Self-Advocacy & Future Planning

To all students, parents & supporters of Special Education: This website is really an interesting site to be used foremost by students. They can read and gather plans that will assist them in planning for their future. There are steps that allow the student to chart a beginning in their future plan. Many times it is difficult for students to help planning their future,especially if there is not a significant other guiding them. This site then allows the individual to make a start through self- evaluation.

http://www.ncld.org/content/view/371/349/

This website shows how others try to put good health and safety practices for students with disability. In Belize we too have safety programs for all our students .Well I would like to share that in the school where I am presently working( not a Special ed. Sch.) we try to train our teachers so they area able to provide first aid to each child.
In our little Special Education Unit, we are still trying to reach to a certain level and hopes that more training will be given to our teachers.

http://www.nwmissouri.edu/swd/emergency.htm

This is a website catered mainly for students with and without disabilities. This is a guide for students with disability to seek additional job search, seminars,and professional development activities.
In Belize, we have far to go. Not too many jobs are available for students with disability. Also employers do not readily hire persons with disability to work and if i\they do, the salary is minimal.
http://career.berkeley.edu/Disab/EmpRes.stm

For all to read and keep abreast of information

This is just an additional website that I am posting for all those in the education field.

http://www.iriscenter.com/clde/chalcycle.htm

additional

To educators, and all those in education field.While doing my Special Education Proposal I found this information and belief that it will help all of us who are doing Special Education. This website really guide when dealing with students with dyslexia. This what my research paper is all about. I hope you can make use of the information.



http://www.learner.org/libraries/readingk2/front/components.html

Employment opportunity

Many times we hear parents of children with disability wondering what they will do with their children after elementary education. Will now these programs do provide some answer to parents and students

This website is very useful and helpful to students, parents and employers. Through these programs students are taught life long skills to enable each to make positive contribution to their community despite their condition. I am hopeful that one of these days, I will be able to create a transitional program for our Belizean children or students. We in Belize really do not have a transitional program for our children.
I am fortunate to be able to visit the OCT program on the campus of the University of North Florida. I usually would engage directly with the students and aslo try to seek information on how to implement the program.

http://www.ldonline.org/article/12836

http://www.options.brehm.org/

Postsecondary Education

This website I post especially for students. I want them to read up and know that they can under go secondary education once the will is there. Education has no barriers.Parents need to encourage their children to aspire for the highest and the best in education.
In Belize we need to work on this.We still have not reach to the level of providing accommodating post secondary public education to our students. Hopes are still in the air.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html