Helping young people with chronic conditions and disabilities transition to adult healthcare empowers them to understand their care, advocate for themselves, and adjust to new systems. This approach ensures continuity of care, leads to better health outcomes, and improves their quality of life, even when lifelong caregiver support is needed. Join our chat to learn: [...]
If you are a parent or caregiver of a youth with mental health challenges, you may have questions about their transition to adulthood. This Time for Transition Chat with Deb Jurkoic, the NAMI NH NH Family Network Coordinator, covers the following topics: Housing support Medication management Safety guidance Consultations The timeline to transition Checklists to use [...]
If your student is exploring colleges this year, this chat will empower your family to find the best fit and plan for a smooth transition! In this chat, you’ll discover: Key questions to assess accessibility services, course load flexibility, housing, and social opportunities Tips for optimizing the application process and disclosing a disability Grants, [...]
In this 20-minute module, families will learn: What Extended School Year (ESY) services are Why a child might need ESY services ESY services available beyond the summer break How to have a conversation with the IEP Team about what your child’s program could look like Use the [...]
UNH-4U is a secondary education option for students with intellectual disabilities to have the ability to reach their life and career goals. This option allows students to experience college life with peers without disabilities. Join Ariel Schwartz as she explains what UNH-4U and Bridges are all about. She will share how you can connect your [...]
The NH Bureau of Special Education Supports has issued an updated Special Education Procedural Safeguards Handbook for districts to provide parents of children with disabilities. This handbook has adopted the federal template while also including NH-specific information. Procedural Safeguards are designed to protect the rights of parents and their children with a disability and, at the same [...]
A recent Gallup Poll conducted in partnership with the NH Learning Initiative revealed that NH students who engage in career-connected learning experiences feel more hopeful about their future and engage more at school. For every additional career-connected learning experience a student has, those hope and engagement scores increase exponentially. In this presentation and chat Co-Founders of [...]
New Hampshire recently passed a law to help foster civic engagement and voting rights for students in transition. Watch this presentation from James Ziegra, Staff Attorney for the Disability Rights Center of NH, to learn about the new changes and how to encourage your youth and their teams to support their right to vote. After watching [...]
This Tool Kit is designed to help families and youth learn about the transition planning process for youth who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP). It provides an overview of the laws relating to transition and best practices. The information in this Tool Kit will help families and youth better collaborate with the schools to [...]
This module will inform students, families, and the staff that support them on what Post Secondary Transition is and how youth with disabilities and their families can be involved in the process. After you are done watching, check out Module 2: Transition Planning Components.
