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

2021 census map for ages 14 to 26

• Open the 2021 census map for ages 14 to 26 (PDF)
• Open the accessible 2021 census for ages 14 to 26 Arial 18 bold (PDF)
• Open the accessible 2021 census for ages 14 to 26 Calibri 48 bold (PDF)

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