FEAT is for Kansas families, youth/young adults and individuals who serve Kansas children birth-26.

A FREE two-day training designed for families, youth/young adults who have disabilities and/or special health care needs, and the professionals who support them.

February 1 - Part 1: Building the Dream of Employment (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

• “Outside the box” job possibilities

• Transition from high school

• Meet individuals have disabilities who are successfully employed

February 7 - Part 2: Identifying and Accessing Employment Resources (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

• Services, programs, and information to support gaining and maintaining employment

• Antidiscrimination laws

• Visit with state and local adult service agencies who support individuals with disabilities

Employment is possible for youth/young adults who have disabilities!

A two-day training designed for families, their young adults who have significant support needs, and the professionals who support them

The goals of FEAT are to

• Increase expectations for competitive employment of the young adult with a disability

• Increase knowledge of state and federal resources to support the employment of the young adult

Benefits to Students, Families, Schools, and Teachers

Youth and Young adults with disabilities

• gain knowledge of supports and services,

• brainstorm possible employment options and discuss support needs with peers

• learn self-advocacy skills related to employment

• gain an understanding of disability disclosure

Families

• increase understanding of transition to employment and knowledge of resources to support post-secondary employment of their child

• network with other families going through transition

• meet representatives from various employment resources in your community

• plan for transition and employment meetings

• participate in follow-up technical assistance meetings

• Schools

• receive free, up-to-date, in-service training for special education teachers and staff

Teachers

• gain knowledge of the adult service systems

• learn about “outside the box,” customized employment possibilities

• plan with families and young adult, increasing successful transition to adulthood and family involvement

• meet representatives from various employment resources in your community

• participate in follow-up technical assistance meetings to learn more about how to support students with various needs to be competitively employed