1. Effective Outreach to Youth with Disabilities Through Interagency Collaboration CWA Conference, 2016 Sacramento, CA Presenters: Sue Sawyer Vicki Shadd January 12, 2016 * First in a series of 3 sessions www.catransitionalliance.org

2. Welcome A Certificate will be issued to individuals who complete all three of these Sessions The Certificate will document you have participated in three introductory workshops Introduction to Serving Youth with Disabilities Certificate Issued by the California Transition Alliance  Effective Outreach to Youth with Disabilities and Interagency Collaboration  Competitive Integrated Employment and Accommodations in the Work Place  Person Centered Planning: Self Advocacy and Student Lead Meetings  Powerpoints for each session will be posted on the CA Transition Alliance website (www.catransitionalliance.org) February 1, 2016www.catransitionalliance.org

3. Our Challenge Preparing Youth with Disabilities for Employment This session will focus on three topics The identification of a youth with disabilities The importance of interagency collaboration Strategies to build connections Who are youth with disabilities? What employment challenges do these youth face?

4. 4 School / Agency Expectations Poverty Peers School / Agency Expectations Family Transition Influences for Youth Delayed Adulthood Poverty Juvenile Justice Diploma Work Experience Assets Expectations Disability Peers Stress

5. Learning about and Collaborating with other agencies  Youth often qualify for services from a variety of agencies.  There is a value of collaboration- shared information, avoid duplication of effort, share expertise, common message to the youth.  What are the possibilities?  What are the limitations?  Where are the natural interface opportunities  Is there a shared vision?  Can working together increase positive outcomes for the youth and the programs involved

6. How Many Plans Does One Person Need 6 Whose Plan Is it? They all begin with the person at the center

7. FAMILY Schools Teachers CA DOR Community College Youth Transition Partnership DDS CA Transition Alliance Adult ED C2C Community SELPA Employers WorkAbility How Many Hats Do Each of Us Wear? Are there any Hats that are missing? What hats do you partner with the most? What new opportunities are emerging in your state? Social Services American Job Center Probation Youth Allies Mentors

8. Rules of Building a Collaboration  Identify Shared Concern  Identify potential partners  Identify forums / advisory groups, in existence in your community to join  Identify who has the skills, leadership and communication skills to lead  Examples

9. A Few Facts About Schools  Schools have a variety of goals for students.  Primary goals: Earn a diploma (or certificate), Prepare for college/career  Transition Mandates require assessment, goal setting, student engagement, inviting agencies and families  Not everyone with a disability is served in special education  Students are invited to the IEP, may not attend-or engage in the meeting  Occupational training is career-technical education, career pathways  Students may or may not discuss disability in the school environment  Outreach may be most effective by connecting with administration, or special education  Enrollment by Disability  Speech /Language Health/Physical Sensory IDD/DD Learning Disability Autism Social  6914 23,786 4534 22,128 114,601 14,368 13,073  3% 12% 2% 11% 57% 6% 7%

10. Building Relationships Mapping Resources  The “W” Questions  Who  How  When  Where  And most importantly Why

11. Plans, Plans, Plans  Does your plan interface with other plans?  Identify 1 challenge you face when working with schools  Identify 1 challenge you face when work with a youth who has a disability

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13. Resources Wrap Up Q & A