In this issue: All About Transition
  • National Deaf-Blind Community of Practice
  • Effective Transition Planning
  • Upcoming events
  • Center for Disabilities
  • Transition to Employment Training
  • TransitionsInAction Clinic
  • Midwest Transition Institute
  • South Dakota Parent Connections
  • SD High School Graduation Requirements
  • Resources/Strategies
University of South Dakota
Center for Disabilities
Transition planning can be an overwhelming time for families and educators. Luckily, there are many workshops, trainings and resources now available to help create a Person Centered Transition Plan that really focuses on the student. If your child or student is 14 years or older, now is the time to begin these conversations. Please check out this newsletter to see many wonderful upcoming events all about transition!

Thank you!
Rose and Brandy

Want to be part of a National Deaf-Blind Community of Practice?
 In response to requests from state deaf-blind projects, NCDB is launching a national community of practice (CoP) for professionals who work with students who are deaf-blind. As we begin to plan activities to create online communities where professionals exchange ideas and best practices, problem solve, and provide support to one another using a variety of learning, communication, and networking strategies, please take a moment to provide information about your preferences for participating in a national CoP.
Effective Transition Planning
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition provides resources and guidance in the areas of Transition Planning, Graduate, Post-School Success and Data Analysis & Use.  To learn more about research-based practices and predictors, check out this document:


Transition: Upcoming Events
FREE TRANSITION TO EMPLOYMENT TRAINING SERIES!
Please join us at the Center for Disabilities as we host a group viewing of a 3-part webinar series on transition to employment using the Discovery Process. The training, offered by a collaboration of the Montana/South Dakota Deaf-Blind Programs, teaches supporting students with significant disabilities (including deaf-blindness) the tools to: explore community employment as a post-school outcome for all of their students; begin identifying students’ interests, skills and abilities, and support needs; and identify tasks the student could offer in employment. The goal of the series is for parents/teams/professionals to use the information to create an individualized work experience for a student they are currently working with.

About the Trainer : Ellen Condon , M.Ed. is the Transition Projects Director, and the Montana Deaf-Blind Project Director at the University of Montana's Rural Institute on Disabilities, where she has worked since 1996 on Transition and Employment for youth with significant disabilities.
Part 1:
Accessing Competitive Integrated Employment Through a Customized Approach
This session will introduce the audience to strategies called customized employment and discovery; explain how discovery can be used as an alternative to traditional assessments, to highlight a student’s interests, abilities, support needs, and potential work tasks.

February 19th, 2019
2:00-3:15 pm
Room 105
Part 2:
Using the Strategies of Discovery to Learn About the Student
This session will introduce the strategies of observation, interview and description to assist teams to identify skills and interests, ideal conditions for success, and potential tasks that a student could do for employment.




April 16th, 2019
2:00-3:15 pm
Room 106
Part 3:
Translating the Information Learned in Discovery into Characteristics of a Well-Matched Work Experience
This session will illustrate how to translate interests and skills into job tasks, and perceived barriers to employment into ideal conditions for success.




September 17th, 2019
2:00-3:15 pm
Room 106

Meeting Location:
Center for Disabilities
1400 West 22nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Questions?
Contact Jon Wallner or Rose Moehring at
800-658-3080 or 605-357-1439.
Bridging Meaningful Connections
for the Journey Ahead
Are you overwhelmed with your child's transition to adulthood?
Our monthly transition clinics integrate interviews, assessments, and activities together with discussions that allow our team to get to know your young adult's strengths, interests and vision for the future.
Meeting Location:
Center for Disabilities
1400 West 22nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105 
Questions?
Phone: 1-800-658-3080
Email: cd@usd.edu




Watch this video to learn about the NCDB Endorsed Transition Toolkit: Enhancing Self-Determination for Young adults who are Deaf-Blind
Meeting Location:
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Drive
St Paul, MN 55112
Resources & Strategies of the Month: Transition
National Center for Deaf-Blindness Presents:
South Dakota Parent Connection
PACER’s National Parent Center on Transition and Employment
Rose Moehring, Deaf-Blind Program Director
rose.moehring@usd.edu
(605) 357-1437
Brandy Sebera, Deaf-Blind Program Instructor
brandy.sebera@usd.edu
(605) 357-1437
South Dakota Deaf-Blind Project| Visit our website!