Kelly,
The
topic of your paper, New Transitions, really
caught my attention and is an area that really needs to have more attention focused
on.
The
paper was very thorough and most importantly included the current laws. I like how you pointed out that all of the laws
are constantly changing and that is causing confusion for educators. I feel that when teachers can take a step
back and look at the whole picture as you did in your paper, they clearly see
what the problems are and what can be done to improve upon them. The slides in your PowerPoint
that covered early childhood intervention, self-advocacy, and transitional
coordinators are very straightforward and gives very important information.
You
wrote of the crucial step of building a strong support system and I would hope
that schools can have a system in place to help students with special needs
access the resources available to them so that they can move forward in their
lives. I believe it is necessary that
these support systems be developed while the child is in school so that
the transition can be smooth. Although these issues are usually addressed in a child's
IEP, it seems that some students with disabilities are not getting all of the
assistance they need. I read an article
on Disabilityscoop.com titled Feds:
Transition Services In Need of Improvement which points out that transitions
are very hard on families and students with special needs and a report by the Government
Accountability Office finds the path to independence is overly complicated.
Your
paper definitely opened my eyes to an issue that one might not put much thought
into and has made me aware of the issues faced by these young adults as they
make these transitions in their lives. Thank
you and good job!
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