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Workplace Inclusion & Sustainable Employment 1.Identify high school, community college, and university expectations of students. 2.Align definition of college readiness with the expectations of higher education settings. 3.Implement strategies to develop realistic objectives for college preparedness. Objectives for this session
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Workplace Inclusion & Sustainable Employment
Workplace Inclusion & Sustainable Employment
College: Are Students Ready?2016 Texas Transition Conference
Dallas, TXFebruary, 2016
Crystal George, MS, CRCUniversity of North Texas
UNTWISE
Workplace Inclusion & Sustainable Employment
1. Identify high school, community college, and university expectations of students.
2. Align definition of college readiness with the expectations of higher education settings.
3. Implement strategies to develop realistic objectives for college preparedness.
Objectives for this session
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What role do you play in preparing students for life after
high school?
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• College• Work or volunteer program• Day habilitation program or sheltered
workshop• Staying at home
What comes after High School?
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• Develop skills to transfer to work or higher education
• Meet outcomes on IEP• Participate in services• Ultimately, leave high school (graduate,
certificate, etc.)
Family Expectations of Students
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• Meet outcomes on IEP• Participate in services or training
programs (if offered)• Graduate
High School Expectations of Students
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• Responsible for requesting services and maintaining contact with service providers
• Responsible for registering for and attending classes
• Responsible for themselves
Adapted from http://www.transitionintexas.org/Page/51
Expectations of Students in Post-Secondary Education
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• Low expectations• Poor high school preparation and transition
planning• Lack of communication or support services• Ineffective or poor support from school
services personnel and faculty
Garrison-Wade, D. F., & Lehmann, J. P. (2009). A conceptual framework for understanding students’ with disabilities transition to community college. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 33, 415-443.
Why not college?
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Provide access, not success• Accommodations• Support Services
Services based on eligibility, not entitlement• College entrance requirements• Financial need
Post-Secondary Education
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“…Defined as the level of preparation a student needs in order to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in a credit-bearing general education course…”
Conley, D. T. (2008). Rethinking college readiness. New Directions for Higher Education, 2008(144), 3-13. doi:10.1002/he.321
College Readiness
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Safety Skills• Navigating campus safely• Traveling in pairs or groups at night• Awareness of abuse, neglect and exploitation
Self-Determination Skills• Acceptance of disability• Understanding services needed• Asking for services (accommodations)
Life Beyond the Classroom: Transition Strategies for Young People with Disabilities, Fifth Edition, Online Companion Material, by Paul Wehman Copyright © 2013 by Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved.
College Readiness Skills
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Self-Management Skills• Scheduling classes and attending them• Locating academic supports as needed
Career Goals• Exposure to different careers• Disability disclosure
(Wehman, 2013)
College Readiness Skills
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• School Preparation• Family Involvement and Support• Self-Advocacy/Self-Determination Skills
Development
Strategies
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• Development of IEP • Opportunity to take challenging courses• Dual credit coursework• Inclusion with peers• DARS referral
(Wehman, 2013)
School Preparation
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• May encounter family members who are both willing and unwilling to support college attendance
• Parent vs. Legal Guardian vs. Legal Adult• Family should be encouraged to have high
expectations to build on strengths of youth
Adapted from http://www.ncwd-youth.info/guideposts
Family Involvement and Support
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Self-Advocacy is representing oneself and the views or interests of the individual. • Choosing where to live• Having opinions heard and respected
Self-Determination is making informed choices for yourself and directing your own life. • Acceptance of disability• Understanding services needed• Asking for services (accommodations)
Adapted from Wehman, 2013
Self Advocacy/Self-Determination
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UNT Tuesday Night Flight (Autism)• Group for students• Social skills development
VAST Academy (http://vast.hccs.edu/)
• Certificate program• 10 week internship upon completion of coursework
Project LEAP (http://cdd.tamu.edu/project-leap )
• Develop leadership, employability, and advocacy skills
Where the Learning Continues (http://wtamu.edu/academics/eod-where-the-learning-continues.aspx )
• Four-year program• Builds on math and vocabulary skills learned in high school
STEPS (http://continue.austincc.edu/steps )
• Cultivate skills for employment
Transition Programs
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Texas Transition and Employment Guide: http://www.transitionintexas.org/cms/lib/TX01001018/Centricity/Domain/3/T
exas%20Transition%20and%20Employment%20Guide%202014.pdf
Texas Transition Network Contacts: http://www.transitionintexas.org/Page/7
Department of Aging and Disability Services: http://www.dads.state.tx.us/
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services: http://www.dars.state.tx.us/
Resources
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Disability Rights Texas:https://www.disabilityrightstx.org/
ARC: http://www.thearc.org/
TX Parent to Parent: http//www.txp2p.org/
National Collaboration on Workforce and Disability:http://www.ncwd-youth.info/guideposts
PACER Center: http://www.pacer.org/
Resources
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Conley, D. T. (2008). Rethinking college readiness. New Directions for Higher Education, 2008(144), 3-13. doi:10.1002/he.321
Garrison-Wade, D. F., & Lehmann, J. P. (2009). A conceptual framework for understanding students’ with disabilities transition to community college. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 33, 415-443.
Guideposts for success. (2015). Retrieved from: http://www.ncwd-youth.info/guideposts
Life Beyond the Classroom: Transition Strategies for Young People with Disabilities, Fifth Edition, Online Companion Material, by Paul Wehman Copyright © 2013 by Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved.
Texas transition and employment guide. (2012). Retrieved from: http://www.transitionintexas.org/Page/51
References
Crystal George, MS, [email protected]
University of North TexasUNTWISE
1155 Union Circle #311456Denton, TX 76203
940-565-4000
