Transition Planning/Assessment:
I Have a Plan Iowa
Prairie Lakes AEA Transition Department
https://www.plaea.org/students/secondary-transition-for-students/
Step by Step: College Awareness and Planning for Families, Counselors and Communities
Symbaloo of favorite transition sites
https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/transitionfaves?searched=true
Organizations/Agencies:
Access for Special Kids
Federally funded state Parent Training and Information Center
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
Promoting equal opportunity, economic power, independent living, and political participation for people with disabilities
The Arc of Iowa
Center for Assistive Technology
Centers for Independent Living
www.olmsteadrealchoicesia.org/
Family Advocacy and Support Training (PACER)
Harvard Family Research Project
Heartland AEA Agency-Wide Transition Google site
https://sites.google.com/a/aea11.k12.ia.us/agency-wide-transition-updates/home
HEATH Resource Center
Online Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
IDEAS (Iowans with Disabilities Exercising Advocacy Skills)
www.uiowa.edu/homepage/resources/listings/c/ctrdisdev.html
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Iowa Compass
Newsletters
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services (IVRS)
www.ivrs.iowa.gov/Transition/Transitionhome.htm
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services (IVRS) application form download
http://www.ivrs.iowa.gov/clients/R412FINAL0913.doc
Iowa Workforce Development Centers
Kids as Self Advocates
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
National Collaborative Workforce and Disability
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
Students at the Heart of Planning Their Transition
www.nichcy.org/schoolage/transitionadult
National Post-School Outcomes Center, University of Oregon
http://www.psocenter.org/content_pages/35
nonPareil.Institute
A non-profit technology company which provides technical training to adults on the autism spectrum
O Net OnLine
Browse by career cluster.
www.onetonline.org/find/career
PACER Center
State and national Parent Training and Information Center; newsletters
Parent and Educator Connection
Heartland AEA 11 Adel office (515) 993-4596
See the Iowa Department of Education website also.
Regional Resource Center Program
Technical Assistance on Transition and the Rehabilitation Act (TATRA)
Think College
College options for people with intellectual disabilities
University Center on Disability and Development
www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/cdd/ucedd/
University of Washington DO-IT
U.S. Department of Justice
A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Virginia Commonwealth University, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center VCU-RRTC
Work Support
WNY Collegiate Consortium and Disability Advocates
Preparation of students with disabilities for the transition from high school to college
Youthhood
Teaching for Transition
Des Moines Area Community College Disability Services Office
Resources and programs at DMACC
https://go.dmacc.edu/student_services/disabilities/Pages/welcome.aspx
Focused Skill Training Program (FST) - Kirkwood Community College
A program specifically designed to help students diagnosed with Asperger's and autism be successful in college
http://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=31077
Free online video interviewing practice by Iowa Workforce Development
http://IndianHills.InterviewStream.com
REACH - College of Education, the University of Iowa
A college program for students with intellectual, cognitive, and learning disabilities
www.education.uiowa.edu/services/reach/home
Start-Up USA
Successful Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Speak Out
STRIVE - Des Moines Area Community College
A support/transition service designed for current special education students in vocational programs