PASSAGE USA Transition Initiative
Part of the PASSAGE USA project is the Transition Initiative. The Transition Initiative aims to make the special education process clear to parents so that they can be active, engaged, and knowledgeable participants in all of their children’s individualized education meetings, especially those focused on transitioning from school to adulthood. In addition, the Transition Initiative provides the resources to make transition as seamless as possible.
The Transition Initiative offers workshops for teachers on facilitating academic, PSE, independent living, employment skills, and outcomes for students with ID through SARIC; hosts the Postsecondary Education Preview (PEP) Overnight Summer Camp; provides individual consultations to parents, students, and districts around the IEP process and PSE, independent living skills, and employment access skills; and can attend local school and system based transition fairs.
Furthermore, the Transition Initiative will gladly bring students from PASSAGE USA to local high schools to meet students with ID and share their PSE, independent living, and integrated competitive employment experiences.
Lastly, the Transition Initiative is currently planning its first annual PASSAGE USA Open House. Watch this page for more details.
Please contact passageusa@southalabama.edu if you are interested in any of these services.
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The links below are for people with disabilities, their families, and their teachers.
Important Links
211 Connects Alabama - Call Here For Assistance Getting State Benefits
Alabama Council on Developmental Disabilities
Alabama Department of Mental Health – Home & Community-Based Services
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
Alabama Disability Services: Your Guide to State & Local Resources - Disability Resources
Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network
Alabama Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waivers
Alabama Parent Education Center – Alabama Parent Education Center
Special Education Resources – Early Childhood Education (alabama.gov)
Autistic Not Weird - Insights from an Autistic Teacher and Speaker
Autism Support of Alabama – Welcome to Autism Support of Alabama. (autism-alabama.org)
College Autism Spectrum (CAS) - College Autism Spectrum
Healthy College on the Spectrum: Managing Autism as a College Student
Regional Autism Network – Alabama Department of Mental Health
The Color of Autism Foundation | Connecting Families To Culturally Competent Support
Neurodiversity Hub - Resources for Students, Employers & More
Organization for Autism Research | Helping Families Today (researchautism.org)
AAPD – American Association of People with Disabilities
ADDitude - ADD & ADHD Symptom Tests, Signs, Treatment, Support
Center for Parent Information & Resources
DO-IT | Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology
Infographics from NeuroClastic - The Autism Spectrum According to Autistic People
IRIS | Children’s Books: Portrayals of People with Disabilities
LD OnLine | All About Learning Disabilities and ADHD
Learning Disabilities Association of Alabama
Noodle Nook - Tips, Tricks, and Tools for Special Education Teachers - YouTube
NTACT - National Technical Assistance Center on Transition
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Pacer Center Champions for Children with Disabilities
Resource Roundup Alabama - Less searching... More doing!
Sibling Leadership Network | Siblings of people with disabilities
Special Education Resource - YouTube
The Ability Toolbox: Mental Health, Disability & Chronic Illness Life Hacks
MCIE - Podcast Think Inclusive
Understood for Learning & Attention Issues
Preparing for College | Think College
Paying for College | Think College
College Disability Services: 7 Things Parents Should Know
College Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Going to College (going-to-college.org)
College Funding for Students with Disabilities | DO-IT
Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
Neurodiversity Resources For Students - Neurodiversity Hub — Neurodiversity Hub
Paying for College: Learn about Financial Aid, Scholarships and FAFSA
Resources & Support for College Students with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, or Dyscalculia
Resources for Students with Disabilities: Key Support for College Success
Ruby's Rainbow – Scholarships for Adult Students with Down Syndrome
Scholarships & Awards Archives - NCLD
Homework Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities
The Complete Guide to College for Students with Disabilities
A to Z of Disabilities and Accommodations (askjan.org)
Alabama Association for Persons in Supported Employment
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)
Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment
Southeast ADA Center – Information, Training, and Guidance on ADA - YouTube
Talking Safety curriculum for Alabama (2015-130)
Teaching Talking Safety - Youth at Work
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and Employee Rights
The ADA: Your Responsibilities as an Employer
Soft Skills to Pay the Bills | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)
Accessible Chef – Accessible Cooking for Budding Chefs
Everyday Speech – Social-Emotional Skills - YouTube
Factsheets (for Educators) (for Parents) - Nemours KidsHealth
Family Voices of Alabama (familyvoicesal.org)
Home - MHDD National Training Center (mhddcenter.org)
Alabama Medicaid Community Waiver Program (CWP)
Alabama Rural Transit Assistance Program
ARC Baldwin County Service to the Community
The Arc of Mobile County, Inc. - The Arc
BRATS Public Bus Transportation
Camp SMILE: Life Without Limits!
Cottage Hill Civitan Club Civic Organization
First Light Community of Mobile
Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services
Independent Living Center of Mobile
Mobility Assistance Program Application Process - YouTube
MoGo Rideshare | On-Demand Rideshare in Mobile
One Happy Herd - Special Needs Adult Day Program - Mobile, Alabama (1happyherd.com)
Project Outreach Gulf Coast – High Schools
Special Services Division - Mobile County Public Schools (mcpss.com)
Special Services / Special Services Department - Baldwin County Public Schools (bcbe.org)
The Wave Transit System - YouTube
12 Self-Advocacy Skills for Adults With a Disability or Chronic Illness - The Ability Toolbox
Resources for Self-Advocates - Sibling Leadership Network
Self-Advocacy Groups and Forum
Self Advocacy Services – Alabama Department of Mental Health
The Three Parts of Self-Advocacy for People with Disabilities
Alabama Family Trust - Serving Those With Special Needs
Alabama Wings – Videos About Guardianship - YouTube
Center on Transition Innovations
Center on Transition Innovations - YouTube
Disability Rights and Resources – The Power of Hope & Freedom
Engage Alabama - My Future. My Plan. My Way
Exceptional Lives – Transition to Adulthood
I'm Determined | Empowering Self-Determined Behavior
LifeCourse Nexus – Exchange Knowledge | Build Capacity | Engage Collaboratively
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
This project is funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Post- Secondary Education Grant # P407A150076 and P407A200064.