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Now that you’ve learned about the possibilities for your future and are working toward your own goals, you might need a tool to help you stay on track. Visit Before Age 18 to get a list of action steps and things you can do to prepare for becoming an adult. You can also complete the form below to get your …
Share what you experienced with your Self-Advocacy Challenges! Complete your Self-Advocacy Challenge Journal to share: The challenge you completed One thing you learned from the experience One thing you would do differently next time URLThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required) First Email(Required) What challenges did you try?(Required)Describe what you learned from the experiences. What was …
Being able to understand the resources and supports available to you at home, work, school and your community around you is important. Being able to ask for what you need and achieve your goals, means sometimes taking the lead to express yourself, ask questions, and share your ideas. To tell people what you want, you need to know what’s out …
What is an accommodation? Accommodations are an alteration of something. In this case it may be of a lesson, tests or work environment. The purpose of the accommodation is to help you in succeed at the skills you are working on. One important thing to remember is that everyone learns differently. An accommodation is not given to you because you …
We are all different and alike. We all have things we are good at and things we want to improve. Your disability is a part of you, but does not define who you are as a person. By understanding your disability, you will be able to talk about how it impacts the way you live, learn, and work. This will …
Being a better self-advocate means being able to make decisions about yourself. As a teenager, it may feel like the adults around you get to make all of the decisions. As you get older, you will have more responsibilities in making your own decisions. Your personal choices will shape your life and help you achieve your goals. So how do …
Remember, talking about your disability is called disclosure. When it comes to talking about your disability, you have both rights or protections and responsibilities. Your responsibilities and protections are different in school versus after high school when you continue your education or get a job.Find Out the Differences: At SchoolAt school, your individualized education program (IEP), as required under the …
Most employers agree that employability skills are some of the most important things they look for when hiring someone. They need to know how you’re going to act in a variety of situations. Let’s put your skills to the test! Choose a situation and see how you do. You can try them all if you like.What Would You Do ActivityReturn …
Independent living skills are what you need to take charge of and direct your own life. You need these skills to be successful in your job and in your personal life. Independent living skills include: Communication Time management Managing money Getting around Keeping it clean Job seeking Using community resources In these next activities, let’s look closer at these skills, …
Once you have an idea of the type of education required to reach your career goals, what are the next steps? Complete the survey below to get a customized plan for finding out more about education and training next steps for you! You can also download and save our Post-Secondary Education and Training Guide (pdf). NameThis field is for validation …
