[blindkid] Fwd: JOIN THE CONVERSATION FOR CHANGE! ON-LINE DIALOGUE - MAY 13 - 27

Mon May 13 12:51:59 UTC 2013

This is from OSERS, the federal Office of Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Carol

Carol Castellano
Parents of Blind Children-NJ
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.blindchildren.org
www.nfb.org/parents-and-teachers

>Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 11:51:38 -0500
>To: blindchildren at verizon.net
>From: "OSERS Office of the Assistant Secretary" 
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>Join the Conversation for Change:  Help shape 
>federal agency strategies for helping youth and 
>young adults with disabilities successfully transition from school to work
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>Overview
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>To examine the impact of existing federal 
>regulations and legislation on the successful 
>transition from school to work of youth with 
>disabilities, a free, public online dialogue 
>will be held May 13-27, 2013. The U.S. 
>Departments of Labor, Education, Health and 
>Human Services and the Social Security 
>Administration will host the event and invite 
>policymakers, educators, service providers, 
>advocates, families, and youth with disabilities 
>and others to join this online dialogue to 
>improve transition outcomes for youth with disabilities.
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>Why is this happening?
>
>The four host agencies want to ensure that all 
>youth benefit from collective federal resources 
>to achieve economic empowerment and maximize 
>independence. Your input in this conversation is 
>extremely important because studies and reports 
>have shown that, compared to their peers without 
>disabilities, students with disabilities are 
>less likely to receive a regular high school 
>diploma; twice as likely to drop out of school; 
>and half as likely to enroll in and complete 
>postsecondary education programs. Up to two 
>years after leaving high school, about 4 in 10 
>youth with disabilities are employed, compared 
>to 6 in 10 same-age, out-of-school youth in the 
>general population (National Center for 
>Education Statistics, 2000; National 
>Longitudinal Transition Study-2 [NLTS-2], 2005).
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>Why participate?
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>Your input can help these agencies identify 
>federal legislative and regulatory barriers and 
>opportunities to improve transition outcomes for 
>youth with disabilities. It will also facilitate 
>their working together strategically on an 
>interagency basis to foster the alignment of 
>policies, programs and practices that support 
>the successful transition from school to work of 
>youth with disabilities. Once the dialogue has 
>closed, a summary report will be made public.
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>Who Should Participate?
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>Anyone with a personal or professional stake in 
>supporting the aspirations of youth and young 
>adults with disabilities to live, work and 
>thrive in their communities is invited to register and participate.
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>How to Participate
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>Online registration will begin May 7, 2013. You 
>will be able to provide input from May 13 until 
>May 27, 2013. (Instructions for registering are 
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>ideas they think are the most important. The 
>dialogue will be facilitated to ensure 
>participants experience a robust and productive exchange.
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