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Transition Planning

Transition Planning Checklist for Parents and Guardians 

  1. For Elementary grades (PPCD-grade 5) -Request Child's name be placed on Medicaid Waiver Interest List. Contact Bluebonnet Trails (Guadalupe) County residents at (830) 303-6644 AACOG Alamo Area Council of Governments (Bexar County) residents (210) 385-7157 or the ARC of San Antonio at (210) 490-4300
  1. For Elementary, Junior High, and High School grades (PPCD-grade 12)-Attend parent training sessions for community resource information with the ARC of SA. 
  1. For Junior High grades (Age 14)- In the state of Texas, transition begins on or before the age of 14. Students are invited to attend Admission, Review, Dismissal ARD meetings, in order to prepare for their initial transition for post-secondary planning. Parents/guardians will receive a letter at the beginning of the school year, which provides information about transition. Students are given career preference and interest inventories beginning in 8th grade or by the age of 14 and throughout high school. 
  1. For Junior High and High School grades (Grade 8-12)-Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Workforce Solutions formally known as DARS encourages all parents to; "Participate in Child's ARD and Transition Planning meetings. Plan today for educational/training/ and employment arrangements with tomorrow in mind." 
  1. For High School grades (Grades 9-12)-Decide whether to obtain guardianship or power of attorney when child becomes the "age of Majority" (age 17). The process for guardianship requires a fee, so contact outside agency supports services below to begin the process as soon as possible.

 

Texas Project FIRST, Families, Information, Resources, 

Support and Training Information, a project of family to family network, Texas Education Agency and Region 20  Education Service Center

A website created by parents for parents of students receiving special educations services

www.texasprojectfirst.org

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The Legal Framework for the child Centered Special Education Process can by found at www.esc20.net or click on the link below for more information

https://framework.esc18.net/display/Webforms/LandingPage.aspx

Texas Workforce Solutions, TVRC formally known as DARS, can provide information pertaining to vocational services, employment information, and evaluations. 

 Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services office number

(210) 590-5762

Texas Driving with Disability Program

The Texas Driving with Disability Program focuses on improving the interaction between law enforcement and drivers with disabilities that have unique communication needs.

Components to the Texas Driving with Disability Program

Communication Impediment on Driver License & State ID

Communication Impediment with a Peace officer is an optional indicator offered on Texas State ID and Driver License for those wanting to alert law enforcement of a challenge with communication. Ask your doctor to complete Form DL-101 and present it at the driver license office. "Communication Impediment" will appear on the front of your card.

Communication Impediment in Vehicle Registration

The Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (TLETS) provides authorized law enforcement personnel with query access to the Texas Department of motor vehicle (DMV) registration system. Returns of vehicle and driver information are presented through authorized TLETS terminals. The option for disclosure of a communication disability/impediment when registering a vehicle through the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Communication Impediment of Deaf/Hard of Hearing will then be privately placed in TLETS thus alerting the officer of communication need prior to approaching the vehicle in a pull-over scenario. There are two forms that are available:

Form VTR-215 Deaf Driver Awareness (with specialty license plate)

Form VTR-216 Communication Impediment (without specialty license plate)

An approved medical provider will need to complete your preferred form. Present the completed form when you register or update your vehicle with Texas DMV.

What Diagnosis is considered "Communication Impediment" under the Texas Driving with Disability Program?

  • Autism 
  • Mild Intellectual Disability
  • Down Syndrome
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Speech and Language Disorders (mutism, stuttering, speech delay, Aphasia, and Spasmodic Dysphonia)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Brain Injury
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Deaf
  • Hard of Hearing