[blindkid] Transition

[Carol Castellano]

I am pretty sure the policies of the VR folks vary by state.  Do you 
have a separate blindness agency in your state?  Or a general 
one?  Maybe you can look on their website and see what they say about 
transition services and then maybe give them a call.  Has Aubrie been 
assigned a VR counselor yet?

In our case, it was not necessary for VR to be at the getting ready 
for HS meeting.  They were helpful later in providing technology for 
college, but that was not until senior year.  But I do believe this 
varies from state to state.  There is probably a policy guideline 
somewhere that you could read.

Carol

At 09:48 AM 2/9/2010, you wrote:
>Hello Listers,
>In attending NOPBC meetings about transition in the past, presenters 
>have said that VR should be involved in transition meetings when 
>children turn 14 which is generally when they begin high school. 
>Aubrie turns 14 in June and we are having her IEP this March to 
>begin the process of getting her setup for high school next year. 
>would it be important for VR to be there for this meeting before she 
>turns 14 or would having them come at the end of her Freshman year 
>when she is about to turn 15 be adequate. they actually said that 
>they do not become until the child is 16; in which case, I am going 
>to have to make a good case for them to come next year, let alone 
>getting them to come as early as this year. For any of you who have 
>experience working with stubberon folks like this, could you please 
>shed some light on the best and most effective approach to get 
>support from VR. thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
>Bonnie
>Bonnie Lucas
>770-992-0484
>Cell: 678-480-0864
>lucas.bonnie at gmail.com
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