RESOURCES

A. TRANSITION PLANNING RESOURCES

• Person-Centred Planning Tools

MAPS and PATH
www.inclusion.com

Persons with Developmental Disabilities Central Alberta Community Board

Person Centered Planning in Central Alberta is an initiative of the Persons
with Developmental Disabilities Central Alberta Community Board that is
intended to ensure that all supports and services provided to individuals
with developmental disabilities are based on, and contribute to, each
person's interests and desires. A number of documents, resources and
tools have been developed for use by individuals, families, and support
staff and are identified specifically below or through the following link:
www.pdd.org/Central/resources/personcp.shtml

Person Centred Planning Guidebook. January 2004.
www.pdd.org/docs/cent/PCP%20Guidebook_Jan2004.pdf

My Person Centred Plan.
www.pdd.org/docs/cent/PCP_811_Jan19.pdf

Self Advocacy My Life Workbook. Prepared by the Persons with Developmental
Disabilities Central Alberta Community Board. October 2003.
www.pdd.org/docs/cent/SA%20CET%20WORKBOOK%20-%20Oct%20201.pdf

Person Centred Planning Approaches. A Literature Review. May 2001.
www.pdd.org/docs/cent/PCP_Lit_Review.pdf

The Individualized Funding Coalition for Ontario

Creating a Good Life in Community: A Guide on Person-Directed Planning

This group supports the self-determination of persons with disabilities.
Members include self advocates, parents, individuals and organizations
working together to make individualized funding in Ontario a reality. A
Guide on Person-Directed Planning has been written to assist families and
people with developmental disabilities to plan for their future. This guide
provides some steps in which to approach person-directed planning. A
detailed version and a plain language version are available on-line.

Creating a Good Life in Community: A Guide on Person-Directed Planning
Detailed version:
www.individualizedfunding.ca/Guide%20on%20Person-directed%20Planning.pdf

Plain Language Version
www.individualizedfunding.ca/Guide%20on%20Person-directed%20Planning,%20Plain%20Language.pdf

http://www.individualizedfunding.ca

Casey Life Skills

Easy to use tools are available to help young people prepare for
adulthood.

www.caseylifeskills.org

• Transition Planning Guides in Canada

British Columbia

Your Future Now. A Transition Planning & Resource Guide for Youth with
Special Needs and Their Families. BC Ministry of Children and Family
Development.
www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/spec_needs/pdf/your_future_now.pdf

Transition Planning for Youth with Special Needs. A Community Support
Guide. BC Ministry of Children and Family Development.
www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/spec_needs/pdf/support_guide.pdf

Alberta

A Parents Guide to Transitional Planning. Persons with Developmental
Disabilities Central Alberta Community Board.
www.pdd.org/Central/resources/transplanning.shtml

Saskatchewan

School to Life Transition Handbook. Five Steps to Successful Planning. Rita
McLeod for the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living.
www.mcleod-educational.com/misc/to_work.pdf

New Brunswick

Building Bridges: A Parent Guide on Transition from School to Work, Adult
Life and Community Participation for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities (1997).
New Brunswick Association for Community Living, Fredericton, NB.

Ontario

Planning for Success: Adolescence to Adulthood (December 2004).
Erinoak,Ontario.
www.erinoak.org/resources/publications/Transit.Manual%20rev.%20Feb2005.pdf

• Transition Planning Guides in the United States

California

A Guide for Parent and Families to Prepare Students with Special Needs to Enter
Post-Secondary Environments. WorkAbility I and the Family Transition Network.
www.everhart.leon.k12.fl.us/waguide.htm#whatis

Best Practices for Transition Services from School to Adult Life from the
Consumer/Family Viewpoint. California School to Work Interagency
Transition Partnership (SWIPT).
www.everhart.leon.k12.fl.us/ts_bestprac.htm#1

Washington

Transition Guide for Washington State. The Center for Change in Transition
Services, Seattle University.
www.seattleu.edu/ccts/docs/Transition%20Guide.pdf

North Dakota

Bridging the Gap: Charting a Successful Transition from School to Living and
Working Independently within the Community. (1997). North Dakota
Transition Guidebook. Minot, ND.
www.dpi.state.nd.us/transitn/publicatns.shtm

• Other Transition Planning Resources

Canadian Council for Exceptional Children (CCEC)

Since its founding, CCEC has advocated for exceptional students - those with
disabilities and special challenges, and those with gifts and talents. CCEC
is committed to those who work with special students - educators, support
personnel and parents - recognizing that these dedicated people need the
resources, tools and professional opportunities to perform their jobs well.
http://canadian.cec.sped.org/

EnableLink

Linking people with disabilities to a world of resources. Based in Toronto,
the Canadian Abilities Foundation and EnableLink provides information
for people with disabilities on a range of topics from around the world –
links to the Abilities Magazine, community information, chat and message
boards, information for families, youth, women, seniors, on a variety of
issues including housing, health, employment, education etc.
www.enablelink.org/index.html

Disability Ontario Online Resource (DOOR) for transition 2
adulthood

This site opens the DOOR 2 Adulthood which helps adolescents with
disabilities think about leading their own life. Get information and
learn from other people through “Tips and Tricks”, “Blogs” and “Stories”.
Check it out at: www.ablelink.org/public/transition/default.htm

Mazemaster – Youth@bilities

The Mazemaster® has been developed as a community-minded project
that operates within a partnership between the Toronto Catholic District
School Board and Human Resources Development Canada. Mazemaster /
Youth@bilities is dedicated to providing valuable online information for
young persons with disabilities between the ages of 14 to 35. In addition
to a wide range of information on Employment, Education and Training,
Youth@bilities also has resources that include a quarterly e-newsletter, a
“What’s New” page, information on Independent Living, Advocacy, Arts
and Culture and Recreation.
Go to www.mazemaster.on.ca/newcov.cgi and select Youth@abiilties
under the Mazemaster Modules pull down menu.

Bloorview Kids Rehab

Bloorview Kids Rehab is Canada’s largest children’s rehabilitation hospital.
They are known the world over for care, research and education that
give children with disabilities the tools to get where they want to go.
Tips on transition planning can be found in the PDF documents available
on line. Check it out at www.bloorview.ca/webpdfs/index.htm

National Dissemination Centre for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

NICHCY is based in Washington D.C. and serves as a central source
of information in the United States on:

• disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth;
• IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education;
• No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities);
  and
• research-based information on effective educational practices.

www.nichcy.org/index.html

NICHCY Transition Planning Resources

NICHCY's Transition Summary series focuses on preparing youth with
disabilities to move from high school to the adult world.
www.nichcy.org/transitn.asp

This article provides an overview on transition planning.
Transition Planning: A Team Effort
www.nichcy.org/pubs/transum/ts10.pdf

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)

NCSET coordinates national resources in United States, offers technical
assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and
transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for
youth to achieve successful futures.
www.ncset.org

NCSET Parent Briefs

This series of articles promotes effective parent involvement in
secondary education and transition.
www.ncset.org/publications/default.asp#parent

Dr. Paula Kohler

Dr. Kohler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational
Studies at Western Michigan University and is recognized for her research
regarding effective transition practices for youth with disabilities.
http://homepages.wmich.edu/~kohlerp

• Education Planning Documents

Ontario Ministry of Education

Special Education Information
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/speced.html

The Individual Education Plan (IEP). A Resource Guide 2004
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/guide/resource/index.html

Transition Planning. A Resource Guide 2002
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/transiti/transition.html

Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board
http://w3.dpcdsb.org/CEC/

Special Education Information
http://w3.dpcdsb.org/CEC/Programs/Special+Education/

Special Education Advisory Committee
http://w3.dpcdsb.org/CEC/Programs/Special+Education/SEAC+Information.htm

Special Education Parent Guide
http://w3.dpcdsb.org/CEC/Programs/Special+Education/Parent+Guide.htm

Halton District School Board
www.hdsb.ca

Special Education Information
http://hdsb.ca/main.aspx?sMenuKey=406&sMenuID=406&sParentID=403&sPageID=440

Halton Catholic District School Board
www.hcdsb.org/

Special Education Information
http://www.hcdsb.org/speced/

Peel District School Board
http://www.peelschools.org/index.htm

Special Education
http://www.peelschools.org/parents/facts/special.htm

Special Education Plan
http://www.peelschools.org/parents/facts/spec-edplan.htm

Waterloo Region District School Board
www.wrdsb.on.ca

Special Education Information
www.wrdsb.on.ca/specialed.php

Special Education Plan
www.wrdsb.on.ca/sped_plan_full.pdf

Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
www.wrdsb.on.ca/publications/spec_ed_adv_committee.pdf

SEAC Handbook
www.wrdsb.on.ca/SEAC_Booklet.pdf

Waterloo Catholic District School Board
www.wcdsb.edu.on.ca

Special Education Information
www.wcdsb.edu.on.ca/ss/student.html

Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
www.wcdsb.edu.on.ca/ss/spec-ed/special-ed-committee.html

EP Parent Guide
www.wcdsb.edu.on.ca/ss/pdf/IEP.pdf

Community Connections 2007 is an Information booklet of support services
for persons with disabilities. It is available online at both of the Waterloo
Region School Board websites and Community Information Centre of
Waterloo Region.

http://www.wcdsb.edu.on.ca/ss/spec-ed/publications-cc.html
http://www.wrdsb.on.ca/community_connections.pdf
http://www.waterlooregion.org/cic/files/CommunityConnections2007.pdf

Wellington Catholic District School Board
www.wellingtoncssb.edu.on.ca

Upper Grand District School Board
www.ugdsb.on.ca

Click on "Program" to view a list of helpful documents and guides, and
links to the Special Education Advisory Committee member organizations
and other community partners."

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