2022 HELIX In-Person Experience: High Expectations for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities
10. Planning and Navigating The Career Road:Optimizing Employment Outcomes For Students Who Are Deaf
Session Dates
Monday November 14, 2022 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM - The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
Closed
In this workshop, participants will learn about the importance of transition planning in helping students who are deaf and or hard of hearing to plan for and navigate the career road in effort to obtain and maintain competitive employment. Too often for youth who are deaf and hard of hearing, the career road is marked by detours as they are more apt to experience issues related to unemployment or underemployment as they attempt to enter and maintain employment in the workforce. This is despite a willingness to want to work competitively in the workforce after gaining the necessary education, training, and skills.
Participants will be able to:
- Identify and explain potential, future obstacles that students may encounter in the workforce as well as strategies to provide students to overcome those issues.
- Describe the difference between entitlement and eligibility and how it affects a student’s future.
- List secondary transition resources and organizations that will support their students.
Target Audience
Teachers, administrators, speech language pathologists, related service providers, consultants, training and consulting staff, paraprofessionals, family members
Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event. Contact: Annette Bauerlein, at 810-878-7211, or
abauerlein@pattankop.net.