Videos

How is Section 504 for post-secondary education different from IDEA in high schools? What accommodations will youth and young adults have at community colleges, colleges, or universities in Pennsylvania? What can I do to better prepare youth and young adults for success in college? This session will provide valuable information to youth and young adults, family members, higher education professionals, secondary educators, vocational rehabilitation professionals, and agency stakeholders.

This panel presentation including a young adult, will help young adults with disabilities and their families understand the differences between the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) that is used in school and the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) that young adults with a disability develops with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) as they transition from high school to employment. Learn the INs and OUTs of working with OVR, including the supports provided by the Client Assistance Program (CAP) on how to self advocate in IPE development and throughout the OVR process. As part of the presentation, the presenters will follow a young girl named "Penny" as she transitions from high school graduation to adult life.

This session provides an overview of the Competitive Integrated Employment Grants offered through PaTTAN in 2019.

The Literacy Toolkit is a training series consisting of a progressive sequence of interactive webinars focused on expanding the instructional interventions used to promote the literacy achievement of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Presentations in the training series will focus on how to plan and implement instructional interventions based on student learning needs and evidenced-based assessments (norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, and progress monitoring). Instructional delivery “techniques” and implementation “tips and tricks” will be discussed. Additionally, a set of intervention resources, materials, weblinks, and e-learning applications will be assembled for each topic to assist with implementation.

This session will focus on the knowledge and skill needed by assistive technology decision makers supporting students with complex needs, in order to consider, introduce, and teach use of specialized equipment that will allow these students to participate and achieve. The presenters will share what powered systems are currently available and how the programmable electronics and hardware integrate with augmentative systems and computer access, including how we can teach more efficient scanning, mouse emulation, and directed or direct selection with on-screen keyboarding, using case studies.

Welcome to Chapter Five of the Pennsylvania Secondary Transition “Connecting for Employment” training series. In this video, we will recap what we have learned so far to support a person’s successful transition.

Welcome to Chapter Four of the Pennsylvania Secondary Transition “Connecting for Employment” training series. In this video, we will discuss the Office of Developmental Programs and their role in a person’s successful transition.

Welcome to the Pennsylvania Secondary Transition “Connecting for Employment” training series. The goal of this five-part series is to help educators and community agency personnel learn about each other’s respective roles in secondary transition planning and how working together can lead to lifelong success for students with disabilities.

Welcome to Chapter Three of the Pennsylvania Secondary Transition “Connecting for Employment” training series. In this video, we will discuss the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) and their role in a person’s successful transition.

Welcome to Chapter Two of the Pennsylvania Secondary Transition “Connecting for Employment” training series. In this video, we will discuss the Pennsylvania Department of Education - Bureau of Special Education and their role in a person’s successful transition.