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Acne
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/QAA327499

Adult Day Care
ETA Daycare Center, LLC
P.O Box 1051
Louisville, KY 40201
Office Phones
(502)776-7656
(502)751-2028
Fax:(502)776-7640
http://www.etadc.net/index.htm

Best Evidence Encyclopedia posted 10.26.06

from the Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education at John Hopkins University
Which educational programs have been successful evaluated in valid research? This web site presents reliable, unbiased information on high-quality evaluations of educational programs. http://www.bestevidence.org/

Emergency Preparedness

A new section has been added to the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing webpage under Information and Referral, entitled, “Emergency Preparedness”. Fact sheets and newsletters on preparing for a wide variety of emergencies and natural disasters are available there. This information is useful to everyone.

http://www.kcdhh.ky.gov/ois/emergency.html

No Child Left Behind and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act posted 10.26.06

A guide for parents of students with disabilities regarding key provisions of NCLB and IDEA and how they can be used to work together.

It’s free at: http://education.umn.edu/nceo/OnlinePubs/Parents.pdf

NFB-NEWSLINE
The service is a free service to all Kentuckians who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise unable to use conventional print material. Individuals who are learning disabled, the inability to use hands and arms, and other unique conditions to the successful use of the newspaper qualify the person(s) to meet eligibility criteria to obtain the service. The individual needs to possess a touch-tone telephone service. Contact Ms. Pamela Roark-Glisson today to get registered! She can be reached at 1-877-266-2807 from anywhere in the state and at 266-2807 locally in Lexington . Over 150 newspapers and magazines are available on NFB-NEWSLINE.

Transition

www.transitiononestop.org This KY website provides resources for transition from school to community and positive post school outcomes. Transition e news letters and a comprehensive website list are included. Click on high school to community

http://pip.ihdi.weebly.com The Postsecondary Inclusion Partnership (PIP) is a model demonstration project aimed at including students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities in postsecondary education.

http://www.youthhood.org/index.asp A website for youth to help them plan for the future.

Access to Postsecondary Education posted 10.26.06

The following is a letter from Kentucky Department of Education’s Director of Exceptional Children Services to the Directors of Special Education and a link to the book provided.

Dear Director of Special Education:

As you are aware, transition planning for students with disabilities requires careful and thoughtful planning. This planning must include the student; parents; general, career and technical, and special educators; and other agency representatives (such as the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and College and University Disability Service Providers). Processes, such as the ARC, the IEP, and the ILP/IGP are in place to aid in the development of each student’s individual transition plan.

Through the collaborative efforts of several agencies, a handbook has been developed that can help students, parents, teachers, and counselors as they assist students with disabilities plan their futures.

Students transition and go in many different directions after high school. Some choose to go right into the workforce. Some go into military service. Still others go on to postsecondary education. Students with disabilities have all of these options too.

This guide deals with the last of these options, postsecondary education. Postsecondary education includes many kinds of education and training programs, technical college degree and certification programs, apprenticeship experience, two- and four-year colleges, private trade schools, on-the-job training, and more.

The handbook is designed to assist students, parents, school staff, and agency representatives as they collaborate in the transition planning from high school to postsecondary education. It clarifies the differences in the rights and responsibilities of the student in the new environments of adult life. The handbook also outlines the documentation requirements of Kentucky’s postsecondary institutions so that ARCs can consider obtaining or providing needed documentation as part of the transition services of the student’s IEP, as well as the student’s Summary of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance.

If you have questions, please e-mail Lisa Durham at lisa.durham@education.ky.gov <mailto:lisa.durham@education.ky.gov>

R. Larry Taylor
Director, Exceptional Children Services

Kentucky Department of Education
500 Mero Street - 8th Floor Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Voice: 502.564.4970
Fax: 502.564.6721
Email: larry.taylor@education.ky.gov

Access to Postsecondary Education Handbook

Kentucky Vocational Rehabilitation posted 10.26.06

Available on the Kentucky Vocational Rehabilitation’s website http://ovr.ky.gov/index.htm

Consumer Guide revised December 2004 (PDF)

http://ovr.ky.gov/Publications/Consumer%20Guide%202004.pdf

Consumer Guide Large Print revised December 2004 (PDF)

http://ovr.ky.gov/Publications/Consumer%20Guide%202004%20Large%20Print.pdf

Beyond High School/Transition Guide Book (PDF)

http://ovr.ky.gov/Publications/Beyond%20High%20School.pdf

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