Grade 11 career of interest. Rehabilitation services or Commission for the Blind services. Help student find out if he/she is Talk with your family to clearly define your eligible; complete referral form. employment goals. If appropriate, invite Vocational Rehabilitation or Find out about summer jobs and Commission for the Blind representative to attend community volunteer opportunities. IEP team meeting. Talk about disability disclosure (what you Give the student and family information about the want or need to tell an employer about school district’s 18-21 transition services and your disability.) discuss if the student might participate. Apply for jobs in your community. Student with Family Teacher/Staff or other IEP Team Member Make a plan for transportation to and from Provide information about private and work. government-funded resources for employment. Talk about training and skills the student needs to Grade 11 continue or move forward in a job. continued Help student develop clearly defined employment goals and a formal plan. Make a list of personal and family Continue training designed to improve job-seeking networks- people who may be able to skills and work-place basic skills. connect you to job opportunities - “It’s Support student to update resume and practice who you know.” interview skills. Identify possible job leads that match your Provide community-based vocational instruction. interests. Follow-up on leads. (Call for an Help student find out about internships or appointment, ask to complete an apprenticeships in a career of interest. application, etc.) Teach the student how to self advocate by knowing Interview another professional working in how to describe his or her disability, how it affects Grade 12 your career of interest. him or her, and what accommodations will be If your community hosts a Disability needed in a career.
Grade 11 career of interest. Talk with your family to clearly define your employment goals. Find out about summer jobs and community volunteer opportunities. Talk about disability disclosure (what you want or need to tell an employer about your disability.) Apply for jobs in your community. Rehabilitation services or Commission for the Blind services. Help student find out if he/she is eligible; complete referral form. If appropriate, invite Vocational Rehabilitation or Commission for the Blind representative to attend IEP team meeting. Give the student and family information about the school district’s 18-21 transition services and discuss if the student might participate. Student with Family Teacher/Staff or other IEP Team Member Grade 11 continued Make a plan for transportation to and from work. Provide information about private and government-funded resources for employment. Talk about training and skills the student needs to continue or move forward in a job. Help student develop clearly defined employment goals and a formal plan. Grade 12 Make a list of personal and family networks- people who may be able to connect you to job opportunities - “It’s who you know.” Identify possible job leads that match your interests. Follow-up on leads. (Call for an appointment, ask to complete an application, etc.) Interview another professional working in your career of interest. If your community hosts a Disability Continue training designed to improve job-seeking skills and work-place basic skills. Support student to update resume and practice interview skills. Provide community-based vocational instruction. Help student find out about internships or apprenticeships in a career of interest. Teach the student how to self advocate by knowing how to describe his or her disability, how it affects him or her, and what accommodations will be needed in a career.
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