Center on Transition Innovations

Center on Transition Innovations is a statewide portal of information to support your work in guiding youth with #disabilities as they #transition to adulthood.

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📢 We’re bringing back our popular Transition Talks series!

🗓️ Join us for the first Q&A on Dec 2 - 3:30 PM

Learn how to:
✔️build shared expectations
✔️strengthen communication
✔️support families guiding student toward life after HS

Family Engagement:
🔗https://t.co/0Dlr1AVbUW

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🔘 Reflect on the Outcome: Afterward, ask: “How did that go?” or “Would you make the same choice again?” Reflection builds confidence for future decisions.

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This week’s #TransitionTip is to support students with disabilities to build independence by practicing small, real-life decisions at home. Here’s a simple way parents can support this skill over the summer:

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🔘 Support the Follow-Through: Once a choice is made, encourage the student to carry it out independently, offering light support as needed.

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This week's resource is our Get Ready for Independent Living: Facilitator's Guide, A step-by-step guide to successfully implementing our free online course for students with disabilities: Get Ready for Independent Living.

Download the guide here: https://t.co/wdSuyf9HsS

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"Independent living is not doing things by yourself; it is being in control of how things are done." -Judy Heumann

This week, remember that the work you do to ensure everyone has the support they need to be independent is worthwhile work.

Wishing you all a great week! ☀️

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✨ Spotlight Virginians Success Story
🏥 Medicaid Waivers in Virginia (Webcast)
We’ll be dropping these resources throughout the month, so make sure to turn on notifications for our page!

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Welcome to June! ☀️ We're excited to announce this month's theme: Independent Living.

Resources this June:
📘 Get Ready for Independent Living: Facilitator's Guide
💻 Independent Living & Housing Considerations when Transition Planning (Webcast)
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This webcast provides an overview of IPSE programs, and it looks at current initiatives happening across Virginia and at VCU. Attendees will walk away with a better understanding of IPSE and actionable next steps to continue their learning about IPSE in Virginia.

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📣 NEW WEBCAST ANNOUNCEMENT: Inclusive Postsecondary Education (IPSE) in Virginia

June 17, 2026 | 2:00pm - 2:45pm Eastern

Register to join: https://t.co/AaVRnYnSrk

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Presented By:
Jaclyn Camden, M.Ed., NCC,
-Director of ACE-IT in College
-Project Director for Transition RRTC
-Assistant Director of CTI

Jan Shea, MSW
-Program Coordinator at ACE-IT in College
-Transition Technology Training Associate

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👤 Family members wanting to actively support their child’s career journey.

Don't just wish them luck. Give them the tools to succeed. Ready to get started?

👉 Enroll Today: https://t.co/dhTjqefvbI

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Whether you are a student mapping out your future or a supporter helping someone navigate theirs, having the right roadmap makes all the difference.

Check out our free, self-paced course, Get Ready for Your Career:
https://t.co/dhTjqefvbI

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👤 Students with disabilities (Grades 8 and higher) ready to prepare for their careers.

👤 Educators, school counselors, and service providers looking for a structured curriculum or professional development.

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🔘 Debrief and Validate: Immediately after their part is done, provide specific praise. Highlight exactly what they did well (e.g., "You spoke clearly about needing organizational support!"). This builds the positive reinforcement loop needed for future self-advocacy.

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Research shows that teaching self-determination skills in middle school leads to higher graduation rates and better employment outcomes. This week's #TransitionTip is an easy way to implement student-led IEP components in meetings:

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🔘 Set a Comfort Boundary: Give the student total control over their participation level. They can choose to actively participate for the whole meeting, read their script only, or even pre-record a video clip of their script if speaking in front of a group feels too overwhelming.