Series: Future Panning

"Future Planning" with Wendy Smith

Welcome back to the podcast. Today we begin our Future Planning Series with Wendy Smith of Home of Guiding Hands. Wendy is an incredible resource. She is not only a parent of a 31 year old son with a disability, but has also been working with and advocating for people with developmental disabilities for more than thirty-five years.

Wendy has worked in residential, respite, independent living and recreation programs in three states. She has been with Home of Guiding Hands since 1996 and began providing Life Planning workshops in 2006.

Bio:

Wendy Smith has been working with and advocating for people with developmental disabilities for more than thirty-five years. She has worked in residential, respite, independent living and recreation programs in three states. She has been with Home of Guiding Hands since 1996 and began providing Life Planning workshops in 2006. Wendy is also the parent of a 31 year old son who receives services from San Diego Regional Center.

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Series: Kicking off the School Year

“Transition IEPs” with Crystal Sanford

Hey guys, as we continue on in our School Year Kick Off Series, today’s episode is going to be a huge help to those of us facing IEP Transition Planning.

If your child has an IEP, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA requires that students have an Individual Transition Plan or ITP in their IEP by the time they turn 16 years old. The Transition Plan should be based on the student’s strengths, preferences, and needs and all IEP goals must be tied into the 3 areas of continuing education or training, employment, and independent living.

On today’s episode we are happy to have Crystal Sanford of Sanford Autism Advocacy Group back on to explain all of this and more to help parents understand and feel more confident with the Transition planning process. So let’s get started.

Crystal Sanford, M.Ed., M.A. CCC-SLP is an Educational Consultant, IEP Advocate and Speech Pathologist. She is also a podcast, author, and mother to an autistic tween. Crystal's passion is advocating alongside fellow neurodiverse families, helping them to persistently pursue what their children deserve at school. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and spending time with her husband and two children in San Diego, CA.

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Series: Kicking off the School Year

“Everything No One Tells You About” with Kelly Coleman

Welcome to today’s episode. As a parent of a child with special needs there is so much to know and do! There are school IEPs to advocate at for educational needs, there are insurance companies to haggle with for medical needs, and there are government programs to apply for and renew annually for resource needs. It’s an endless stream of paperwork and there's often not one clear road map to tell you where to go to find all the resources needed.

That’s why we’re so excited to introduce you to Kelley Coleman. Kelley has written a book called “ Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child: Your guide to the eccential systems, services, and supports”. We know you’re gonna love this informative episode.

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www.kelleycoleman.com

@hellokelleycoleman.com

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