Lake Wales Charter
District Resources
Promising Practices Transition Sites
School-Based Enterprises
Lake Wales Charter resources related to the transition of students with disabilities are provided in multiple categories in the box to the right. Some resources may be included in more than one category. For more information on Lake Wales Charter click here.
Student/Family Resources
The Able Trust
info@abletrust.org
(850) 224-4493 (Voice/TDD) | (888) 838-2253
Supports non-profit vocational rehabilitation programs throughout
Florida with fund-raising, grant making and public awareness of
disability issues with the goal of assisting Floridians with
disabilities in achieving employment
Aktion Club
aktionclub@kiwanis.org
(800) KIWANIS (5492647) ext. 390
A community-service group for adult citizens who live with a
disability that provides opportunities for developing initiative and
leadership skills, serving the community, integrating into society and
demonstrating the dignity and value of citizens living with
disabilities.
AmeriCorps/Volunteer Florida - Tallahassee
info@volunteerflorida.org
(850) 921-5172
Provides opportunities to meet community needs through one or
two-year service commitments to community and national nonprofits.
Participants learn collaboration, communication, leadership and other
life skills while earning a modest living allowance with health and
education benefits.
ARC of Indian River County
Jose Rivera, Supported Employment | joser@arcir.org
(772) 562-6854 ext. 219
Provides support and services to persons with disabilities, enabling individuals to lead self-determined lives.
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) - Florida Atlantic University
Maryellen
Quinn-Lunny, Director | mqlunny@fau.edu
(561) 221-3436
Provides information and consultation to individuals diagnosed with
autism spectrum disorders and related disabilities as well as
instruction and coaching to families and professionals through a
training and assistance model.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services - Treasure Coast
(772) 335-9966 (TDD)
Serves the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing, and speech impaired in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie Counties
Easter Seals
Marissa
Borrera
(561) 882-6425
Easter Seals Vocational Services is a premier provider of services
specifically designed to provide a safe and encouraging environment for
its participants while assisting companies with their daily needs for
quality work and/or staffing requirement. This community-based program
offers individuals with disabilities the opportunity to demonstrate
their ability to deliver high-quality work to companies in the
community. We work with each consumer and train them to develop quality
skills and work habits. Services Include: Job coaching, career
mentoring, follow along, vocational training, employment services,
supported employment, adult education, transportation, adult day
training, transition services, and recreation activities.
(800) 470-8101
Assists in providing information and services to people with developmental disabilities and their families; also advise the (Agency for Persons with Disabilities) on the needs of self-advocates and their families.
Family Network on Disabilities
Rich La Belle, Executive Director | richlabelle@fndfl.org
(727) 523-1130 | (800) 825-5736
Network of individuals who may be at-risk, have disabilities, or
have special needs and their families, professionals, and concerned
citizens; programs include Parent Education Network (PEN); Transition,
Independent Living, Employment & Support (TILES); Florida Parent
Information and Resource Center (PIRC); and Parents Educating Parents in
the Community (PEP).
Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (F.A.A.S.T.)
faast@faast.org
(850) 487-3278 | (888) 788-9216
Provides advocacy and awareness activities that increase access to
and acquisition of assistive services and technology including a loan
program to try out assistive technology (AT), assistance with purchasing
AT, an emergency AT fund, and information on affordable housing.
(863) 535-6486
Provides diagnostic and instructional support services to district exceptional student education programs and families of students with exceptionalities statewide.
Florida Inclusion Network (FIN)
Bonnie Dupuis, FIN Facilitator | bonnie.dupuis@polk-fl.net
(863) 535-6486 ext. 453
Provides learning opportunities, consultation, information, and
support to educators, families, and community members to promote all
students learning together in a welcoming environment that incorporates
integrated services, supports, and curricula that are effective and
research-based
Florida Youth Leadership Forum (FYLF)
info@abletrust.org
Innovative, intensive four-day leadership training program for
rising high school juniors and seniors with disabilities that explores
personal leadership, academic and career planning, etiquette, technology
innovations, disability law, networking and more
Multiagency Network for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (SEDNET)
Meagan Neely, Learning Support Division
(863) 535-6488 ext.
485
Enhances the system of care for families and students with
emotional disabilities through facilitation, collaboration, and direct
intervention, as well as research and development, with a network of key
stakeholders
Special Olympics
Cathy
Tagliareni | cathytagliareni@sofl.org
(407)
617-9200
Provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of
Olympic-type sports for people with intellectual disabilities
