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For Middle & HS Students: A campaign to help youth go and succeed in college.  To learn more about steps go to www.KnowHow2go.com. The Real U Book Series are fun and informative guides for college students, or for those, beginning the first job, moving into the first apartment, and dealing with bank accounts and credit cards. Each has been adapted for visually-impaired readers by Anna Dresner and Amy Ruell. Cost is $6.95 or $18 for all three.    Your First Job:  http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/REALU-JOB.html Bank Accounts and Credit Cards:  http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/REALU-BANK.html Your First Apartment:  http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/REALU-APT.html   To order the Real U Books: http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/REALU-SET.html or for more information contact National Braille Press at: 800- 548-7323 or 617-266-6160 ext 20.  http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/publications/index.html

TRANSITION RESOURCES Federation for Children with Special Needs, 617-236-7210 or MA Toll-Free: 800-331-0688  Parent Training Information IEP Transition Resource:  http://www.fcsn.org/pti/topics/transition/index.html Information for parents to help them educate their son or daughter on how and when to communicate about his or her disability and how to request accommodations. Includes tips on disclosing a disability to an employer or teacher.  Go to http://www.disability.gov/education/parent_resources/transition_planning/preparing_for_post-secondary_education. Pacer Center Inc. Newsletter "Paceletter" www.pacer.org The Insitute of Comunity Inclusion:  www.communityinclusion.org go to topic & click on Education & Transition for Resources. Texas School for the Blind: www.tsbvi.edu/publications/transition.htm National Center of Secondary Education & Transition (NAST): Preparing for Employment on the Home Front Brief, www.ncset.org/publications The National Collaborative on Workface and Disability for Youth: Intersection: Nativgating the Road to Work-Email newsletter www.ncwd-youth Living Skills Center:College Success Curriculum, Pre-Vocational, Grocery Store, Braille Assessments, etc. and Checklists for High School Seniors: 510-234-4984 www.livingskillscenter.org/curriculum2.htm Hadley School for the Blind Tuition-Free Distance Education Courses: www.hadley.edu 800-323-4238-Courses include, College Preparation,  Independent Living , High School Academic Courses, Adult Continuing Education Programs, etc. Skills for Success: A Career Education Handbook for Children and Adolescents wtih Visual Impairments Edited by Karen E. Wolffe, American Foundation for the Blind www.afb.org/store Finding Wheels: A Curriculum for Nondirivers with Visual Impairments for Gaining Control of Transportation Needs. Anne  L. Corn; L. Penny Rosenblum 800-897-3202 www..proedinc.com Publications from the American Printing House for the Blind: www.aph.org    Transition Tote System: Navigating the Rapids of Life   Money Handling & Budgeting: A Resource Guide for Use with Adolescents Adults who are Blind or Visually Impaired. Venus Elder, 1997.   Teen Scene: Portraits of Success: VCR Video

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New Publications from American Foundation for the Blind: www.afb.org/store: Teaching Social Skills to Students with Visual Impairments: From Theory to Practice Sharon Z. Sacks and Karen E. Wolffe, Editors This book  explores what theory can tell us about how children who are visually impaired become socially skilled individuals. It then, presents a compendium of techniques and strategies for helping youngsters, from preschoolers through young adults, including those with additional disabilities, develop and refine social skills. Available in print, ASCII on CD-ROM, and ASCII on floppy disk for $49.95 OR online for $25.00.  The Focused On: Social Skills  5 DVD Series. Each of the five DVDs address a different aspect of helping students with visual impairments to develop lifelong social skills. For only $29.95 each, you get the DVD and the companion study guide.  Choose from: Importance and Need for Social Skill; Assessment Techniques; Teaching Social Skills to Visually Impaired Preschoolers; Teaching Social Skills to Visually Impaired Elementary Students or  Social Skills for Teens and Young Adults with Visual Impairments Or order all five for $39. Need more information about teaching social skills? Visit AFB’s social skills area at http://www.afb.org/epublications Education