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ASSESSMENTS and CAREER INTEREST SURVEYS

Career Cruising
Career Key Inventory
Mapping Your Future
Minnesota Careers Assessment
My Future
New York Career Zone
The Princeton Review Career Quiz
The Youthhood

BLIND and VISUALLY IMPARED

American Foundation for the Blind
Braille Institute
California School for the Blind
The Center for the Partially Sighted
Disability Info
Foundation for the Junior Blind
Job Accommodation Network

CAREER EXPLORATION

californiacareers.info
California Career Zone
Career Clusters
O*Net Online
Mapping Your Future
ISEEK
First Break
Career Exploration Resources
JobStar Career Guides
Job Profiles
L.A. Youth

SnagAJob.com
Job Accommodation Network

HEALTH, CHILD CARE AND PARENTING

AltaMed Health Services
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
California Health Advocates
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program
Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services
Medicare
Medi-Cal Policy Institute

DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING

Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness, Inc.
Kids World Deaf Net
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Los Angeles City College: Office of Special Services
East Los Angeles College: Disabled Student Program & Services
Los Angeles Harbor College: Special Programs & Services
Los Angeles Mission College: Disabled Student Program & Services
Los Angeles Pierce College: Special Services
Los Angeles Southwest College: Disabled Student Programs & Services
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College - Disabled Students Programs & Services
Los Angeles Valley College: Disabled Student Program & Services
West Los Angeles College: Disabled Student Programs & Services
CA Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

California State University
California State University - How to Get to College
CSU, Dominguez Hills - Disabled Student Services
CSU, Fullerton - Office of Disabled Student Services
CSU, Long Beach - Disabled Student Services
CSU, Los Angeles - Office of Students with Disabilities
CSU, Northridge - Center on Disabilities
CSPU, Pomona - Disability Resource Center

University of California
UCLA - Office of Students with Disabilities

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

FEDERAL
Department of Education
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
Social Security Administration
Regional Resource & Federal Center Network for Special Education

STATE
California Conservation Corps
California Worksmart: Entry-Level Jobs
Department of Developmental Services
California Department of Education
Ca Department of Education: Special Education Division
Department of Industrial Relations
Department of Motor Vehicles
Department of Rehabilitation
Department of Social Services
Employment Development Department
Employment Development Department - One Stop Career Centers
Youth Employment Opportunity Program (YEOP)

LOCAL
Access Paratransit-Transportation
LA County Workforce Investment Board
Southeast LA County Workforce Investment Board
LA County Workforce
LA Conservation Corps
LA Jobs Corps Center
LA County Department of Public Social Services
LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)

SPECIAL EDUCATION REGULATIONS

Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA)
Americans with Disability Act (ADA) - Department of Education
Americans with Disability Act (ADA) - Department of Justice
School to Work Opportunities Act
California Department of Education Code
LAUSD/DSE Strategic Plan
Modified Consent Decree

INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS

Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles

JOB TRAINING

Archdiocese of Los Angeles Youth Employment Services
California Conservation Corps
City of Los Angeles Youth Opportunities System
Student Conservation Association

LEGAL ASSISTANCE

Archdiocese of Los Angeles Youth Employment Services
California Conservation Corps
City of Los Angeles Youth Opportunities Movement

MILITARY SERVICE

United States Army
United States Air Force
United States Navy
United States Marines
United States Coast Guard
Today's Military
Jobs in the Military
Selective Service System

ORGANIZATIONS

American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH)
Association for Retarded Citizens (The Arc)
Attention Deficit Disorder Association

Brain Injury Association of America
California Chapter of TASH
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Council for Exceptional Children
Exceptional Children's Foundation
Fiesta Educativa
Junior Blind of America
Grater Los Angeles Council on Deafness
Head Injury Hotline (Brain Injury Resource Center)
The International Dyslexia Association
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association of the Deaf
National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Council on Independent Living
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
National Down Syndrome Congress
National Organization on Disability
National Rehabilitation Information Center

REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL CENTERS and PROGRAMS

California Regional Occupational Centers and Programs (Southern)
Abram Friedman Occupational Center
East Los Angeles Education and Career Center
Harbor Occupational Center
North Valley Occupational Center
West Valley Occupational Center
LAUSD Regional Occupational Program
LACOE Regional Occupational Program

SKILLS CENTERS

East Los Angeles Skills Center
Los Angeles Technology Center
Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center - (323) 564-1431
Metropolitan Skills Center - (213) 386-7269
Pacoima Skills Center
Venice Community Adult School/Skills Center
Alternative Education and Work Centers

COMMUNITY ADULT SCHOOLS

Belmont Community Adult School
El Camino Real Community Adult School
Evans Community Adult School
Franklin Community Adult School
Fremont-Washington Community Adult School
Gardena-Carson Community Adult School
Garfield Community Adult School/Eastside Campus
Harbor Community Adult School
Hollywood Community Adult School
Huntington Park-Bell Community Adult School
Jefferson Community Adult School
Kennedy-San Fernando Community Adult School
Los Angeles Community Adult School
Los Angeles Technology Center
Manual Arts-Crenshaw Community Adult School
North Hollywood-Poly Community Adult School
Reseda Community Adult School
Roosevelt Community Adult School
South Gate Community Adult School
Van Nuys Community Adult School
Venice Community Adult School
Westchester-Emerson Community Adult School
Westside Community Adult School
Wilson-Lincoln Community Adult School

VOLUNTEER

Marriott Foundation: Bridges... from School to Work
Goodwill Industries
Idealist.Org
Jewish Vocational Services
Servenet.Org
Freedom Corps
Volunteer Center of Los Angeles
VolunteerMatch

WORK BASED LEARNING

CA School-to-Career
New Ways to Work
CA Association of Work Experience Educators
CA Cooperative Education and Internship Association
National Groundhog Job Shadow Day
National Research Center for Career & Technical Education
National Service Learning Clearinghouse
CalServe K-12 Service-Learning Initiative Service Learning
Youth Service California
Worksite 21
Youth Service California

TRANSITION RESOURCES

Postsecondary Innovative Transition and Technology
California AT Network - Assistive Technology... Tools for Living

Transition Coalition
Living Independently in Los Angeles
Minnesota STAR Program: A Syetem of Technology to Achieve Results
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability: Navigating the Road to Work

 

 

 

Please Note

The agencies and organizations linked to this page has been complied by the District Office of Transition Services and does not constitute any endorsement, nor is any exclusion intentional. This page is meant to be a resource for students, teachers, and parents to help them become more aware of needed information and services in the Los Angeles area. Please note that local communities may also offer additional programs or opportunities.

This area of the web site also identifies resources and links to other web sites that would appear useful to our readers. The opinions expressed on these pages are solely those of the host web site and not necessarily those of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Any advertising presented on these pages is solely the responsibility of the host web site and not the Los Angeles Unified School District. Such references and links do not constitute any endorsement of the Los Angeles Unified School District of the products or services of those enterprises.