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"Skills to Pay the Bills: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success," is a curriculum developed by ODEP focused on teaching "soft" or workforce readiness skills to youth, including youth with disabilities.

"Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is now the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world. Her fascinating life, with all its challenges and successes has been brought to the screen" Ask Temple section

"The ASF Communication Training Series takes all of the hours of great communication workshops and breaks them down into small, digestible parts so that you and your individual with AS can reach her/his greatest communication success at any age. Using web-based teaching, the Series is designed to be sequential and you can join at any time and proceed through the training at your child's pace of learning." A list of webinars, by topic, is here: http://www.angelman.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ASF-CTS-My-Webinar-Log-by-Topic.pdf

"The Lifespan Transitions Center at OCALI The Lifespan Transitions Center offers resources, training, technical assistance, and consultation to support the successful transition of individuals with autism and multiple disabilities throughout their school careers and into their adult lives. Resources address community living and employment."

presentation by Chris Bugaj on how to facilitate speech and language for preschoolers.

This site highlights the employment successes of people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) who are working in paid jobs in their communities. Through the use of innovative, front-line employment support practices, these individuals are earning money, forming networks, and contributing to their communities. Learn more about these people and the promising practices that led to their success. 

using ActivInspire during math instruction

This YouTube video shows ActivInspire's math tools, including a calculator, ruler, protractor, dice, compass, and more! Make math lessons engaging and interactive! Students who have difficulty handling math manipulatives may have more success using these virtual tools on a computer or on a Promethean board.

PECS to SGD: Guidelines and recommendations for a successful transition

Educator-tested tips, advice, and resources for a successful start to the school year.

"The Technology Solutions office provides professionally trained, multi-disciplinary teams to evaluate students in collaboration with school staff and the student's family members. This collaborative approach is necessary for the students to achieve success with the recommended technology as these systems will often be used by the student throughout the day in a variety of settings. " SCROLL DOWN FOR CORE VOCABULARY RESOURCES!

lcpsat adapted books resource Brown Bear

"All individuals have the right to access print materials in order to learn, increase vocational success, and improve overall quality of life." On this website you will find a wealth of information and resources on adapting books compiled by LCPS staff.

"Recognizing that CVI is the leading cause of visual impairment among children and cognizant of the need for highly qualified interventionists, four state deaf-blind projects embarked on a ten-year collaboration known as the "Cortical Visual Impairment Community of Practice". The Deaf-Blind Projects from Delaware, Maryland, Vermont, and West Virginia developed and implemented an innovative and successful professional development program which trained an interdisciplinary team of "CVI Mentors""

The visual format makes organizing, interpreting and understanding new material quicker and more successful than simple memorization alone. The graphic organizers on our site were selected for their value and broad appeal to many different educational sit

The Wonders of Word documents on this site have been created by Lourdes Day in Polk County. You'll be amazed at what you can do with MS Word to support all student!

Awesome collection of math, money, and functional life skills training videos and lessons.

GCFLearnFree.org offers over 60 interactive tutorials on the topics of everyday life, math & money, work & career, and computer training. Using text, audio, rollover, drag and drop, and clickable features, participants navigate through scenarios necessary for success in the world outside of the classroom.

The resource is now featured on the LCPS website as well - http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/Page/102344

Every student has the right to be as successful as possible. There are strategies and tools available within your school and on the Internet that can help students develop to their full potential. Allow us to share the power of these tools and strategies through our Assistive Technology Workshops. These workshops are designed for your school and delivered at your school.

Universal Design for Learning: From Theory to Practice In this webinar, expert classroom educators Jon Mundorf (Naples, FL) and Alexis Reid (Boston, MA) discussed the ways in which UDL helps them teach more effectively and reach more students. They talked about some of the challenges of applying UDL principles and shared proven strategies for success. David Gordon, co-author of the 2014 book Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice, which features both Jon and Alexis, joined them to talk about how the growing community of UDL practitioners is informing and shaping the theory. CAST Professional Learning's Allison Posey moderated.

A comprehensive guide to presuming competence.

"There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly." - Buckminster Fuller "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye." - Antoine de Saint Exupery, The Little Prince The goal of this manual is to help you to improve the world of a person with autism. You don't need to become a professional therapist to help. It is enough to remain a parent, teacher, aide, caregiver, or interested friend.

The ASF Communication Training Series takes all of the hours of great communication workshops and breaks them down into small, digestible parts so that you and your individual with AS can reach her/his greatest communication success at any age.

John Newman, an AT specialist, shares his experiences growing up as a student with a disability. Share this video with students who are working to manage school so they can see that, like John, they too can succeed.