What agencies are there in florida to help learning disabled children transition from school to work/college?

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What agencies are there in florida to help learning disabled children transition from school to work/college?

Answer 1

there is one that I know of....but ALL schools must help with the transition into post secondary education. I went to school last semester with a guy that was blind, and the school  provided him with so much help. the link to florida DVR is below. good luck!!

http://www.rehabworks.org/

Answer 2

The department of Rehabilitation?

i dunno, my dad is a rehad counselor and ive heared of him helping people just like that....

Answer 3

for work

The school itself should have a transition coordinator-

and the state should have a vocational rehabilitation department

Answer 4

Department of Human Services or the Department of Rehabilitation. Different states have different names for it. Just go there or call and they can either help you or put you on the right track.

Actually your high school should have been working on this transition already for a few years.

If you have trouble, contact the state AG through the state webpage and they can help you.

Answer 5

The federal law called Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (or IDEA) requires transition services to be written into an IEP beginning at age 16.  Goals must be written in line with the student's wishes to attend college and/or vocational goals.  One of my favorite excerpts from federal law is this:  "The purposes of this title are to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment and independent living."  (section 1400(d)(1)(A).  Please check out the Wrightslaw page on Transition at http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/trans.ind... .  Your school district is required to provide special education services for children to age 22.  At that time, if the adult qualifies, your local regional center will take over.  However, learning disabled children might not qualify for regional center services depending on the level of disability.

More and more colleges have ADA/504 departments...referring to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.  Many colleges offer accomodations to students of varying disabilities.  In fact, as a parent advocate, I find colleges are much, much more open to providing accomodations for various disabilities than our school districts.

Answer 6

I live Texas, but try United Way for  answers, they may have  help lines for this.  *mamatx