Texas Transitions Conference 2015 has ended

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Texas Transitions Conference 2015

7:30am CST

Continental Breakfast Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30am CST

Welcome and State of the State Grand Ballroom

9:00am CST

The Way to Work: Effective Practices for Employment Preparation, Placement, and Support for Youth With Disabilities Salon D, E, F

10:30am CST

Break Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:45am CST

Seamless Transition for All Youth Tenison Promising Practices in Transition: A Road Map to Successful Transition Salon C Explore the Texas Transition and Employment Guide Canyon Funding the Future: SSA Benefits and Work Incentives Grapevine How to Prepare Students to Achieve College Success Salon A Waiting for the World to Change Salon B WIOA Reauthorization and Its Impact on Transition Services Meredith Addressing Health Care Transition to Improve Post-School Outcomes Marsalis The Success of a Self-Advocate: A Transition Story Texoma

12:00pm CST

Keynote Luncheon with Lewisville ISD and Project SEARCH Salon D, E, F

1:30pm CST

Break Grand Ballroom Foyer

1:45pm CST

Bang for Your Buck! Skills That REALLY Matter for the Transition to Adulthood Grapevine DeafTEC: Preparing Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students for STEM Careers Texoma Customized Self-Employment: Why Not Start at the Top? Marsalis It’s All Legal Salon A Transition and Employment First Salon B iJobs: A Summer Work Experience Program Salon C Person-Centered Transition Assessment: The Pathway to a Positive Future Tenison Everyday Assistive Technology Meredith Post-Secondary Employment and Education Strategies for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders Canyon

3:15pm CST

Break Grand Ballroom Foyer

3:30pm CST

Critical Conversations: Roundtable Discussions Salon D, E, F

4:45pm CST

APSE - TXDCDT Professional Network Salon D, E, F

7:30am CST

Continental Breakfast Grand Ballroom Foyer Registration and Exhibits Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30am CST

Self-Employment: Customizing Employments for Young Adults Marsalis Strategies to Enhance Interagency Collaboration Texoma Employment First—The Texas Initiative Salon C Transition Planning for High Functioning Students—Are We Planning for Transition or Looking for Ways to Graduate? Salon A Let Me Tell You Who I Am: Including Students With Low Incidence Disabilities in Transition Planning and ARD Meetings Meredith REPEATED SESSION: WIOA Reauthorization and Its Impact on Transition Services Tenison Guardianship: Is It Necessary for Everyone With an Intellectual Disability? Canyon House Bill 5 and Transition Planning: A Winning Combination Salon B The Successful Employment Journey of a Young Man with Severe Autism Grapevine

9:30am CST

Break Grand Ballroom Foyer

9:45am CST

Resource Ally: Providing Information and Resources to Families of Children With Disabilities Grapevine Project CASE: Connecting Academic Success and Employment Meredith We've Got the Guide . . . Now What? Using HB 617 Requirements to Improve Transition Planning Texoma Juvenile Offenders With Disabilities: Challenges and Promises Tenison Transition Care Notebook Canyon Post-School Outcomes: Where Are They Now? Salon B Post-secondary Education? Why is it important? B2C and PATHS: Postsecondary Options for Education and Employment Salon A Project LEAD: Promoting Student Self-Determination in the Classroom Marsalis The Employment First Imperative and the Critical Role of Special Education Transition Salon C

10:45am CST

Break Grand Ballroom Foyer

11:00am CST

Off the Couch and Into the World: A Parent’s Guide to Facilitating Transition to Adulthood Salon C Self-Determination: The Power Skill Needed by Students With Autism to Pursue Postsecondary Education. Let’s Give Them the Power! Canyon College: Build a Bridge with Interagency Collaboration Salon A Intro to DARS Vocational Rehabilitation/Transition Services Tenison Play Unified, Live Unified: The Transformational Power of Student-Led Social Inclusion Grapevine What Administrators Need to Know Meredith SB-IEP Marsalis Transition With Ambition: Re-imagining Your Teen’s Possibilities for Independence Salon B Advocacy: It's All About Me Texoma

12:15pm CST

Closing Luncheon and Keynote: Transition Policy Changes on Steroids Salon D, E, F