rating Scale 1.0

Transition assessment for learners with mild disabilities.

Accompanying resources

TRS 1.0 is the updated, replacement scale for the discontinued ESTR-J.

TRS 2.0

Transition Rating Scale 2.0

Transition assessment for learners with moderate to significant needs for support.

Accompanying resources

TRS 2.0 is the updated, replacement scale for the discontinued ESTR-III.

TRS 3.0

Transition Rating Scale 3.0

Transition assessment for learners with pervasive and long-term needs for support.

TRS 3.0 is the updated, replacement scale for the discontinued ESTR-S.

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Instructions

Allow 10-15 minutes to complete the card sort.
Step 1 - Sort each value
Drag and drop each one of the 24 career values from the left hand list to one of the five columns, according to how important each value is for you.

There is no limit on how many cards you can place in any one column. However we recommend that you try to place some values in each column - this will help you to decide what really is most and least important to you.

We understand that it can sometimes be difficult to decide exactly where to place each card and suggest you place it in the 'best fit' column. You can change their order and column as many times as you like.
Step 2 - Review and prioritise your values
Once you have completed the sort, check to see that you have placed each value in priority order from top to bottom in each column.
Step 3 - Click next to view and print results
Once you click next you will see your results displayed. Click on the BACK button if they don't seem right and you want to change them around. You will also see a series of questions designed to help you make further sense of your career values.

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Assessments and Career information

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Streamlined career search and discovery for students and job seekers. Includes a built-in interest assessment and access to training, education, and job opportunities. Straightforward, easy-to-read one-page career reports help guide individuals' next move on their road to a satisfying career.

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Designed for practitioners, this toolkit provides comprehensive view of transition assessment as well as multiple resources to use.

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T-folio has five units that correspond to the five required Pre-ETS activities. Each unit is made up of lessons that contain a lesson guide and at least one activity. ​

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No, the old Casey Life Skills website is only available until April 10, 2022. After that time, using the new Casey Life Skills Toolkit will be the only way to administer CLS assessments.

Can my old account be used with the new system?

The new, downloadable Casey Life Skills Toolkit does not require you to create or maintain an account, although you will need to fill in contact details and agree to licensing terms in order to access the download. Since the new Toolkit does not use accounts or logins, your old Casey Life Skills account will not be used in the new system.

Will my data for all old CLS assessments be deleted in April or May?

You can preserve your data by downloading it from the old system using these steps: https://www.casey.org/media/CLS-Data-Download-Instructions.pdf. This download tool will be available for you to use until May 9, 2022, after which all data in the old system will be deleted. The earlier, April 11 deadline is when assessments can no longer be created in the old system, but you will still have about a month after the old assessment tool closes down in order to export data.

The new user agreement asks for someone with authority to enter a contract to sign the agreement. It also says it's non-transferable. So how do front line staff access the toolkit?

The agreement is with the organization that is going to use it. Someone with authority to bind that organization needs to sign it. Once the contract is signed, you will be able to download the toolkit content and use it within the organization (including front line staff). There is no password or username needed. However, you may not share or transfer the content of the toolkit outside your organization.

I'm not able to download the toolkit.

Please review the steps below to see if they address your issue:

Make sure that you are downloading the Toolkit using a modern browser such as Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, or Opera. Internet Explorer is not supported at this time.

When completing the form in the download agreement popup, make sure that you have filled in all fields and that you have clicked the box beside "I Accept the Terms of the Agreement Above."

If you have tried using the download with a supported browser and confirmed that you've filled in all fields on the popup, please contact your internal IT department for further assistance. Some organizations may have security measures in place that prevent you from downloading or decompressing a *.zip file, which is the file format Casey Family Programs is using to distribute the Toolkit.

Even if you have security policies in place that block these types of downloads by default, your IT department may be able to work with you to develop an exception process -- for example, an IT administrator may be able to download the toolkit themselves and verify that it is safe, then distribute the Toolkit by email or secure file sharing within your organization. Other organizations may choose to fully rebuild CLS in their own survey and assessment tools, which is a permitted use (with attribution and without modification to the questions) under the terms of the new licensing agreement.

Whichever path you choose, it's important to begin developing these new IT processes as soon as possible, since the old Casey Life Skills website will not accept any new assessments after April 10, 2022.

Can I use the new toolkit online?

The new CLS toolkit is a downloadable set of PDFs and XLTX files that are intended to be used in desktop applications rather than online. The XLTX versionworks with Microsoft Excel and has the ability to score the assessment automatically (all the results can be viewed in the 'result' tab). The PDF version can be printed and hand scored. All hand scoring instructions are available in the Practitioner's Guide. The new licensing agreement for the CLS Toolkit does permit your organization to import the CLS questions (unaltered, and with attribution) into your own online survey or assessment tool. Building a new online version of CLS is a technical project that would most likely need to be undertaken by the administrators of your tools. Although Casey Family Programs is no longer participating in building online versions of CLS, we can offer some limited support if your IT department has specific questions about adopting this approach.

Are there bar graphs available in the new toolkit?

The old Casey Life Skills reporting features are being retired, since it would not be possible for Casey Family Programs to provide these reports without storing your agency's sensitive youth data. However, the new Excel spreadsheets included in the downloadable Toolkit do contain a tab called Results where youth responses are tabulated and depicted in a similar bar graph as well.

Where do we enter the new CLS assessment answers on the website?

The newest version of Casey Life Skills is only available as a downloadable PDF or Excel spreadsheet -- it is not being incorporated into the old Casey Life Skills website. To download the new Toolkit, go to https://www.casey.org/casey-life-skills. Please note that the old Casey Life Skills website is only available until April 10, 2022. After that time, using the new Casey Life Skills Toolkit will be the only way to administer CLS assessments.

Will I be able to email youth using the new system?

The old Casey Life Skills website included a feature that allowed you to email youth links to create accounts, take assessments, and view their results. Providing this service required Casey Family Programs to store personally identifiable information about youth. This online mailing functionality is being retired by April 11, 2022, in order to allow your organization to control how youth information is stored and used.

You can now use the Toolkit to send the same type of information to youth using your own systems, rather than using Casey Family Programs' systems to send and receive information on your behalf.

After you have downloaded the Toolkit and extracted its files, you may simply send youth a copy of the Excel spreadsheet version of the assessment as an attachment to one of your standard emails. After they have filled in the spreadsheet, they will be able to save the file and send it back to you as an attachment or upload it to a file sharing system owned by your organization. The spreadsheet also contains a Results tab that you and the youth can use to view and discuss their scores. Please consult with your IT department if you have questions about how best to securely send and receive Excel files.

Does Casey Life Skills offer a curriculum that addresses areas for improvement identified by the assessment?

Casey Family Programs has recently updated a list of recommended resources that you can use to follow up with youth who have taken the assessment. We have also provided a Skills worksheet that can help you and the youth develop a plan for their life skills development. These recommended resources are collected in our Resources to Inspire Guide, which you can find inside the new downloadable Toolkit. We have also provided suggestions in the Practitioner's Guide on how best to use the assessment results to help strengthen youth skills.

Is training available on administering Casey Life Skills?

Information on how to administer Casey Life Skills and how to score the assessment are contained in our Practitioner's Guide, which you can find inside the new downloadable Toolkit. If you still have practice-related questions after reviewing the guide, please fill out the "Feedback and support" form at https://www.casey.org/casey-life-skills, or email us at rteam@casey.org.

Is it possible to compare the results of two assessments taken by the same youth?

We do not currently offer reports that can compare two assessments taken by the same youth over a period of time. However, our new Toolkit ( https://www.casey.org/casey-life-skills/) does include Excel versions of the assessments that you can administer to youth. Once you have collected their responses in this new format, you can create new reports using Excel.

Can I use the new XLST version of the assessment with online spreadsheet applications such as Google Sheets?

The XLTX assessment files included in the Toolkit were created and tested in Microsoft Excel, which is available for both Windows and Apple devices. It is possible to open the files with Google Sheets. In Google Sheets, you may go to File > Open > Upload, then select the CLS file you would like to upload. When using Google Sheets for multiple assessments we recommend you use File > Make a Copy to generate a new, duplicate spreadsheet from a blank master file before distributing the survey link to a new respondent.

Please note that our technical support is not intended to be a recommendation for the adoption of any particular product, and you will still need to make your own judgement regarding the security and privacy of tools like Google Sheets following your organizational policies for managing youth data.

I don't have access to Microsoft Excel. Is there another program I can use instead?

The XLTX assessment files included in the Toolkit we created and tested in Microsoft Excel, which is available for both Windows and Apple devices. If you don't have access to Excel, however, there are free and open-source spreadsheet programs that will also work (for example, LibreOffice), with some differences in user experience. If you can't find an alternative spreadsheet program that you're willing to install on your device, we would recommend using the PDF format of Casey Life Skills, which can be printed and filled out by hand.

Can I upload the survey to an alternate survey platform such as Qualtrics or Survey Monkey?

Yes! The terms of the new licensing agreement allow you to upload CLS assessments into the survey platform of your choosing for non-commercial purposes, provided that you do not alter the questions and that you attribute Casey Family Programs as the developer of the survey. Please review our new licensing agreement for further terms.

At this time we are only offering CLS in an XLST or PDF format. If you would like to upload CLS using the native file format of another survey tool, the easiest way to accomplish this would most likely be to use Microsoft Excel to manipulate the XLST version of the assessment provided in our Toolkit and save your work as a CSV formatted for the platform you are targeting. At this time, we are not able to create CLS in alternate file formats, but we will try to help answer specific questions if you run into issues while creating your surveys.

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Casey Life Skills (CLS) is a free tool that assesses the behaviors and competencies youth need to achieve their long-term goals.

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Youth-focused, person-centered transition assessment for building customized work-based learning experiences for individuals with significant barriers to employment.

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The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an online personalized learning curriculum in 3rd-5th grade students. The curriculum uses gaming strategies to motivate and support improved self-concept, social and emotional competence, and early college and career awareness for upper elementary students with and without disability. Download a flyer with study information here.

The curriculum will be implemented by 3-5 grade teachers in public, private, and charter schools and by instructors in after school programs.

* Teachers will implement the online curriculum over a 6-8 week period.
* Students will participate in short surveys before and after completing the curriculum.
* Teachers will share feedback on digital resources and activities.
* All activities will occur remotely.

We are currently looking for teachers and classrooms to implement the curriculum in the Summer & Fall of 2022 and Spring of 2023.

This study is funded by the US Department of Education. The project is being implemented by the staff from Think College at the Institute for Community Inclusion at University of Massachusetts Boston and EDC.

Each teacher participant will receive:

* Training on the curriculum
* PDPs for training participation
* A $50 Amazon gift card

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Student Handbook for Choosing and Using Assistive Technology

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Student Handbook for Choosing and Using Assistive Technology

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Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center

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Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center

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Checklist for Enhancing the Participation and Input of People with Disabilities

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Checklist for Enhancing the Participation and Input of People with Disabilities

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Ohio Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment (AATA) Library

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Ohio Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment (AATA) Library

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Welcome! This website is a library of curated age-appropriate assessments and transition and employment resources for educators working with transition-aged youth in Ohio schools. Viewers can choose to navigate this site by using the horizontal menu or site map that displays internal pages alphabetically.

Educators and families will find formal and informal assessments designed to support transition-aged youth as they work toward life experiences beyond high school. These resources include general assessments for educators, families, and students; assessments for post-secondary employment, college, and independent living; and assessments for health and medical concerns.

Also included on this site are transition and employment resources from the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI), Ohio Employment First, OhioMeansJobs, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, and others.

The vetting of assessments and resources represents a collaborative effort by Ohio's 16 State Support Teams. This website is designed and maintained by State Support Team 1. Contact State Support Team 1 or call 419.720.8999 if assistance is required.

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Ohio Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment (AATA) Library |

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This website was designed to be a library of vetted age-appropriate transition assessments and transition and employment resources for educators working with transition-aged youth in Ohio schools. The vetting represents a collaborative effort by Ohio?s 16 State Support Teams. THe website is designed and maintained by State Support Team Region 1.

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Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology

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Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology

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QIAT-PS has also developed a set of student quality indicators for assistive technology with an accompanying Student Self-Evaluation Matrix tool for students to rate themselves on their AT skills. The tool is useful to both students struggling to manage AT in higher education settings and for K-12 programs to assist students in enhancing self-awareness and problem solving with AT for better transition outcomes.

You can create a free institutional account that will allow you to keep results for multiple students, track student growth, and generate action plans for each student. Students do not make their own accounts. If you already have QIAT-PS account, select from the top right to start a new matrix or to view your existing matrices. Or Create an Account to start a Student matrix.

You may access a list of resources to use directly with students to improve each indicator skill area. These student resources are available for each indicator once a matrix is marked final and an associated action plan created. The student resources are also available here is as a compiled list.

Student Quality Indicators

The Student QIAT-PS indicators are a set of statements that describe the characteristics of high quality AT skills students ideally acquire before entering Post-Secondary educational environments.

The indicators are:

1. AT Self-awareness

The student is aware of the impact of his or her disability on performance and knowledgeable about AT used to address that impact.

2. Knowledge of Legal Rights Regarding AT

The student understands the laws which address the rights to accommodations and the use of assistive technology, including how to get help when access is denied.

3. Disclosure of Disability for AT Accommodations

The student understands that federal laws require disclosure of disability information in order to acquire necessary AT devices and supports. The Student is able to provide the information needed in order to request an AT accommodation effectively.

4. AT Self-Advocacy

The student knows about available AT supports and takes a leadership role with disability services or other agencies to acquire needed AT devices and services.

5. AT Communication

The student is able to effectively communicate with faculty, service providers and peers concerning his/her disability and the ways AT is used.

6. AT Self-evaluation

The student knows how to evaluate personal performance when using AT and makes adjustments in AT use in order to improve performance.

7. Strategic Use of AT

The student uses of a variety of AT solutions and can independently choose the appropriate AT option for each situation

8. Independent AT Use

The student uses AT accommodations effectively and independently.

9. AT Problem Solving

The student knows strategies for identifying issues, problem solving difficulties and acquiring technical assistance when needed

10. Long-term AT Planning

The student knows how to make long-term plans for AT selection, acquisition and use.

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QIAT-PS has also developed a set of student quality indicators for assistive technology with an accompanying Student Self-Evaluation Matrix tool for students to rate themselves on their AT skills. The tool is useful to both students struggling to manage AT in higher education settings and for K-12 programs to assist students in enhancing self-awareness and problem solving with AT for better transition outcomes.

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Age Appropriate Transition Assessment and Resources

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Age Appropriate Transition Assessment and Resources

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Assessment Database - Transition Tennessee

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Community-based Skills Assessment

The transition out of school-based services for students with autism can be difficult. There is no "one size fits all" plan for the path to adulthood.

The most important factor in creating a plan is to focus on the individual. His or her strengths, needs, challenges and preferences will be vital to a successful transition process.

The CSA helps parents and professionals assess the current skill levels and abilities of students with autism beginning at age 12. The results will help you develop a unique and comprehensive plan.

The tool is divided into three levels based on age. Eight areas of functional life skills will be assessed:

Career path and employment

Self-determination/advocacy

Health and safety

Peer relationships, socialization and social communication

Community participation and personal finance

Transportation

Leisure/recreation

Home living skills

The assessment uses both observation and interviews to measure the individual's knowledge, skills and behaviors.

Read the introduction and learn more about the CSA here. You can also read all about how CSA works here.
This assessment was developed for Autism Speaks through a contract with Virginia Commonwealth University's Rehabilitation Research and Training Center

Our Autism Response Team (ART) is specially trained to connect people with autism, their families, and caretakers to information, tools, and resources.
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The transition out of school-based services for students with autism can be difficult. There is no "one size fits all" plan for the path to adulthood. The most important factor in creating a plan is to focus on the individual. His or her strengths, needs, challenges and preferences will be vital to a successful transition process.

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Medical/Health Assessments for Youth with Physical Disabilities

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Medical/Health Assessments for Youth with Physical Disabilities

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Includes transition readiness, medical summary, self-care assessments for both young adults and parents/guardians.

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Includes transition readiness, medical summary, self-care assessments for both young adults and parents/guardians.

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Looking for a new career path? This super-quick quiz doesn't require any reading at all-just choose the images that appeal to you most and discover how your choices can point you toward your ideal career. Based on the well-respected Holland Code system, this quiz provides a brief yet complete assessment of your career interest areas.

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Employability/Life Skills Assessment Format For Families

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Employability/Life Skills Assessment Format For Families

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The Research Institute : Western Oregon University

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The O*NET Interest Profiler (IP) is a family of self-assessment career exploration tools that can help clients discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find exciting. Clients identify and learn about broad interest areas most relevant to themselves. They can use their interest results to explore the world of work.

The O*NET Interest Profiler measures six types of occupational interests:

Formats

Features

Compatible with Holland's R-I-A-S-E-C Interest Structure (Holland, 1985)

rich and extensive research history

widely accepted and used by counselors

easy to use and well received by clients

Interest items represent a broad variety of occupations and complexity levels

Extensive and thorough development effort

client input during all stages

construct validity and reliability evidence

Can be self-administered and self-interpreted

Can be used on a stand-alone basis or with other O*NET Career Exploration Tools or with privately developed instruments

Results can be directly linked to over 900 occupations in O*NET OnLine, My Next Move, My Next Move for Veterans, and Mi Próximo Paso

Completion time approximately 10-30 minutes, depending on format

For an overview of development and use information see: O*NET® Interest Profiler Manual

For information on previously available formats of the O*NET Interest Profiler, see: Reports and Documents - Career Exploration Tools - Interests.

A web-based version of the O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form, a vocational interest assessment, is available to customers free-of-charge via My Next Move. Users receive an accurate, reliable profile of their vocational interests that:

helps them identify their work-related interests,

focuses career search activities, and

enables them to link their vocational interests to O*NET-SOC occupations.

Take the Web-based
Interest Profiler now

For more information about the Interest Profiler Short Form, see the reports:

A paper-and-pencil version of the O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form, a vocational interest assessment, is available free of charge. Download the instrument and related materials as accessible PDF files.

For more information about the Interest Profiler Short Form, see the reports:

A Spanish language version of the O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form, a vocational interest assessment, is available to customers free-of-charge via Mi Próximo Paso. Users receive an accurate, reliable profile of their vocational interests that:

helps them identify their work-related interests,

focuses career search activities, and

enables them to link their vocational interests to O*NET-SOC occupations.

Take the Spanish language
Interest Profiler now

For more information about the Interest Profiler Short Form, see the reports:

A mobile-friendly version of a vocational interest assessment, the O*NET Mini Interest Profiler (Mini-IP) is available free-of-charge to developers working on a mobile application or within other time-constrained settings. This version contains 30 questions, each describing a work activity. The Interest Profiler Short Form (60 questions) is recommended when possible.

Developers can access the questions and scoring algorithm of the Mini-IP through O*NET Web Services. If you wish to develop new assessments based on the Mini-IP, see the Career Exploration Tools License page.

Note: The National Center for O*NET Development does not offer the Mini-IP directly to career explorers at this time.

To complement mobile-friendly applications, the Center has also developed a set of emoji-style images for use with the Mini-IP's five-point scale. Developers can download these emoji graphics for illustrations or buttons in an implementation of the Interest Profiler.

For more information about the Mini-IP and the emoji scale, see the reports:

Developer Summary

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Interest Profiler on the Web

As a web-based tool, the Interest Profiler Short Form may be of particular interest to developers of websites or web-enabled applications. We offer three ways of integrating the Interest Profiler Short Form:

"deep linking" to the Interest Profiler at My Next Move

adding an IFrame Widget to your site

providing scores and career suggestions through our web service API

To learn more about any of these options, visit O*NET Web Services.

Developing a Spanish Language Version

The Spanish-language Interest Profiler from Mi Próximo Paso can also be added to your site. An IFrame widget and full web services API is available at O*NET Web Services, allowing the tool to be leveraged in English or Spanish for your audience.

Developing a Mobile-Friendly Version

Learn about the mobile-friendly O*NET Mini Interest Profiler within the Mobile section.

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The O*NET Interest Profiler (IP) is a family of self-assessment career exploration tools that can help clients discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find exciting. Clients identify and learn about broad interest areas most relevant to themselves. They can use their interest results to explore the world of work.

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NC State University: Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire

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This is not necessarily an assessment, but helpful way to document information regarding communication.

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Explore Work - Future planning for teens with disabilities

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Welcome! If you are a teen who has a disability, you have choices and things to do to prepare for life after high school and becoming an adult. Just like every teen, this is a time of transition. You are preparing to be an adult, get a job, and become more independent.

We also now offer Teacher Account Subscriptions which will enable you to monitor and track the progress of a group of students you may be working with to complete Explore-Work training activities. Find out more about Teacher Accounts.

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Welcome! If you are a teen who has a disability, you have choices and things to do to prepare for life after high school and becoming an adult. Just like every teen, this is a time of transition. You are preparing to be an adult, get a job, and become more independent.

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123 Test (Picture-Based Employment Preference)

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123 Test (Picture-Based Employment Preference)

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What career best fits your personality? This free career aptitude test can give you insight into your job personality. Based on a characterization of your personality in terms of Holland Code personality types, you will learn what kind of work environments, occupations and skills suit you best. The results of this career assessment test provide you with a list of professions and occupations that fit your career personality and will guide you on your career path.

Choose a career that matches your skills and preferences. You will increase your chances of being successful! Take this career quiz and get your results right now!
(We also offer practice aptitude tests for assessment training if that's what you are looking for.)
Career test instructions

It takes five to ten minutes to complete this free career test. You will see fifteen sets of four pictures that show specific work activities. You must choose only one work activity that appeals to you the most and one that appeals to you the least.

Do not choose a work activity based on the status or money associated with it. Do not make your choice based on gender or race. Just imagine yourself performing the task shown and decide if you would like to do it or not.

If you like doing the activity, click the on the picture. If you do not like doing the activity, click the on the picture. You must choose a like and dislike for each set.

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Career test (2023) - Free online aptitude test - 123test.com

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This career test will help you find out what professions fit your personality. Take this free online test right now at 123test.com and work on your career!

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Independent Living Skills Measurement Scale

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Independent Living Skills Measurement Scale

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Ohio Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment: Health & Medical Assessments

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Ohio Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment: Health & Medical Assessments

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Got Transition?
Developed by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, Got Transition aims to improve transition from pediatric to adult health care. The Youth and Families section has a number of assessments with guidance that students can use to determine their healthcare readiness. This section can also be translated to Spanish.
Transition Checklists
Developed by the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP), Transition Checklist for Parents & Caregivers identifies issues and creates a greater understanding of the skills and abilities that will help children transition into adulthood, starting at age 13, in regards to health care, doctor visits, and medical and health management. The Transition Checklist for Teens provides information about the skills teens need to learn to manage their health when they become adults.
Transition Timelines for Children & Adolescents
The Transition Timeline for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities/Delays and Transition Timeline for Children and Adolescents with Chronic Illness/Physical Disabilites can be used to monitor and assess student progress through parent and child interactions that encourage independence, supports and services to consider, and programs ranging from birth to 22 years of age.
Note: These resources were adapted from the Adolescent Health Transition Project, sponsored by the Children with Special Health Care Needs Program, Washington State Department of Health, and the Clinical Training Unit, University of Washington, 1995. Based on a model developed by Dr. Stephen L. Kinsman, Kennedy Krieger Institute. What is Health Care Transition?
The website Got Transition offers What is Health Care Transition? provides resources and links for students with disabilities who are preparing for health care as an adult.
This page was updated January 26, 2021 American College of Physicians Toolkits to Facilitate Health Care Transitions
The American College of Physicians has published disease-specific tools in the Pediatric to Adult Care Transitions Toolkit for young adults in transition to help them successfully achieve optimal self-care. These tools contain a transition readiness assessment for pediatric clinicians, a medical summary and transfer record, and a self-care assessment for adult clinicians.
Engage Transition Toolkit (Mental Health Needs)
The Engage Transition Toolkit helps students with mental health issues and their families discuss and assess their readiness to transition from school to adult life. Engaging the Next Generation to Achieve Their Goals through Empowerment or ENGAGE is an initiative of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (ODMHAS), funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA).
National Deaf Center: Transition Resources
The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) is a technical assistance and dissemination center funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to support postsecondary outcomes for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind, deaf-disabled, hard of hearing, or late deafened. The center offers a continually expanding library of resources available to help students with deafness or hearing impairments successfully prepare for post-secondary transition.

This page was updated January 26, 2021
Developing a Portable Medical Summary
Developed by the HIE Help Center, Developing a Portable Medical Summary offers a wealth of information regarding developing a portable medical summary that a person carries with them and provides to all of their medical practitioners. Health care transition planning resources and examples of portable medical summaries are also available.
Portable Medical Survey
Developed by the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP), the Portable Medical Survey can be completed and used with students as a short, practical resource that outlines health issues and needs. It can be used as a tool to prompt discussion concerning self-advocacy and awareness-building of present health issues with the student and and other appropriate parties.

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Got Transition? Developed by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, Got Transition aims to improve transition from pediatric to adult health care. The Youth and Families section has a number of assessments with guidance that students can use to determine their healthcare readiness.

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IU Center on Community Living & Careers: Student & Parent Interview

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IU Center on Community Living & Careers: Student & Parent Interview

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Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center: Finding Age-Appropriate Transition Assessments

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Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center: Finding Age-Appropriate Transition Assessments

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Scroll to the bottom of the page and select domain, grade level, etc. for a list of assessments.

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Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center

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Transition Assessment Matrix: Transition Resources: Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center: Indiana University Bloomington

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OCALI - Transition Assessment Planning Form

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OCALI - Transition Assessment Planning Form

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Opening Doors to Post-Secondary Education and Training: Planning for Life After High School

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Opening Doors to Post-Secondary Education and Training: Planning for Life After High School

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OU Zarrow Institute Transition Resources

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OU Zarrow Institute Transition Resources

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The ChoiceMaker Self-Determination Assessment is a curriculum-referenced tool that measures students' self-determination skills and progress in the ChoiceMaker Self-Determination Curriculum. Educators of students with mild-to-moderate disabilities can assess these students' self-determination skills and opportunities at school to exercise these skills across three areas: (a) choosing educational, vocational, and personal goals, (b) students' involvement in their IEP meetings, and (c) students' attainment of IEP goals, including developing a plan, implementing the plan, self-evaluation of plan progress, and adjusting any of the plan parts.

The ChoiceMaker Self-Determination Assessment requires educators to complete a 5-point Likert scale response for each of the 62 items across the student skills and opportunities at school sections. The raw scores for each of the choosing goals, IEP involvement, and goal attainment domains are tabulated, graphed, and compared to the total points available to find the percent positive for each domain. Using a ChoiceMaker Curriculum goal and objective matrix, educators circle each assessment item with a score of 0, 1, or 2 to develop a pool of potential instructional goals and objectives.

The ChoiceMaker Self-Determination Assessment has been validated using over 300 students with learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and behavior problems from four states. A test-retest study suggests the reliability of the assessment results across time.

Of the available self-determination assessments, the ChoiceMaker Self-Determination Assessment is the only curriculum-referenced assessment.

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OU Zarrow Institute Self-Determination Assessment Tools

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OU Zarrow Institute Self-Determination Assessment Tools

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https://padlet.com/SecondaryTransition/Assessments
There are a lot of resources and assessments in the Employment section of this Padlet from Arizona

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Resources for a variety of secondary transition assessments for all levels of independence.
We are sharing these as a courtesy.  ADE does not endorse any specific vendor or assessment type.
Green backgrounds have been identified as appropriate for students with significant disabilities.  Blue backgrounds can assess Self-Determination & Self-Advocacy and Youth Autonomy & Decision-Making. Purple backgrounds indicate Person-Centered Planning assessment resources. Use Ctrl + F  to search for a specific assessment.