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Project

UCEDD Transition Program

Center:

OR-Oregon Institute on Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2017

Contact Information:

Rhonda Eppelsheimer
[email protected]
503-494-2705

Project Description:

The Transition Program encompasses those activities in the clinical settings of IDD alongside several UCEDD-sponsored activities, including Emerging LEaders NorthWest (ELNW), Dream It-Do It Academy, and others. The needs of youth with disabilities to improve transition to adulthood is self-evident. The goals of this program is to help youth toward self-advocacy and autonomous functioning. The benefits are that more youth will be enabled toward independence.

Keyword(s):

Healthcare, Transition, Self-Advocacy, Leadership

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Demonstration Services

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention, Health-Related Activities, Employment-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State