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A Student Transition Resource For Individuals Who Are Deaf / Hard of Hearing
THE ​Self-Advocacy PLACE: iep planning, deaf culture/community, legal rights 
Required Individual Education Program  (IEP) & Planning and Placement Team (PPT) Documents
  • The Planning and Placement Team (PPT) Process and Individualized Education Program (IEP) Forms
  • ​Transition Bill of Rights for Parents of Students Receiving Special Education Services
  • Personal Communication Plan For Individuals who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing 
  • Secondary Transition Resources for Special Education Students
  • Building A Bridge From School to Adult Life
  • Easing Into Secondary Transition: A Comprehensive Guide to Resources and Services in CT
  • Student Resources:  CT Community of Practice
  • Hands and Voices FAQs

Deaf Culture and Community
  • Community and Culture: FAQs:  National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
  • Daily Moth​
  • The Deaf Community
  • History  through Deaf Eyes:  Gallaudet University 

 Legal Rights
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act (video) 
  • National Association for the Deaf (NAD) Position Statements
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Accessible Communications for Everyone (7/2016)
  • Youthhood.org: The Government Center
    • Knowing Your Rights and Responsibilities
    • Knowing Your Rights - Disability
    • Knowing Disability History
    • Saying It Like It Is
    • Getting Help 

Advocating for Your Legal Rights
  • Disability Rights of CT 

Personal Safety
  • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): Safety materials for people who are deaf or hard of hearing 
  • Text to 9-1-1 
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Planning for Your Future
  • Planning Guide for Teens with Hearing Loss 
  • College guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
  • The Job Center: Learning About Work 
  • Overview of College Resources for Students with Disabilities 
  • Academic Scholarships for Student with Disabilities
  • Loans, Scholarships, and Financial Aid for Students 







THE COMMUNITY PLACE: community & national resources
Teen/Youth Resources
  • Camp Isola Bella
  • CT Youth Leadership Forum (YLF)
  • CT KASA (Kids as Self-Advocates)
  • The Community Center: Youthhood
  • The Hangout: Youthhood
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Community Organizations
  • Connecticut Council of Organizations Serving the Deaf (State Directory and Activities Calendar)
  • Connecticut Association for the Deaf (CAD)
  • Hear Here Hartford (HHH)
  • Hearing Loss Association of America: Eastern Connecticut Chapter 

National Organizations
  • Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
  • National Association for the Deaf (NAD)

Cultural Organizations
  • Council de Manos​
  • National Black Deaf Advocates
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the communication place: FCC, VRS, Interpreting resources
CT Assistive Technology Loan/Demonstration Programs
  • Connecticut Tech Act Project: financial and technology loans and technology demonstration
  • New England Assistive Technology Center (NEAT) 
  • Caption Telephones and TTY Loan Program:  Converse Communications  
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Accessibility Policy
  • Disability Issues Content
  • Accessible Communications for Everyone (7/2016)
  • Video Relay Services (VRS):  
  • Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS)

Video Relay Service Companies (including Voice Carry Over (VCO)) 
  • Sorenson Communications
  • Purple Communications
  • ZVRS 
  • Convo Relay

Captioned Telephones
  • SprintTel®
  • Converse Communications
  • WebCapTel®
  • Weitbrecht Communications, Inc.
  • Ultratec, Inc.
  • Hamilton CapTel®
  • TTY Consumer Guide
 
Interpreting
  • CT Interpreting Registry
  • Standard Practice Papers - Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, inc. (RID) 
  • Tip Sheet: Interpreting
  • ​Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

Connecticut Interpreter Resources
  • CT Interpreting Registry 
  • United Way 211 Interpreter Directory 

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Video Remote Interpreting Companies
  • Source Interpreting
  • Partners Interpreting
  • Purple Communications
  • ZVRS

Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)
  • Hearing Aids:  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

 Alert Devices
  • Harris Communications 
  • Hear More 
  • Enable Mart

CART, C-Print, and Other Speech-to -Text Services 
  • Source Interpreting (CART and C-Print)
  • Partners Interpreting (CART)
  • Relay Conference Captioning
  • ​C-Print Speech-to-Text Services 
  • Typewell Speech-to-Text Services 
  • Dual Accommodations: Using interpreters and speech-to-text services

Captioning
  • Captioning for Access:  National Association of the Deaf (NAD) 
  • National Captioning Institute
  • Why Captions Provide Equal Access:  Described Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
  • Offline Captioning: Creating Captioning:  Described Captioned Media Program (DCMP)

Movie Theater Captioning
  • Captioned Movies at Local Theaters
The Government place: Connecticut state agencies
Legal Rights and Employment Laws
  • American with Disabilities Act:  National Association for the Deaf (NAD)
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Video
  • Civil Right Laws:  National Association for the Deaf (NAD)  
  • National Association for the Deaf (NAD) Position Statements
  • National Association for the Deaf and Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Signvote

Connecticut State Agencies
  • Connecticut Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)​
    • Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (DORS/BRS) 
    • Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (DORS/BESB)
  • Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE)
    • Bureau of Special Education (BSE)
  • Connecticut Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
  • Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS)
  • Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH)
  • Connecticut Department of Labor (DOL)​
the transition place: post-secondary planning, inventories, Career Exploration, disclosure, living on your own

Planning for Your Future: Knowing Yourself and Making Choices
  • DeafVerse - Choose Your Future:  National Deaf Center (NDC)
  • Map it - What Comes Next:  Described and Captioned Media Center (DCMP) 

Career Exploration
  • O*NET OnLine
  • O*NET Interest Profiler
  • CollegeBoard & Roadtrip Nation:  Career Finder
  • USA.GOV:  Research Career Fields

Postsecondary Education and Employment 
  • Federal Student Aid: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)​
  • Career One Stop: Your Source for Career Exploration, Training, & Jobs
  • Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
  • The Job Center:  Youthhood
    • Learning About Work
    • Knowing What’s Important
  • DORS: Connect-Ability Online Training:
    • ​ Course Catalog (some course available in American Sign Language)
  • OSEP:  A Transition Guide To Postsecondary Education and Employment For Students and Youth With Disabilities
  • Transition Topics:  National Deaf Center
  • Youth For Youth:  Employment: National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
  • Post-Secondary Transition On-Line Module for Parents and Their Teens:  Hands & Voice ​ 
  • Transition Topics: Laurent Clerc Center, National Deaf Education Center  
  • Transition Skills Guidelines:  Laurent Clerc Center, National Deaf Education Center  ​
  • Pennsylvania Secondary Transition Guide
 
Testing Accommodations
  • Described Captioned Media Program (DCMP): Using Sign Language Interpreters as a Reasonable Accommodation for Testing
  • Testing Accommodations:  U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division

Disclosure and Employment 
  • Office of Disability Employment Policy & National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD) for Youth:  411 on Disclosure
  • National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD) for Youth:  Disclosure Video
  • Youth, Disclosure, and the Workplace:  Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
  • Young Worker Safety and Health:  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)​​

Living on Your Own
  • Health and Eating Disorders - 1st Health Insurance
  • Understanding Eating Disorders: Best Colleges.com 
  • Moving Into Adult Heath Care:  What Do Young Adults With and Without Disabilities Need to Know:  CT Department of Public Health (DPH):  Connecticut Kids as Self Advocates (CT-KASA):  
  • The Health Clinic:  Youthhood 
    • Understanding Health
    • Being Your Own Advocate
    • Understanding Health Insurance
  • The Apartment: Youthhood
    • Being Independent _ Making Decisions
    • Family
    • Transportation
    • Safety
    • Finances
    • Hygiene _ The Balance Careers, “How to Dress for Work and Job Interviews”
    • Finding My Own Place​














































































































































































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