Transition Links:

GENERAL TRANSITION INFORMATION

Georgia Department of Education - Transition Manual
    - Resource manual for students and their families who need information regarding transition services.

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
    - Provides information regarding Transition and Transition related services.

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
    - A variety of information is available at this website regarding Special Education Services, IEP's, Transition, Disability Categories, and interventions.

Family Village
    - Welcome to the Family Village! They are a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support. Their community includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much, much more!

Transition Coalition
    - University of Kansas has provided this website in order to provide information to the general public as well as Professionals regarding the Transition of Students with Disabilities.

Institute on Human Development and Disability
    - IHDD works with others to create opportunities that will improve the quality of life for people with disabilities and their families. IHDD advances the understanding of the ability of all people through education, research and public service.

Georgia Interagency Transition Council
    - Provides information & resources from interagency councils throughout thet state of Georgia.

LINKS TO EMPLOYMENT

Georgia Department of Labor-Vocational Rehabilitation Services
    - Provides services to eligible individuals who need assistance in preparing for, engaging in and maintaining employment.

Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation
    - Roosevelt Warm Springs' Vocational Rehabilitation Unit offers students a wide range of services designed to build confidence, foster independence and achieve employment. From the time a student enters the program until graduation, teams of professionals work with the student in a customized program leading to employment.

INDEPENDENT LIVING OPTIONS

Living Independence for Everyone
    - Local provider of Statewide Independent Living Council

Georgia Home and Community-based Waiver Programs
    - This document provides information regarding the different Medicaid waiver programs available in Georgia and the names, addresses and contact information regarding the agencies who provide these waiver programs.

LINKS FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE REACHED THE LEGAL AGE OF MAJORITY (18)

Selective Service Website
    - Males must register for Selective Service at age 18 regardless of disability. Individuals can register for the Selective Service at this website or find out other places available within the community where they can register in-person.

Georgia Guardianship, Wills, Trusts
    - On this website you will find information and resources to assist you in matters such as estate planning, acquiring marriage and firearms licenses, guardianships, and contacting your local Probate Court (your best source for information). You will also find the Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms, which are currently available in PDF, Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect formats.

The Georgia Community Trust
    - The Georgia Community Trust was established to assist families in their planning to provide financial assistance to a family member with a disability.

Georgia Voter Registration
    - Please follow these instructions to complete your application: 1) Fill in this PDF application online, or print the application and then write in the information. 2) Verify all information on your application. 3) Sign your application. 4) Mail the completed, signed application. No postage necessary if mailed in the United States.

Mail to:
Karen Handel, Secretary of State
1104 West Tower, 2 Martin Luther King Drive, S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1505

or to your local Voter Registration office:
Liberty County Board of Elections And Voter Registration
P O Box 557
Hinesville, GA 31310-0557

LINKS FOR STUDENTS GOING ON TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

Assistance for students who will need accommodations in College/University in Georgia
    - Regents Center for Learning Disorders at Georgia Southern University is one of three Centers established by the Georgia Board of Regents, provides assessments, resources, as well as research related to students within the University System who have learning disorders. Students attending any of the public colleges and universities in the state of Georgia are eligible for these evaluations at their respective center.

Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
    - Information from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights. As a student with a disability, you need to be well informed about your rights and responsibilities as well as the responsibilities postsecondary schools have toward you.

ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO MILITARY FAMILIES

Visit STOMP (Specialized Training of Military Parents)
    - With a population of 1.5 million active duty military members, each day around the globe, there are an estimated 540,000 active duty sponsors each caring for a family member with special medical or educational needs. STOMP is the only National Parent Training and Information Center for military families providing support and advice to military parents without regard of the type of medical condition their child has.

ADVOCACY

Georgia Parent Mentor
    - The goal of the Georgia Parent Mentor Program is to nurture communication among parents and educators, ultimately leading to greater success for students with disabilities. The Liberty County Representative is Mrs. Lisa Vaughn.

Client Assistance Program
    - Provides assistance in advising and informing clients and client-applicants of the State Vocational Rehabilitation Program, of the available benefits under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended; to assist clients in their relationships with projects, programs and facilities providing services to them under the Act (if requested); and to provide information on available services under the Act to any individuals with handicaps in the state.

Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc.
    - Provides advocacy for all Georgians with disabilities on issues of abuse, neglect, and civil violations.

Georgia Parent Support Network
    - To support and advocate for children and their families with mental illness and behavioral differences.

Georgia's Council on Developmental Disabilities
    - The GCDD serves as an advocate for all persons with developmental disabilities in Georgia. The Council is charged with creating systems change for people with developmental disabilities and their families to: Increase independence, inclusion, integration, productivity, and self-determination through such activities as public policy research, analysis and reform, project demonstrations, and education & training.

Parent to Parent of Georgia
    - Serves families of children with disabilities by providing emotional support through parent matching, disability literature, quarterly newsletters, referral services, and has an available database with over 4000 resources available.