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Welcome!
Welcome to the Transition Information Network
This is a website for parents, carers and people who work with and for disabled young people in transition to adulthood. The Transition Information Network (TIN) is an alliance of organisations and individuals who come together with a common aim: to improve disabled young people's experience of transition to adulthood. TIN is a source of information for disabled young people, families and professionals. We provide information through our website, magazine, e-newsletter and seminars. As you will see the website is still a work in progress and we continue to add new information every day. However, we hope that the website is useful and contains the type of information that you are looking for. Any feedback or suggestions about the website would be welcomed.
What is Transition?
Between the ages of 14 to 25 young people usually have to make important decisions about their education; leave home; get a job and start having relationships. These decisions and changes can be both exciting and challenging. For disabled young people it can be a confusing and complicated time, as they often receive support from a number of different agencies, including health, social care services and education. Planning should start well in advance of leaving school, so that the young person’s needs and choices are fully explored.
The Transition Support Programme
Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC), launched in May 2007, is the government’s transformation programme for disabled children's services in England. One of the issues identified in AHDC was that more work was needed to improve and co-ordinate services for disabled young people in transition to adult life. To address this, the government announced the Transition Support Programme, which would aim to raise the standards of transition in all local areas. The Council for Disabled Children and partners (including TIN) are working as the national transition support team for the Transition Support Programme.
Discussion Forum
TIN does not currently have an online forum. However, the national transition support team for the Transition Support Programme has an online discussion forum on their website which we would strongly recommend people use. We also recommend the Choice Forum, a lively and useful forum that has a thread on transition run by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.
Websites for Young People
We are in the process of developing a website for young people. In the meantime we recommend the following websites: Moving on Up, Trans-Active, Easy Health, Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities. There are also sites for young people specific to local areas including: No Limits in Suffolk and 123 Go in North East Lincolnshire.
Register with TIN
Register with TIN to receive the magazine 'My Future Choices', and our e-newsletter 'Getting a Life', for everyone working with and for disabled young people in transition to adulthood. You will also receive regular email updates. Please note that we are unable to send copies of the magazine 'My Future Choices' to members based outside of the UK. TIN does not have a helpline and we are unable to provide direct advice to individuals. Please call Contact a Family on 0808 808 3555, or your local parent partnership service.
This is a website for parents, carers and people who work with and for disabled young people in transition to adulthood. The Transition Information Network (TIN) is an alliance of organisations and individuals who come together with a common aim: to improve disabled young people's experience of transition to adulthood. TIN is a source of information for disabled young people, families and professionals. We provide information through our website, magazine, e-newsletter and seminars. As you will see the website is still a work in progress and we continue to add new information every day. However, we hope that the website is useful and contains the type of information that you are looking for. Any feedback or suggestions about the website would be welcomed.
What is Transition?
Between the ages of 14 to 25 young people usually have to make important decisions about their education; leave home; get a job and start having relationships. These decisions and changes can be both exciting and challenging. For disabled young people it can be a confusing and complicated time, as they often receive support from a number of different agencies, including health, social care services and education. Planning should start well in advance of leaving school, so that the young person’s needs and choices are fully explored.
The Transition Support Programme
Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC), launched in May 2007, is the government’s transformation programme for disabled children's services in England. One of the issues identified in AHDC was that more work was needed to improve and co-ordinate services for disabled young people in transition to adult life. To address this, the government announced the Transition Support Programme, which would aim to raise the standards of transition in all local areas. The Council for Disabled Children and partners (including TIN) are working as the national transition support team for the Transition Support Programme.
Discussion Forum
TIN does not currently have an online forum. However, the national transition support team for the Transition Support Programme has an online discussion forum on their website which we would strongly recommend people use. We also recommend the Choice Forum, a lively and useful forum that has a thread on transition run by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.
Websites for Young People
We are in the process of developing a website for young people. In the meantime we recommend the following websites: Moving on Up, Trans-Active, Easy Health, Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities. There are also sites for young people specific to local areas including: No Limits in Suffolk and 123 Go in North East Lincolnshire.
Register with TIN
Register with TIN to receive the magazine 'My Future Choices', and our e-newsletter 'Getting a Life', for everyone working with and for disabled young people in transition to adulthood. You will also receive regular email updates. Please note that we are unable to send copies of the magazine 'My Future Choices' to members based outside of the UK. TIN does not have a helpline and we are unable to provide direct advice to individuals. Please call Contact a Family on 0808 808 3555, or your local parent partnership service.