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Webinar Series on Transition: Youth Leadership and Transition Wednesday, October 17, 2012 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
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Marilyn Hammond & Clay ChristensenUtah Assistive Technology ProgramUtah State University
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Recognize the importance of youth leadership and successful transition.Understand Utah Assistive Technology Program transition activities with VR, school district and peer program.Increase knowledge of resources.
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The inclusion, meaningful participation and leadership of youth with disabilities in educational, employment, social, community and leadership activities is vital to their future success and to achieve all of their life goals.
Young adults with disabilities should expect good healthcare and employment with benefits and independence (Noyes-Grosser,
2007). 4
Yet youth often lack the opportunities to learn their rights, navigate services, and participate in other activities necessary for building a successful adult life (Powers, et. al, 2007). Current post-school outcomes often include unemployment, under-education, continued dependence on parents, social isolation, and lack of involvement in youth, leadership and community activities (NCD, 2000).
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Barriers include the lack of:Assistive technology / accommodations,Accessible classroom computers,Transportation, Coordinated services, Quality learning experiences, Employment opportunities, as well asContinued stereotyping (NCD, 2000).
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Youth often serve on an unpaid advisory boards without meaningful decision making. Adults usually serve in paid planning & administration.
Full participation and leadership translates to meaningful involvement in program planning, implementation and evaluation.
Meaningful implies that young adults have power and authority in decisions, with multiple avenues for becoming involved (Matarese, et al, 2005).
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Bring new perspectives and influence outcomes in new and unexpected ways.
Make programs more responsive to youth, stronger, more diverse and creative.
Improve the development and delivery of effective policies and programs .
Become more relevant to consumers (Aicafmha, 2008).
Train leaders of tomorrow.
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Increase self-confidence and self-esteem. Understand assistive technology. Gain leadership and life skills. Learn new strategies to address barriers. Connect with other youth and staff. Increase likelihood of successful
transition.
Parents may see that independence is possible.
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State AgenciesDevelopmental Disabilities Council (Councils for Developmental Disabilities nationwide www.nacdd.org)
Fee for Service Contracts (assessment, training, etc.)Vocational Rehabilitation School District
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Some Transition Youth Leadership Activities (AT Lab) Vocational Rehab Skill Assessments School District Peer program
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ILRU (ilru.org) is a national center for training, research, and TA in independent living. ILRU developed a conference on youth programs to support CILs in providing transition to independent living, employment, and post-secondary education. Speakers covered how to design, fund, staff and operate transition services. Future webinars will also be offered on transition. http://wiki.ilru.net/index.php?title=Youth_Transition
Building an Effective, Comprehensive CIL Youth Program training (Recorded 2 day training)
Family Information Guide to Assistive Technology and Transition Planning Youth Transition Resources Best Practices to Enhance Transition to College and Careers (Recorded
Webinar)12
http://www.nyln.org/ National Youth Leadership Network (promotes leadership, independent living youth with disabilities).
http://www.ncld-youth.info National Consortium on Leadership & Disability for Youth (Youth-lead information, training, and resource center).
www.ncwd-youth.info National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
http://natri.uky.edu/assoc_projects/qiat/qualityindicators.html - Quality Indicators for AT. Areas: AT In Transition, assessment, IEP, effectiveness, implementation, etc .
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The 2012 Massachusetts Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) is a four day forum designed for young adults with disabilities who want to:
participate in their communities join the workforce, and become successful adults.
The forum helps students in their final two years of high school prepare for the transition to higher education or work and provides them with resources that will be useful to them as adults.
An opportunity for students with disabilities to attend an intensive forum emphasizing leadership, independence and career goal setting;
An opportunity for young adults with disabilities to become peer leaders through leading activities and mentoring younger participants;
Encourage youth to pursue academic and career goals by exposing them to successful role models;
Give students the knowledge of resources that can help them to develop and achieve their goals;
Promote pride among youth about the cultural history of their predecessors with disabilities, including the long struggle for Civil Rights, and the enactment of the ADA.
Be available and accessible to youth with a variety of disabilities.
Easter Seals, MassachusettsBoston Center for Independent LivingPartners for Youth with DisabilitiesCenter for Human DevelopmentMassachusetts Developmental
Disability CouncilEPICMass. Rehabilitation Commission
8 Staff Captains18 Peer Leaders (ideally 12 – 15)30-35 DelegatesAdult MentorsLeaders from disability communityState LegislatorsAssistive Technology professionals
Chosen by competitive processGeographic diversityDisability diversity
50% on Autism spectrum 30% with physical disability 20% with learning disability
Peer Leaders Post high school Under age 26 Leadership qualities Involved in college,
volunteering or employed
Delegates High school juniors
and seniors (or last two years of school)
An interest in learning to be a leader
Both Peer Leaders and Delegates selected competitively by:
Application letter of reference formal interview held throughout
Massachusetts at Independent Living Centers
Small committee selects based on a number of factors
Initial day for Staff Captains and Peer Leaders only
3 days of small and large groups interviews with adult Mentors Personal time for individual work AT Expo and workshop evening social activities
Peer leaders receive two sessions of training from Partners for Youth with Disabilities. These trainings teach peer leaders how to help delegates develop their leadership plans throughout the event.
EmploymentSelf-advocacy Independent living history and
philosophyGoal-settingLegislation and legislative processAssistive technology
Voc. Rehab. reallottment funds - $110,000 AT Act funds - $1,500
Budget covered: Lodging Transportation PCAs Stipends to Peer leaders Meals Reasonable Accommodations (Interpreter,
alternative format documents)
MassMATCH funding for AT-related training to delegates. Sessions included:
Overview of types of devices and purposes – hands on demonstrations and trials of devices
Information on funding, eligibility, resources and process for obtaining AT after secondary education
Develop personal leadership plansGain a better understanding of
disability historyLearn leadership skillsLearn about assistive technologyLearn about employmentLearn to advocate
Interview experienceResume buildingCross-disability awarenessEnhanced personal responsibilitySocial networking/relationship
buildingUnderstanding of assistive
technology
Individual Consumer Consultant registry has grown
Going to college manual developed
Development of ongoing Youth Leadership Network in Boston and Worcester
These students learned from one another:
about appropriate social relationships
disabilities other than their own pride from peer encounters respect for peersdeveloping a sense of community.
Development of independence from family was enhanced by:
Some students managed a consumer-directed personal care attendant for the first time
Learning responsibility for themselves by setting their own alarm clocks for the mornings
Learning to respect each other’s limitations and obstacles
An ongoing Youth Leadership Network is being developed to provide opportunities for youth to achieve personal growth, educational and job opportunities.
The Youth Leadership Network will also provide an on-going opportunity for young adults with disabilities to become peer leaders through leading activities and mentoring younger participants.
Ann Shor Massachusetts Maximizing
Assistive Technology in Consumers’ Hands
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Montana Youth Leadership Forum, 2012
Kathleen Laurin
Participants will gain knowledge related to the national network of Youth Leadership Forums and will be able to identify five state models of AT program collaboration with YLFs
In the late 1980’s the state of California took a lead in an effort to promote the employment of people with disabilities
inspire and prepare young people with disabilities to overcome the barriers to employment and social participation they confront
In 1992 California held their first Youth Leadership Forum (YLF). Since that time as many as 30 states have implemented a YLF under the principles and guidelines that California set forth.
YLFs are funded and implemented at the state level by state and local partners
Montana utilized the national model for Youth Leadership Forums (YLF) developed by California
The forum is unique from other leadership programs because it focuses on youth with disabilities and issues specifically related to disability.
Late 1990’s - 2003 ODEP funded monthly conference calls for state YLF but ended support in late 2003
March of 2004 Montana took a lead in helping to reestablish the network and monthly calls
Participants moved forward in establishing the Association of Youth Leadership Forums which is the national organization comprised of those states with an active YLF and those who wish to implement a YLF www.aylf.net
ODEP maintains a YLF web page http://www.dol.gov/odep/programs/ylf.htm
To identify students with disabilities who have exhibited leadership skills and equip them with additional training so that they may become leaders by example.
MYLF Students will expand their knowledge of the culture of disability, learn about all types of disabilities, and meet adults who are living successfully with disabilities.
http://montanaylf.org/
• Developing a leadership plan
• Developing an academic and/or career plan.
• Developing work ethics and a belief that work is not only a right, but also a social obligation necessary to reach an individual’s full potential.
• Developing a resource plan for independence through technology, peer mentoring, and community resources.
Twenty students with disabilities from across the state are recruited for MYLF which is held on a college campus.
To be eligible for MYLF a student must: Have a disability (as defined by the Americans
with Disabilities Act) Be in the 9th - 12th grade as of December 31st
(six months prior to the forum to be held the following July)
Must have demonstrated leadership potential in school and the community, and
Reside in Montana
The staff of the summer program includes:
• volunteer group leaders from across Montana who are successful adults with disabilities
• experienced professionals from the disability service network
• participants from past forums.
• also, paid interpreters, readers, and personal care attendants
Outcomes experienced by the students at previous Forums include:• Volunteering in their communities• Completing high school• Increased involvement in school activities• Increased involvement in their IEP
meetings• Disability awareness presentations in
school and community
Upon conclusion of the Forum, MYLF staff provides one year follow-up mentoring to the delegates. • Mentoring involves making regular contacts with the
assigned participant either in person, by phone or E-mail.
• The mentors help initiate activities related to the individualized plans, answer questions, and support the participant's involvement in their community.
• MYLF will assist alumni in receiving mentor training and promote in-school peer mentoring for youth with disabilities, with MYLF alumni serving as mentors.
Each year MYLF receives support from a wide range of agencies and individuals.
The collaborations include volunteers at the summer forum, financial assistance, medical services and advertising services.
MYLF receives a general fund allocation of $50,000 from the state of Montana Governor's budget. This funding is a result of legislation that the Montana YLF committee got passed to provide partial funding for the Forum.
Montana was the first state to get such a law passed.
Some grant opportunities have dried up in recent years, so it has become more difficult to secure external funding.
Fundraising is always an issue. MYLF is a part of Montana Shares and MYLF has ongoing fundraising efforts, because state general fund dollars do not cover the full expenses of the program.
MYLF funding varies from year to year
depending on the fundraising efforts.
Has participated in MYLF for a number of years
Prior to each forum YLF provides an overview of participants for planning considerations
AT Program staff provide a half day workshop
Discussion with current usersOverview of AT services and optionsEmphasis on education,
employment, community living options appropriate to the group
Interactive demonstration of multiple items
Discussion of options specific to individual needs and/or interests
… Not only did I meet a lot of people that I am still friends with today but I learned a lot too. There is so much information out there that I didn’t know existed like MonTECH or Voc. Rehab or things I didn’t understand about myself. If you don’t know what these opportunities are…trust me…..YOU ARE IN FOR A RIDE! I definitely learned more about myself in ONE WEEK than I have in 18 years.
–Dakota Buerman
MYLF helps you advocate for yourself. It teaches you how to lead your life and be independent. From the moment I got to MYLF, the staff treated me with a lot of respect, once they welcomed me in. The speakers are fantastic! MYLF is the best thing that will ever happen to you.
–Allison Smith
Has proved support for at least three years
AT staff chaperone legislative visits at the Capital
Staff a table that promotes the CA AT Network during a resource fair period
Provide delegates with materials so they understand their rights to AT in College and the Workplace
Coordinate with CFILC’s Youth Organizing (YO!) Disabled and Proud program to arrange for professionals who are AT users to be speakers during the forum
YLF participants are encouraged to stay connected through participation in CFILC’s YO! program
AT network markets AT transition training to the YO! group
• Serve on the YLF Board
• Make the on-line application accessible
• Provide money and staff time each year
• Ensure facilities on campus are accessible
• Attend meetings and provide suggestions for ensuring the curriculum and activities are accessible as possible
▪ Examples include employing Universal design principles for the curriculum; providing instructions more slowly and more than once; providing visuals to assist in following directions
▪ Providing fabrications based on individual’s need for activity participation; an improved harness is now available so wheelchair users can easily and safely be hoisted to the top of a platform to participate in the Zip Line activity
• With each passing year everyone is much more in tune with accessibility and board members are so committed they return each year
Past activities include providing a presentation with device demonstrations
This year AT staff trained YLF staff on skill development related to multi-media and iPad use
YLF staff then assisted the participating youth in a project to document their experiences
YLF youth then developed a closing multi-media presentation using the iPad
Has participated for 2 years Provides an AT workshop for participating youth Is one of the highest rated activities for the week
and the youth really seem to respond to it They cover:
What is AT Discuss who is currently using AT Show a variety of AT that can be useful to them Talk about services the program can provide
once they graduate Have a Q&A discussion
Kim Cantrell – Director of California Foundation for ILCs
Carol Page – Director of South Carolina AT Program
Mart Exline – Director of Missouri AT Program
Arlen Lugo – Director of Connecticut AT Program
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