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Evaluation
Topical Call Supplemental Resources
- Integrating Health-related Needs into the IEP (ppt)
PowerPoint developed by Dr. Cecily L. Betz, USC Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pediatric Nursing. Describes transition planning in the context of the IEP; roles and responsibilities of the IEP team, including the school nurse; and the student's Individualized Health Plan and Emergency Action Plan.
- Health and the IEP - CD Rom
http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/cshcn/cdrom.htm
The Waisman Center has made the contents of its cd-rom, “Health and the IEP”, available through its website. The intent is to provide a core knowledge base on this very important topic. The website includes links to a variety of information about Health and the IEP including PowerPoint presentations, handout packets that correspond to each PowerPoint, and resource handouts on a variety of topics related to health and school.
- Comparison of Section 504 with IDEA and ADA (doc)
A chart, developed by Dr. Stan Handmaker, that compares provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including the:
- Assessment process
- Ages of eligibility
- Eligibility criteria
- Educational services provided
- Settings
- Funding
- Health Conditions & the IEP Process (MS PowerPoint)
A presentation from the Wisconsin Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program developed by the Southern Regional CYSHCN Center at the Waisman Center UCEDD
- Health & the IEP (MS PowerPoint)
A presentation developed by Liz Hecht of the Waisman Resource Center, Southern Regional CYSHCN Center.
- Partnerships with Healthcare Providers & Schools (MS PowerPoint)
A presentation describing the many types of partnerships & their respective roles in promoting health and academic achievement, including (but not limited to): the role of the medical home, family, & school; the role of the school nurse & pediatrician; and the partnership between child/youth & pediatrician. Developed by Ann T. Behmann, MD (Group Health Cooperative), Janice Cooney, PA-C (Un. of Wisconsin Family Practice), and Liz Hecht (Waisman Center).
- What’s Health Got to Do with Learning? Everything! (MS PowerPoint)
A presentation developed and presented by Patti Hackett, HRTW National Resource Center, at the Future of Pediatrics Conference: Community Pediatrics, the Medical Home & Beyond, which was sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics & the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians, June 30, 2007.
- Transition to Adult Health Care: A Training Guide in Two Parts (pdf)
A training guide intended to serve as a framework for anyone interested
in helping young people with special health care needs and their
prepare for the transition to adult health care. The training has been
divided into two parts: Part One, aimed at parents of children with
special needs, and Part Two, aimed at the young people themselves.
The guide was developed by the Wisconsin Healthy & Ready to Work, a
project of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental
Disability at the Waisman Center, and funded by the Division of
Services for Children with Special Health Needs (DSCSHN) in the
Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
Publications
- Betz, C.L., Nehring, W.M. (Eds.). (2007) Promoting health care transitions for adolescents with special health care needs and disabilities. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co.
Provides comprehensive information about the health-care related aspects of transition planning, including chapters on integrating health-related needs into individualized education programs and developing and implementing a 504 plan by Topical Call speakers C. Betz & S. Handmaker.
- Boyd, H. H., Swedeen, B. (2007). A person-centered, asset-based community development framework for youth with special health care needs/disabilities in transition to adulthood. Journal of Youth Development, 2 (1).
http://www.nae4ha.org/directory/jyd/jyd_article.aspx?id=910b6771-4848-45a9-a7f1-6b414c1d1443
Presents a person-centered, assets based community development approach that assisted youth in achieving transition & inclusion-oriented outcomes with examples drawn from the HRTW project in Wisconsin.
- Partnering with Your Child's School: A Guide to Parents (pdf)
This booklet is designed to help parents of children who have been diagnosed with health or mental health care needs to learn about available resources and to develop a partnership with their child's school.
Developed by the George Washington University Graduate School of Education & Human Development with funding from the HSC Foundation.
Other Sites of Interest on the Internet
- US Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) IDEA Website.
http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home
- US Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Frequently Asked Questions about Section 504 and the Education of Students with Disabilities.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html
- Rehab Act of 1973; 504, 508
http://www.hrtw.org/tools/rehab.html
Includes links to publications that describe and discuss federal rehabilitation & education law.
- Transition Options for Youth with Disabilities: An Overview of the Programs & Policies that Affect the Transition from School. An Urban Institute publication authored by D. Wittenburg, T. Golden, M. Fishman (2001)
http://www.urban.org/publications/1000059.html
This paper characterizes the programs and the complex set of programs that may affect the transition from school to work for a youth with a disability. Given the emphasis on accountability for outcomes in the recent IDEA legislation, it will be increasingly important for both researchers and policy makers to understand the interaction of school and non-school programs on the economic decisions of youth with disabilities.
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