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Fact Sheets

LSTP Fact Sheet Request Form 5.01

1.0 Post-Secondary Education

• 1.1.1 Universities
• 1.1.2 Technical Colleges
• 1.3.0 General Education Development (GED) Test

2.0 Employment

• 2.1.0 Choosing the Right Employment Option
• 2.1.1 Competitive Employment
• 2.1.3 On-the-Job Training
• 2.1.4 On-Site Training
• 2.1.5 Supported Employment
• 2.2.1 Vocational Assessment
• 2.3.0 Social Security and Work Incentives
• 2.3.2 Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS)
• 2.3.3 IRWE
• 2.3.4 Student Earned Income Exclusion
• 2.3.5 Other Work Related Social Security Programs
• 2.3.6 How Working Affects Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits
• 2.3.7 How Working Affects Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Benefits
• 2.4.0 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Employment-Related Issues

3.0 Living Arrangements

• 3.1.0 Choosing the Right Living Arrangements
• 3.1.1 Home Ownership
• 3.1.2 Living on Your Own
• 3.1.3 Supported Living
• 3.1.4 Community Homes

4.0 Homemaking Activities

• 4.1.0 Hygiene:  Personal Needs
• 4.1.1 Directing Care & Asking for Assistance
• 4.1.2 Dental Care
• 4.1.3 Personal Hygiene for Young Adults with Physical Disabilities
• 4.2.0 Personal Care Attendants (PCA)
• 4.2.1 Personal Care Attendants (PCAs): Assessing Needs & Interviewing Applicants
• 4.2.2 Personal Care Attendants (PCAs):  Selecting and Hiring
• 4.2.3 Personal Care Attendants (PCAs):  Working Together Effectively
• 4.3.0 Money Management

5.0 Income/Financial Needs

• 5.1.0 Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• 5.2.0 Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
• 5.3.0 Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning
• 5.4.0 Individual Development Account (IDA)

   

• 7.1.0 Recreation and Leisure
• 7.1.1 Creating Inclusive Recreation Opportunities for Young Adults with Significant Support Needs

8.2.0 The Louisiana Driver’s License and Required Exam

9.0 Medical Services

• 9.1.0 Private Health Insurance
• 9.1.1 COBRA
• 9.1.2 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• 9.1.4 Medicare
• 9.2.0 Adolescence: A Time of Many Changes
• 9.3.0 Moving Towards More Health and Medical Independence: Adolescence
• 9.3.1 Medicaid
• 9.4.0 Family and Cultural Diversity: Health and Medical Issues

   

10.0 Relationships

• 10.1.0 Friendships
• 10.1.1 Friendship Networks
• 10.3.0 Peer Counseling
• 10.5.0 Sexuality
• 10.5.1 Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
• 10.5.2 Birth Control

11.0 Advocacy

• 11.1.0 Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination

• 12.1.0 Legal Status as an Adult in Louisiana: Options and Alternatives

13.0 Transition  Process

• 13.1.0 Transition Services in the Individuals with Disabilities   Education Act
• 13.2.0 The Family Role in the Transition Process
• 13.4.0 Person-Centered Planning
• 13.5.0 Developing a Future Vision Statement

14.0 Secondary Curriculum

• 14.2.0 Inclusion
• 14.4.0 What is School-to-Work (STW)?
• 14.4.1 Including All Students in School-to-Work  (STW)
• 14.4.2 Questions to Ask Your Local School-to-Work Partnership (STW)
• 14.3.0 Community-Based Vocational Training and Department of Labor Regulations

15.0 Teaming

• 15.0.0 Interagency Team Development
• 15.1.0 Interagency Team Development:  The Forming Stage
• 15.2.0 Interagency Team Development:  The Storming Stage
• 15.3.0 Interagency Team Development:  The Norming Stage
• 15.4.0 Interagency Team Development:  The Performing Stage

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