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TRANSITION WEBSITES
General/Professional www.kc.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy/pathfinder Comprehensive search tool for a variety of services available in Tennessee. www.ed.gov
OSERS “Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services” www.nichcy.org
“National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities” www.ncset.org
“National Center on Secondary Education and Transition” www.ahead.org
Largely for service providers. Site has access to resources, information, and links for www.seattleu.edu
“Seattle University: Center for Change in Transition
Services” www.state.tn.us/humanserv/DRS.html
“Division of Rehabilitation Services” www.state.tn.us/education/speced/seguidebooks.php
“Tennessee
Connections Transition Manual” www.state.tn.us/mental/mrs/index.html
“Division of Mental Retardation
Services” www.ssa.gov/disability/disabilitystarterkits.htm
“Social Security
Administration” www.ncset.org/starteresources Contains information on the transition resources in a particular state or district. http://ici2.umn.edu/ntn/ “National Transition Network”
Assessments

2 www.studygs.net/selfassessment Site contains study guides/strategies for exploring personal learning styles as well as links to learning style assessments. www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator “Abiator’s Learning Style Tests” These tests are easy to take and are scored on-line with results shown in seconds. www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles Free on-line learning style tests. Will allow user to print results. www.ttuhsc.edu/SOM/success/LSTLhtm Site contains learning style tests which are simpler to read. http://www.winfssi.com/howtofssi.html
Site for functional skills assessment. www.ncwd-youth or www.disabilityinfo.gov
“Career Planning Begins with
Assessment” http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/transum/ts6txt.htm
“Vocational Assessment: A
Guide for Parents and Professionals” http://www.capeschooltocareer.org/intinv.html
Interest inventory for late elementary/middle school students. http://facweb.eths.k12.il.us/feelevd/ast%20assessments/discover_careers_tha t_fit_you.htm
“Discover Careers that Fit You” http://www.keirsey.com/cgi-bin/keirsey/newkts.cgi
“The Keirsey
Temperament Sorter”
SELF-ADVOCACY

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www.nichcy.org/pubs/stuguide/st1book.htm
Provides guidelines for students to lead them through the process of how the IEP is developed, understanding the importance of learning about their disability, strengths and weaknesses, accommodations, and goals. www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/411.htm
. “The 411 on
Disability Disclosure” is a workbook/resource to help students decide with whom and in what situations it would be proper to disclose personal disability information.
FOR PARENTS http://communitygateway.org/faq/transitioning Transition guide for students, parents, and educators. www.pluk.org/trans.html
“Parent’s Guide to Transition” is an easy to understand document which addresses transition issues for parents. http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/transum/ts7txt.html
Helps youth with disabilities, their families, and professionals who work with them plan for transition. Also gives an overview of adult service systems. www.ldonline.org
http://ici2.umn,edu/ntn “National Transition Network” offers on-line publications, transcripts, workshop information, and reports related to transition issues and questions. www.pacer.org
“Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights” http://www.communityinclusion.org/transition/familyguide.html
“Transition Planning for Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs and
Disabilities: Information for Families and Teens”

4 http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060206/sfm117.html
“Important Tax Tip:
Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities May Qualify for Significant
Tax Benefits”
INDEPENDENT LIVING www.housingwithinreach.org
Provides information about housing solutions for Tennesseans with mental illness or co-occurring disorders. It is also a good site to check for information on housing solutions for anyone. www.4trac.org
Independent living center that provides a wide variety of services related to independent living skills/needs for handicapped individuals. Local office is located at Eastgate. They will work with school age individuals. They network with many community agencies. http://www.independentliving.org/docs4/gateshead1.htm
Guide to selfassessment for individuals with disabilities. It isn’t as easy as you think! http://depts.washington.edu/healthtr/Checklists/intro.htm
“Adolescent
Autonomy Checklists” (Checklists to measure independent skills). http://www.caseylifeskills.org/ Free on-line life skills assessments for ages
11 to 25.
CAREER RELATED www.careerkey.org
www.secareercenter.org
Assists all citizens in their job search. They network with other community agencies. Local office located here in
Chattanooga with a DVR counselor on-site. www.yourtickettowork.org
“Ticket to Work” www.careervoyages.com
Offers exploration of career options and high growth jobs. This site is for students, parents, and advisors who want students to make good career decisions. There are also links to free on-line assessment tools.

5 http://www.vcu.edu/busweb/esi/index.html
“Employment Support Institute”
(ESI) http://www.mchbhrtw.org/ssawork/ Contains information about PASS Plans
(Plan for Achieving Self-Support) and Ticket to Work.
LEGAL INFORMATION http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/misc/disability/disrits.htm
“A Guide to
Disability Rights Laws” http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/REHABACT.htm
“Rehabilitation Act:
Your Rights as an Individual” http://www.eeoc.gov/ “Equal Employment Opportunity Commission”