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would be easy to share with others. Each team also identified role models who
have low incidence sensory disabilities who could serve as guest speakers in the
summer camps sponsored by Shawnee State University. Members of each team
developed a common contact form that could be shared with potential guest
speakers.
The major deliverable for the Transition Connections grant was an
interactive Google Doc called Transition Connection Resource Guide (See Figure
1). The resource guide organizes the resources by low incidence disability areas
(blind/visually impaired, Deaf/hard of hearing and deafblind. It also organizes
them by certain ECC areas, including self-advocacy, assistive technology and
career and transition. Other categories include assessment, resources and other
considerations, summer opportunities and mentors. Each link is clickable and will
allow the viewer to read a brief description of each resource before opening the
actual resource page. The team included brief descriptions to help the user
determine if the resource might be applicable for their needs prior to exploring the
resource. In addition to sharing the Transition Connections Resource Guide with
state agencies, the resources are embedded into existing coursework by the LISD
faculty. Now that the framework is built, there are plans to continue to add
resources and include more areas of the ECC in future grant work.
