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Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
As a parent of an older son with disabilities, I have struggled with his education in math and reading for most of his school career. As parents, we sometimes have unrealistic goals for our children. However, at some point, we must pause and think about the future.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
Today, people with disabilities have more options than ever before. They can attend college, go to work and live independently. But they need a good start through school and community experiences. As a hands-on and informed parent, you can help your child gain the skills they need for self-determination.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
In Texas, when a child with a disability turns 14, they should begin attending Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings with their parents. It’s the time to create a Transition Plan for life after high school.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
Our son with disabilities is now 22 years old. Since the time he first got services through a Medicaid waiver, I feared the loss of those services due to a mistake or mishap. Without these waiver services, we would be in a world of hurt.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
It’s harder to find resources for our son now that he’s 22 and has graduated from the public school special education system.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
Simple solutions can lead to big possibilities.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
Thinking about the future can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
If anyone can understand the challenges of navigating through the summer break, it’s parents of kids with disabilities.
Categories: Family Support, Transition to Adulthood
Everyone needs a connection to other people. For our loved ones with disabilities, it’s especially important. Creating those connections takes some effort, but it is so worth it.
Categories: Family Support, Transition to Adulthood
Our son just turned twelve. Twelve is a huge number, in my mind. It seems so much older than eleven. I see him differently, yet he’s the same great kid with the same challenges we have always faced with him.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood