Transition and IEP Supports |
1. Introduction
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All students and families face challenges when it is time to leave school behind and move on to adult life. For young adults with developmental disabilities, the transition differs greatly from their peers and brings unique challenges.
Successful transition into adulthood for individuals with developmental disabilities often requires:
1) planning
2) building skills throughout the school years, particularly in middle school and high school
3) assistance in and awareness of the transition process
4) ongoing support in adulthood.
Success is most likely to occur when planning identifies sources of support and links individuals and their families to those supports as part of a deliberate process. Parent to Parent, in collaboration with Thurston County Developmental Disabilities, is conducting this survey to gain insight into the needs of families to determine whether families need or did need more information and resources to facilitate their child’s successful transition into adult community life.
With the above in mind, we have created the following survey asking you to rate your experiences on a scale of 1 to 5. We would appreciate your time and effort in completing this survey and returning it by March 1, 2011 so that we can assess the needs in our area and determine how to best support transitioning students and their families. Your answers are confidential and will not be associated with your name or computer. We expect this survey to take 10 minutes, although you are welcome to make additional comments.
We would like families of children of all ages to complete the survey so that we know what you may have already experienced, what you are currently experiencing or what you expect to experience in the future.
Successful transition into adulthood for individuals with developmental disabilities often requires:
1) planning
2) building skills throughout the school years, particularly in middle school and high school
3) assistance in and awareness of the transition process
4) ongoing support in adulthood.
Success is most likely to occur when planning identifies sources of support and links individuals and their families to those supports as part of a deliberate process. Parent to Parent, in collaboration with Thurston County Developmental Disabilities, is conducting this survey to gain insight into the needs of families to determine whether families need or did need more information and resources to facilitate their child’s successful transition into adult community life.
With the above in mind, we have created the following survey asking you to rate your experiences on a scale of 1 to 5. We would appreciate your time and effort in completing this survey and returning it by March 1, 2011 so that we can assess the needs in our area and determine how to best support transitioning students and their families. Your answers are confidential and will not be associated with your name or computer. We expect this survey to take 10 minutes, although you are welcome to make additional comments.
We would like families of children of all ages to complete the survey so that we know what you may have already experienced, what you are currently experiencing or what you expect to experience in the future.