RAISE 2023 Year-end Review and Look Forward to 2024 | |
2023 RAISE YEAR-END REVIEW AND A LOOK FORWARD TO 2024
RAISE and the RSA-PCs have developed new resources—webinars, newsletters, and websites—to support transition into adulthood for students with disabilities in all US states and territories. Read more in this Special Year End Review edition of RAISE the Standard Newsletter. Learn what’s happening in your area and about available resources near you, and a few things to look forward to in 2024.
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The RAISE Center is funded by the Rehabilitation Service Administration (RSA) to provide national technical assistance to the RSA-PCs and other parent centers across the country. RAISE employs face-to-face meetings, webinars, social media and other web-based media, as well as one-to-one direct technical assistance strategies to provide a variety of services to Parent Center staff.
Visit the Raisecenter.org website now to learn more >>
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The RSA Parent Centers are also funded by the Rehabilitation Service Administration (RSA) and serve all regions and territories across the country. The regional parent centers are charged with providing training and programming to youth/young adults with disabilities and their families, and professionals, as well as other PTIs and CPRCs on the issues surrounding youth transition, the period of time between adolescence and adulthood. These centers include:
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Regions A1 & A2
REAL Transition Partners
Region A1 serves parent centers in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Region A2 serves parent centers in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands.
REAL Transition Partners provides innovative services that involve diverse youth/young adults with disabilities and their families, highlight the region’s strengths and collaborative spirit, and through a regional Community of Practice, enhance participating parent center capacity around transition and adult service systems.
Webinars:
English Versions | Versiones en inglés
How Do I Get the Job I Want?
https://youtu.be/GzHRRRewKp8?si=OqB1Wf6hrxT3ECrv
A Future that Includes Employment
https://youtu.be/AkHBJI8on04?si=YAfzHhL1zl_EOEL_
Versiones en español | Spanish Versions
Transición a la Vida Adulta
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGXju3IK5UOVkjnK62XxEmWTGQkhih2FY&si=5YGQjfnQ09ni8ZBc
¿Cómo Puedo Tener el Trabajo Que Quiero?
https://youtu.be/A8lVInMP3uk?si=4coatYY-LVMhmLiU
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Region C1
PACER
Region C1 serves parent centers in Minnesota, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Illinois, and Michigan.
PACER Center enhances the quality of life and expands opportunities for children, youth, and young adults with all disabilities and their families so each person can reach his or her highest potential. PACER operates on the principles of parents helping parents, supporting families, promoting a safe environment for all children, and working in collaboration with others. Through more than 30 projects, PACER provides individual assistance, workshops, publications, and other resources to help families make decisions about education and other services for their child or young adult with disabilities.
Kentucky KY-Spin
KY-SPIN Self-Determination Infographic
http://www.kyspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/KY-SPIN-Self-Determination-Infographic-AV.pdf
Watch the Self-Determination Infographic on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgLQXWUSw7U
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
My Adventures in Youth Empowerment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-vDKTBGxJM
Wisconsin FACETS
Transition IEP Checklist | English Version
https://www.pacer.org/project-launch/pdf/wi-iep-checklist-english.pdf
Transition IEP Checklist User Guide | English Version
https://www.pacer.org/project-launch/pdf/wi-iep-checklist-instructions.jpg
Proceso de transición de IEP | Versiones en español
https://www.pacer.org/project-launch/pdf/wi-iep-checklist-spanish.pdf
Guía del usuario de la lista de Proceso de transición de IEP | Versiones en español
https://www.pacer.org/project-launch/pdf/wi-iep-checklist-user-guide-spanish.pdf
18-slide PowerPoint slide deck for the Transition IEP Checklist
https://www.pacer.org/project-launch/pdf/wi-transition-checklist-slides.pptx
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Region D2
PEAK
Region D2 serves parent centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
Project POWER's Youth Advisory Community has youth and young adult representatives from Arizona, California, Colorado, and Utah. This year, our youth and young adults shared their voices on mental health and social connectedness. These two documents work together in sharing how social connectedness, or the lack of it, can increase the risk of or deepen a mental health condition. You can use the documents to learn the signs that someone close to you may have a mental health condition. You can also use these documents to take active steps that could improve their situation by understanding the power of being socially connected to their peers and community and using the resource links to learn more.
Social Connectedness Fact Sheet
https://www.peakparent.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Social-Connectedness.pdf
Mental Health Fact Sheet
https://www.peakparent.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mental_health_awareness_yac-3.pdf
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Coming March 18th, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST...
Getting on the Same Page: Helping Families and Youth to "Think College" webinar, with Dan Habib
Students with intellectual disability want to go to college - and they can! But they can't get there alone. They need educators and family members who understand what skills are necessary to make it happen and will support them to achieve their goals. And they need resources to help them (and their families!) understand the college search and application process. Think College created the "Think Higher. Think College." public awareness campaign to inform and educate teachers, school administrators, support professionals, college staff and faculty, families, and students themselves that college is an option for students with intellectual disability. The public awareness campaign includes new tools to make the process easy to understand and doable. Join us for this free webinar to learn about the current picture of inclusive higher education in the US, and hear from college students with intellectual disability from around the country, along with educators and family members, to learn how we can "Think Higher. Think College." together.
Coming Late Spring/Early Summer 2024...
Youth Engagement Now Products
This set of products has been created by youth leaders with disabilities from across the nation to support inclusive youth engagement programs for state teams and Parent Centers.
Coming June 2024...
RAISE Summit and Youth Development Institute
The RAISE Summit and Youth Development Institute will be held in Missouri. Look for details to come out soon.
Coming Early Fall 2024...
Parent Centers and Vocational Rehabilitation System Tools
This set of products will support the development of working relationships between Parent Centers and Vocational Rehabilitation services.
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Raise Center
The RAISE Center provides national technical assistance to the RSA-PC’s and other parent centers across the country. RAISE employs face-to-face meetings, webinars, social media and other web-based media, as well as one-to-one direct technical assistance strategies to provide a variety of services to Parent Center staff. RAISE also provides resources available to individual parents and professionals.
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Collaboration • Empowerment • Capacity-building | |
RAISE The Standard enewsletter identifies and shares resources that the Rehabilitation Services Administration Parent Training and Information Centers (RSA-PTI) can use and share with families. | |
The RAISE Technical Assistance Center is working to advance the accessibility of its digital resources, including its websites, enewsletters and various digital documents. | |
RAISE, the National Resources for Access, Independence, Self-Advocacy and Employment is a user-centered technical assistance center that understands the needs and assets of the RSA-PTIs, coordinates efforts with the Technical Assistance provided by PTI centers and involves RSA-PTIs as key advisors and partners in all product and service development and delivery. | |  |
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The RAISE Center is a project of the SPAN Parent Advocacy Network and is funded by the US Department of Education's Rehabilitation Service Administration. The contents of this resource were developed under a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Education (H235G200007)). However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education and should not assume endorsement by the federal government.
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