This is the third blog in a series of blog posts on secondary transition from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). Expect, Engage, and Empower: Successful Transitions for All! Blog Post #3 “No one rises to low expectations.” – Les Brown December is a busy month. Preparing for and enjoying the holidays. Planning, shopping,
The American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Training and Technical Assistance Center (AIVRTTAC) has teamed with the ATC Center to increase awareness of both centers and better prepare tribal members with disabilities for employment.
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) celebrated the 9th annual National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 13-19. National Apprenticeship Week spotlights the value of registered apprenticeship, an “industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and individuals can obtain paid work experience, receive progressive wage increases, classroom
In 2023, OSERS Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) provided nearly $200 million to fund programs that help to assist state and other agencies in providing vocational rehabilitation (VR) and other services to individuals with disabilities to maximize their employment, independence and integration into the community and the competitive labor market.
This is the second blog in a series of blog posts on secondary transition from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). Expect, Engage, Empower: Successful Transitions for All! Blog Post #2 Educators, vocational rehabilitation professionals and families must engage students with disabilities in secondary transition services.
NOTE: October is Blind Awareness Month By: Heather Holmes, Protactile Language Interpreting National Program co-director; CM Hall, Protactile Language Interpreting National Program co-director; and Kristen Rhinehart-Fernandez, Rehabilitation Services Administration project officer The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) is working to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and systems change through its Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who
In fiscal year 2023, OSERS’ Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) provided over $110,454,616 under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to fund new programs that help educate children and youth with disabilities to assist states and local districts to improve results for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21.
Note: October is Learning Disabilities / Dyslexia / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month. By: Erin Crosby The Young Adult Leadership Council, a community of young adults aged 18–30 with learning disabilities and attention issues, unite their experiences and voices to advocate for the learning rights community.
By the Office of Special Education Programs The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) released the 2021 and 2022 State Part B Data Displays and the Part C and Part B 619 Data Displays in September.
This is the third of three posts in a White Cane Safety Day 2023 series. View all the posts in the series. Every year on Oct. 15, we celebrate White Cane Safety Day. Have you ever wondered how someone who travels with a white cane learns techniques and strategies to know where they are, where