SPECED 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Best Buddies International, Functional Skills Qualification, Supported Living
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Work with students to get them out of high school. Go to college, get a job and independent living. Pe(cid:374)(cid:374)syl(cid:448)a(cid:374)ia la(cid:449) age 14, united states law age 16. Individualized transition plan: age-appropriate transition assessment, asks questions about career goals, college (where) (how to pay for it), living, functional skills (cooking, sewing), transportation, functional math and reading, Hygiene, drivers license: measurable postsecondary goals, transition services, a coordinated set of transition related instructional strategies and activities, annual iep goals, simultaneously teach academic and transition related skills, coordinate transition services with adult agencies. Include training for recreation and leisure in curricula for school-age children with disabilities: examples of activities on campus: best buddies, special olympics, sexuality and dating, address skills related to relationships, respe(cid:272)t fa(cid:373)ily"s (cid:449)ishes. Institutions - no longer: most students stay at home for as long as their parents / guardians can care for them.