Resources for Post-Secondary Transition

DeafBlind Central staff are available for consultation, coaching, and facilitating Person-Centered Plans to support teams as they work towards a seamless transition from school.

Tools for transition

• APH ConnectCenter Transition Hub - Source: APH Connect Center
  
• USDOE OSEP Transition Guide - Source: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, United States Department of Education
  
• OSERS Transition Guide - Source: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
  
• ​Suggestions for​ Creating Successful Transitions from School to Adulthood (PDF) - Source: California DeafBlind Services
  
• ​Transition Toolkit​​: Enhancing Self-Determination for Young Adults who are Deaf-Blind (PDF) - Source: National Center on Deaf-Blindness
  

Michigan transition resources

• ​​Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP)
• Michigan Department of Community Health - Community Mental Health Service Programs
• Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS)
• DB Central Services vs. Bureau of Services for Blind Persons Services​ (PDF)

National transition resources

• Center for Parent Information and Resources Sexuality Education for Students with Disabilities
• BSBP Elevate Your State 2023
• RAISE Center: A SPAN Project
• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition: Creating Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities to Achieve Successful Futures
• National Parent Center on Transition and Employment​
  
• National Technical Assistance Center on Transition
• ​Transition Coalition
  
• National Center on DeafBlindness
• American Foundation for the Blind: "Finding Wheels: Let' s Talk Nondriving and Low Vision Driving for Teens and People in Their Early 20s " video training
  
• Got Transition-- National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health
  
• Activities at Home to Promote Transition Skills- National Center for Deaf-Blindness
  
• Beyond 26: A program to help adults 18+ find employment or volunteer opportunities

National programs

• Helen Keller National Center

2023 census map for ages 14 to 26

• Open the 2023 census map for ages 14 to 26 (PDF)
• Open the accessible 2023 census for ages 14 to 26 Arial 18 bold (PDF)
• Open the accessible 2023 census for ages 14 to 26 Calibri 48 bold (PDF)

The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education H326T230033. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. - Project Officer, Rebecca Sheffield.

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