Name: Beyond the Cliff: Practical Transition Planning Advocacy and Innovative Models for Adult Transition
Start: 2026-06-11T11:30:00-0400
End: 2026-06-11T12:45:00-0400

Beyond the Cliff: Practical Transition Planning Advocacy and Innovative Models for Adult Transition

Thursday June 11, 2026 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT

706/708

This workshop will explore practical advocacy strategies for strengthening transition planning before students leave school, including meaningful IEP goals, earlier connections to adult agencies, travel training, changing of supports, and stronger coordination among schools, families, providers, and government partners. It will also highlight emerging and innovative models that expand options beyond the traditional divide between college and day habilitation, including expanded internship programs, work-based learning partnerships, and day habilitation programs that incorporate real-world business opportunities or community-based experiences, as well as creative use of ACCES-VR, OPWDD, Pre-ETS, and supported employment. The session will focus on how providers and advocates can work within existing systems while pushing for more meaningful pathways to employment, independence, community participation, and quality of life for young adults with disabilities.

Speakers

Alex Elegudin

Advocates for Children

Alex Elegudin is an accomplished accessibility professional and advocate with over a decade of experience in the disability community. After a life-changing spinal cord injury in 2003 he became a quadriplegic. Yet he persevered, graduated from Hofstra University Law School, and became... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT
706/708

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Alex Elegudin

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IAC 14th Annual Conference

Alex Elegudin

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