Guests Joyce Montgomery from the California Transition Alliance and Rachel De Bruin, Transition Coordinator for Connecting Waters Charter share resources, personal stories, and best practices in the area of transition. Guests provide context regarding the challenges and opportunities for graduating students stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as valuable information about building and sustaining a strong high school transition program.

To access Rachel De Bruin’s curated transition resource padlets, or sign up for upcoming workshops visit:

www.abilityeducation.org

Padlet code: workshop

Visit the California Transition Alliance website at http://www.catransitionalliance.org to access transition tools and resources for teachers, parents and educators.

Additional resources:

-California Career zone https://www.cacareerzone.org/

-California career center https://www.calcareercenter.org/

-Transition California https://www.chapman.edu/education/centers-and-partnerships/thompson-policy-institute/transition-initiative/index.aspx

-National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: https://transitionta.org/

-Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Center: http://www.wintac.org/topic-areas/pre-employment-transition-services

-Disability Benefits 101: https://ca.db101.org/ca/situations/youthanddisability/planning/program.htm

-JAN: Job Accommodation Network: https://askjan.org/