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This DVD shows 4 short videos
about young people with disabilities
who are in transition from childhood to adulthood.
The DVD has been produced
by the Your Life Your Choices Transition Project
which was set up to improve transition planning
and coordination for young people with disabilities.
The main aims of the project are:
To make transition planning more person-centred,
so that each young person has more choice and control
in planning for their future.
To provide better information about transition planning
for young people and their families.
To develop the role of transition coordinators
who will support young people with disabilities
during their transition into adulthood.
Each of the videos shows the importance
of good transition planning and coordination
for young people with disabilities,
and on this DVD you can find out more about
the transition support available to young people and families.
All young people are different
and everyone needs support
to make a successful transition into adulthood.
Having a transition plan
can help you plan your transition into adulthood.
Your transition planning should start in school year 9
when you are 13 or 14 years old,
and you should have support from your school,
Careers Wales,
your social worker (if you have one)
and any health workers involved
in meeting your care needs.
If you have a social services review meeting
or a school review meeting,
you can ask the people there
to look at your transition plan,
or help you make a transition plan.
You could also ask them to help you with the Action Plan
or to suggest Actions that need to be on this plan.
If you find it difficult to ask these questions yourself,
you should have someone
who can ask these questions for you.
This can be someone in your family,
or an advocate or supporter.
A good transition plan should include information about
What is important to you as a young person,
your hopes and ambitions,
and what your strengths are;
How you communicate;
What you need to be safe and healthy;
Your family and friends;
What you like doing for fun;
Your plans for college, training and work;
How you want to live as an adult;
How you will get about;
What money you will need;
and an Action Plan
which shows what needs to happen
to make your Transition Plan work,
and who should be taking action and by when.
If you want to find out more about transition planning
and the support available to young people with disabilities,
you can contact your local education or social services department
or look for information about Transition Planning on their website.
You can also get information about Transition Planning
from Careers Wales and from SNAP Cymru.
The contact details for these organizations
are listed on the further information button on this DVD.