Promoting successful transition to adulthood for students with disabilities

Promoting successful transition to adulthood for students with disabilities "provides practical knowledge and tools geared toward real-world educators. It presents clear guidelines for all aspects of team-based transition planning for individuals with various levels of disability, illustrated with vignettes of three secondary students who are followed throughout the book. The authors describe evidence-based practices for conducting assessments and promoting optimal outcomes in the areas of employment, postsecondary education, and independent living." -publisher

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Competing while blind

A Franklin, Indiana, high school student competes in her school's cross country meet. It's not so unusual an occurrence except for the fact that she's blind.

"I don't believe in blindness," says Logan Anderson. "I don't believe it's a disability. I think that's ridiculous and shouldn't stop anyone from doing anything they want to do."

An article found on therepublic.com has the whole story. Read it at:
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ca8f79298d5a4055870d6e231fe8470b/IN--Blind-Runner

Say What You Will

Say What You Will is a young adult novel that brings two students with different disabilities together. Amy has cerebral palsy and Matthew has obsessive compulsive disorder. When Amy decides to hire student aides to help her in her senior year, these two find that what started as a blossoming friendship can become so much more.

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Teaching transition skills in inclusive schools

From two staff members here at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community comes Teaching Transition Skills in Inclusive Schools. This book introduces a framework for transition services in an integrated, cohesive process that gets all students ready for college, careers and citizenship. Lesson plans aligned with Common Core State Standards will help educators and transition specialists make key improvements to transition services and instructional practices.

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