Life After High School Transition and Resource Fair – Mar. 21

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LAHS Transition ConferenceThe Life After High School Transition and Resource Fair is a FREE event for middle and high school students with disabilities or special needs and their parents. This special event will include presentations, Q&A, a resource fair, door prizes, and refreshments!

Join us on Saturday, March 21, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at CATEC, located at 1000 E. Rio Road in Charlottesville.

Presentations begin at 9 a.m. and will address such important topics as:

  • Successful Transition from High School to College
  • Job Coaches: Panel Discussion
  • Parent to Parent: Building a Life Locally
  • Medicaid Waivers
  • Successful Transition Planning and the IEP
  • Alternatives to Guardianship: Supported Decision Making Options
  • Social Security & Disability: Work Incentives
  • Assistive Technology options
  • And More!

Exhibitors will display information about available community resources. Knowledge about options and planning early are key to a successful transition to life after high school for all students.

For more information, contact Deborah Anama, Coordinator, at 434-975-9400 or danama@k12albemarle.org.