Acronyms
A plan or program developed to ensure that a child with an identified disability who is attending an elementary or secondary educational institution receives specialized instruction and related services.
What is an IEP?
Offer students with disabilities an early start at career exploration and preparation for adult life. Topics include: Job Exploration Counseling, Work-Based Learning Experiences, Counseling on Opportunities for Enrollment in Comprehensive Transition or Post-Secondary Education Programs, Workplace Readiness Training to Develop Social Skills and Independent Living, and Instruction in Self Advocacy.
What is Pre-ETS?
helps people with disabilities find meaningful employment and provides the support to succeed.
Through partnerships with public agencies, businesses, schools, universities, and community organizations, this organization works to build a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable workforce.
What is CIS (Community Integrated Services)?
A document that documents the IEP team's review of data and discussion of eligibility determination for a student.
Assists individuals with disabilities to go to work. In turn, the expectation is that you, as the job seeker, will gain employment by the end of this process.
What is DVR?
Our mission is to provide educational, vocational, and technical support to empower and foster independence for Delawareans with visual impairments.
What is DVI (Division for the Visually Impaired)?
document that's required for students who graduate high school with a regular diploma or age out of special education. It should include the following information:
The student's abilities and aspirations, The student's unique needs and goals, Academic and functional strengths and needs, Needed accommodations, Strategies for success, Recommendations for meeting post-secondary goals
What is a S.O.P. (Summary of Performance)
Supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live their good lives by accessing services they need to thrive in their community.
Network of providers: employment and pre-vocational services; support coordination and community navigation; assistive technologies; respite; a variety of day and residential programs; and, options for supported living.
What is DDDS?
Offers a variety of transportation services for people with disabilities in Delaware, including fixed-route bus transportation, specialized transit programs, and paratransit.
What is DART (Delaware Authority for Regional Transit)?
Adopted by the federal government in 1975 to ensure that all children with disabilities have equality of educational opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency.
What is IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
A service of Pathways to Employment that will help develop the employment plan, help connect the service recipient to employment services, and ensure services are being delivered in accordance with the plan.
What is an EN (Employment Navigator)?
Provides monthly payments to people with disabilities and older adults who have little or no income or resources.
What is SSI (Supplemental Security Income)?
A federal law which was enacted in 1990. The law prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in areas such as employment, education, transportation, and communication.
What is ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
A case manager who helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families connect with community resources.
What is a CN (Community Navigator)?
Goals that help ensure students receive the support they need and provides a clear roadmap for the educational journey.
Where the student will continue to study or develop skills after graduation.
Where the student will work or engage in productive activities after graduation.
Where the student will live and how they will access adult services, participate in the community, and have fun after graduation.
What are transition S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound) goals?