Wisconsin Transition Planning Coalition Meeting Archive

During January’s meeting, we were lucky to highlight two bright spots on employment in Wisconsin: youth visual resumes and Act 178 Youth Competitive Employment Strategies updates.

Think Ability Wisconsin

How the Criminal Justice System Can Affect Healthcare Transition for Youth: Family Voices and The Arc National Center on Criminal Justice & Disability’s survey

Strategies for expanding Customized Self Employment as an option for youth with disabilities

Reviewing the newly released Life Course Nexus Health Care Transition Toolkit and the why and how of co-creating transition materials with youth with disabilities and their family members

WI’s Peer Mentoring Program piloted by BPDD, Aptiv, ODC, People First and the Waisman Center

Family Engagement in Transition System Change Efforts: For those working with families of teens with disabilities or health care needs to learn about and discuss ideas on meaningfully engaging with parents to…

Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (WI BPDD) Rights Guides developed as part of the Living Well project.

Darla Burton and Asa Cutting presented on Career and Technical Education and Youth Apprenticeship Opportunities.  

Katlynn Kaiser from Opportunity Development Center, Inc and Emily Plowman from Opportunity Inc presented on Housing Counseling and Community Supported Living services available through their organizations.

For September’s Bright Spot, Jenny Neugart and Nekita Krisko talked about two of Wisconsin’s finest youth leadership programs – the Wisconsin Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) and Youth in Partnership with Parents for…

During November’s Coalition meeting, Brittany Hoegh and Alicia Langlois presented information about Special Olympics health programs, focusing on the Healthy Athletes program. Brittany Hoegh is the Senior Director of Health Programs for…