Current Arkansas Resources
Independent Futures That Work Project
Independent Futures that Work (IFTW) is a project of the Alabama Parent Education Center in partnership with Parent Training and Information Centers from five other states including Arkansas. IFTW is designed to help in the successful transition of youth and young adults from high school into the next stage of adult life. “Transition” is used to describe the period when youth with disabilities (ages 14-26) begin to focus on their future adult life. IFTW will provide resources and trainings for youth with disabilities, their families, and professionals.
IFTW Arkansas State Advisory Committee
Checklists
| Living Independently Here We Come! | Working Independently Here We Come! |
| Learning Independently Here We Come! | College Ready Here We Come! |
Teen/Adult with Disabilities Newsletter Art Contest!
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New Learning Management System!!
IFTW needs you! The Independent Futures That Work (IFTW) project is preparing to launch a Learning Management System (LMS) providing various topics on transitioning to independent living, learning, and working. IFTW would like to include short videos of individuals from each Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) participating in the project. To be considered as a nominee for the videos, we ask that the student be in the process of transitioning from high school to independent living, learning, or working. Please complete the nomination form: save the form to your computer and then submit it as an attachment to: [email protected] Thanks for your consideration and participation in this effort. Let’s represent Arkansas well!
Living Independently
18 and Life to Go / Young Lawyers Section of the AR Bar Association
Abilities Unlimited Services / Abilities Unlimited of Hot Springs
Abilities Unlimited Services / Abilities Unlimited of Jonesboro
Abilities Unlimited Services / Abilities Unlimited of Van Buren
Access Life / ACCESS Group Inc.
Adults on the Autism Spectrum Support Group / Lud Koz in Little Rock
Arkansas Transition Planning Resource Guide / Arkansas Transition Services
At Risk Youth Mentoring Program / Southeast Arkansas Independent Living Services
Community and Employment Support / Arkansas Department of Human Services
Community Parent Resource Center Trainings / Arkansas Support Network-CPRC
Community Parent Resource Center Resources / Arkansas Support Network-CPRC
G.U.I.D.E. For Life / Leadership Support Service Arkansas Department of Education
Guardianship Fact Sheet / Center for Arkansas Legal Services
Including You / Disability Rights Arkansas
Independent Living Services / Mainstream Center for Independent Living Services
Independent Living Services / Southeast Arkansas Independent Living Services (SAILS)
Life Skills / World Services for the Blind of Little Rock
Ouachita Region (AR) Resource Guide / United Way of the Ouachita’s
Points of Discussion for Agencies Visiting with Students /Arkansas Transition Services
Preparing for Life After High School / Arkansas Transition Services
Project AWIPA / Sources for Community Independent Living, Inc.
Real-Life Arkansas / AR Department of Workforce Services
Roommate Housing / Easter Seals of Arkansas
SDHH Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Skills to Pay the Bills / Office of Disability Employment Policy
Social Work and Counseling / World Services for the Blind of Little Rock
Supported Living Services / Lifestyles, Inc
Tenant Based Rental Assistance / Southeast Arkansas Independent Living Services
Transition Activities / Arkansas Transition Services
Transition Training (pre-recorded) / Arkansas Support Network
What You Need to Know / Arkansas Rehabilitation
What is Independent Living? / SAILS Spa Area Independent Living Service
Youth Leadership Forum / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Health Care Transition
Transition Readiness Changing Roles for Families Online Checklist / The Center for Exceptional Families / Arkansas Department of Human Services
Transition Readiness Changing Roles for Families Printable Checklist / Spanish / Arkansas Department of Human Services
Transition Readiness Changing Roles for Youth Printable Checklist / Spanish / Arkansas Department of Human Services
Family 2 Family Health Information Center of Arkansas / Arkansas Disability Coalition
Learning Independently
Arkansas Next: A Guide to Life After High School / Arkansas Next
Career Pathways / Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative
College Bound Arkansas / Arkansas Transition Services
Educate Motivate Prepare Opportunity Workplace Readiness Employment Responsibility (Empower) / University of Arkansas
Helping Our Wolves Learn (HOWL) / Arkansas State University / Jonesboro
Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing / Arkansas Rehabilitation
Scholarship Opportunity / Arkansas Autism Foundation
Scholarship Opportunity / Arkansas Governor's Commission
Scholarship Opportunities List / Best Colleges.org
Scholarship Opportunity / Ralph G Norman LDA
Scholarship Opportunity / Linda K Overstreet UARK
Tips for Talking to Your Professors / Arkansas Transition Services
Transition Activities / Arkansas Transition Services
Transition Age Youth Program / World Services for the Blind of Little Rock
Transition Training (pre-recorded) / Arkansas Support Network
Vocational Education/Training / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
What You Need to Know / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Facts / Arkansas Transition Services / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Youth Leadership Forum / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Working Independently
50 Questions to Expect During Your Job Interview / Arkansas Transition Services
Supported Employment / Abilities Unlimited
Access Life / Access Group
Arkansas Employment First Leadership State Mentoring Program (EFSLMP) / Arkansas Rehabiliation Services
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Arkansas Next: A Guide to Life After High School / Arkansas Next
Career Pathways / Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative
Career Readiness Certification / Arkansas Department of Workforce Services
Career Services / Abilities Unlimited of Van Buren
Career Traning Services / World Services for the Blind of Little Rock
Community and Employment Support / Arkansas Department of Human Services
Community Investment Initiative / Arkansas Department of Workforce Services
Employment and Community Living Services / Central Arkansas Disability Services (CADS)
Employment First / Association of People Supporting Employment First
Employment Support / Disability Rights Arkansas (DRA)
Employment Support / Open Avenues
External Employment Services / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Job Path / Friendship Community Care, Inc
Job Shadowing Guidelines / Arkansas Transition Services
Job Skills Training / ACCESS Group Inc.
Online Program Fundamentals Courses / World Services for the Blind of Little Rock
Parent Resources / ACCESS Group, Inc.
Pre-Employment Transition Services / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Project Search / ACCESS
Project Search / Friendship Community Care, Inc
Pre-Employment Transition Services / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Sample Job Application / Arkansas Transition Services
Self-Employment Small Business / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Supported Employment / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Supported Employment (Scroll to Bottom) / Building Bridges
Supported Employment / Civitan Services
Supported Employment / Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) Community Employment Supporty (CES) Waiver Services
Supported Employment / Easter Seals
Supported Employment / First Step
Supported Employment / Focus Inc
Supported Employment / Integrity Inc
Supported Employment Services / Lifestyles, Inc.
Temporary Assistance for Needed Families – TANF / Arkansas Department of Workforce Services
The Path to Success with ARS / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Transition Activities / Arkansas Transition Services
Transition Training (pre-recorded) / Arkansas Support Network
Transitional Employment Assistance (TEP) / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Understanding VR & Independent Living / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
What You Need to Know / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Work Pays / Arkansas Department of Workforce
Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Facts / Arkansas Transition Services / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Youth Leadership Forum / Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
National and Other Resources
Website / Accessible Chef
Financial Planning for Special Needs Families / EParent
Family Toolkit: Pediatrics to Adult Healthcare / Got Transition
Tools and Support for Self Determination / I'm Determined
Charting the Life Course Nexus / Life Course Nexus: University of Missouri
Your Complete Guide to Transition Planning and Services / Mary Morningstar, University of Kansas
Employment for Students with Disabilities / MT Deafblind Project
Transition Planning / National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)
Recommendations to Improve Transition Outcomes / National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)
Self Determination / National Pacer Center on Transition and Employment
Cents and Sensiblity / PA Assistive Technology Foundation
Job Skills Training / Project Search International
Website / National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C)
LWLI Newsletter
The Center for Exceptional Families has created a newsletter for teens and young adults with disabilities. These newsletters will have information for them, their families, their schools, and other community organizations to support them in living working and learning (lwli) independently. There are now 4 newsletters a year, released every 3 months.
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