There are many informational resources available to assist students in the transition process. Resources are available in the general area of high school transition and also transition as related to specific disabilities.
The first resource for students to consult is their high school transition coordinator and/or guidance counselor. This is the person most familiar with each student and his or her particular needs. Other resources include:
CHOICES Website: www.postsecondarychoices.org
ACT: http://www.act.org/
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: www.agbell.org
Association for Persons in Supported Employment (APSE): www.apse.org
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD): www.chadd.org
College Board: www.CollegeBoard.com
Coordinator for Transition Services, Illinois State Board of Education, SM Walter, Highland Park, IL,
PH: 618 651-9028, email: smwalter@charter.net or swalter@isbe.net - www.isbe.state.il.us/speced/
html/total.htm
Council for Exceptional Children: www.cec.sped.org
Councils on Developmental Disabilities: www.state.il.us/agency/icdd/
DHS (State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency): http://www.dhs.state.il.us
disabilityInfo.gov - comprehensive Federal website of disability-related government resources:
http://disabilityinfo.gov
Heath Resource Center of George Washington University: http://www.heath.gwu.edu
Illinois Employment and Training Center (IETC): http://www.ildceo.net/RegionalOutreach/
Illinois State Board of Education: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/spec-ed/
Illinois Special Ed: http://illinoisspecialed.com/
Illinois Vocational & Technical Schools: http://www.rwm.org/rwm/tf_ill.html
Job Accommodation Network (JAN): www.jan.wvu.edu
Job Corp (U.S. Dept of Labor): http://www.jobcorps.gov/Youth.aspx
National Association for College Admissions Counseling: www.nacacnet.org
National Association for Down Syndrome: www.nads.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCID): www.ncld.org
National Council on Disability: www.ncd.gov
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY):
http://www.nichcy.org/
NCSET: http://www.ncset.org/
Online Aspergers Syndrome Information & Support: http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/
Post-ITT: www.postitt.org
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired:
www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29974
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind:
www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29975
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs: www.uic.edu/hsc/dscc/
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities: www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=32253
The Source – Autism and Aspergers: http://maapservices.org/
Tools for Student Success: http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/tools-for-success/index.html
U.S. Department of Education: www.ed.gov
Where can I find information in Spanish? Necesito informacion en Espanol?:
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/resources/faqs/?page=2
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