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Upcoming Events

  • FPCTP Webinar: Student Information in the Annual Report: Completing with Accuracy

    May 6, 2025. 3 - 4 PM

    This FPCTP webinar will focus on accurately completing the Annual Report - Student Information, due August 1st every year. The FCSUA team will emphasize critical questions and how to answer them properly. FPCTPs will have the opportunity to ask questions and address program-specific scenarios.

    Register for the webinar on Zoom

  • FPCTP Webinar: Graduate Follow Up Reports - Strategies for Following Students and Reporting with Accuracy

    May 20, 2025. 3 - 4 PM

    This FPCTP webinar will focus on accurately completing the Graduate Follow-up Reports, due August 1st every year. The FCSUA team will emphasize critical questions and how to answer them properly. FPCTPs will have the opportunity to ask questions and address program-specific scenarios.

    Register for the webinar on Zoom

  • 2025 Florida Postsecondary Education Program Planning Institute

    July 14, 2025 - July 16, 2025

    Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress. Orlando, FL.

    The purpose of this FLPEPPI is to increase understanding of resources available for and facilitate the planning and implementation of Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Programs (FPCTP) for students with intellectual disabilities in all types of postsecondary education institutions: universities, state and community colleges, and career tech centers/ technical colleges.

    The institute will provide content knowledge for developing or enhancing these programs, facilitate planning time for interdisciplinary postsecondary education teams, and provide opportunities to network with approved FPCTP leaders and others with expertise in this area.

    This is a team-focused event for postsecondary education program planning teams. These teams should include higher education faculty and staff, disability service providers, special population coordinators, K-12 transition staff, parents, students, and other relevant stakeholders. A critical feature of the FLPEPPI is providing teams with facilitated meeting times to develop an FPCTP or enhance their current program’s performance using our online Strategic Planning Tool – Postsecondary component.

    Registration and hotel room block close on June 20, 2025.

    Registration and Agenda

News

  • January 30, 2025

    Winter 2025 News Brief

    In the Winter 2025 FCSUA News Brief...

    • Reflect on the 2025 MidYear Planning Institute Update.
    • Read the student highlight on Kailey Russell, from Titans UP! at St. Petersburg College.
    • Learn strategies to prepare students for employment from Broward College.
    • Congratulate Project ACCESS from The College of the Florida Keys for being recognized as the NRF Foundation’s 2025RISE Up Partner of the Year.
    • Find out about upcoming professional events.

    Read more

  • October 29, 2024

    Inclusive Education Services Student Excels with Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities

    In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, celebrated each October, we recognize the contributions of IES student and part-time FSCUA employee Gregory Nelson.
    Loving where you work often brings with it satisfaction and a sense of purpose. Gregory Nelson, a second-year student in the Inclusive Education Services (IES) program, has found both. Since the start of Fall 2024, Nelson has held a part-time paid job at the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities (FCSUA). He previously completed an unpaid work-based learning experience with the organization in Spring 2024.

    Read more

Recently...

  • Webinar: Guardianship and the Alternatives

    December 5, 2023. 3 - 4 PM

    This program explains the alternatives to guardianship, including supported decision-making, legal directives, and guardian advocacy. Attorney Davey will explain the pros and cons of each choice and offer advice to families on choosing the right solution for them.
    Presenter:
    Catherine Davey

    Downloads:

    FCSUA December Webinar Handoout.pdf

    Watch the Webinar on YouTube

  • Webinar: An Introduction to Perkins Implementation in Florida

    November 7, 2023. 3 - 4 PM

    The webinar will be a broad overview of the implementation of the Perkins Act in Florida. We will examine the context and purpose of Perkins, and will examine funding, performance metrics, the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment, and support for special populations as defined by the Perkins Act.
    Session Learning Outcomes:

    1. Gain a basic understanding of the Perkins Act and its impact on Career and Technical Education in Florida
    2. Ideas for future collaboration
    Presenter: Bruce Harrington

    Downloads:

    FCSUA November Webinar Handouts.pdf

    Watch the Webinar on YouTube

  • Webinar: SSI Work Incentives

    October 3, 2023. 3 - 4 PM

    This webinar will share about the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Work Incentives available to people with disabilities who are receiving Social Security Disability Benefits. It will also include information for Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Programs on how to help students and their families understand how people with disabilities can protect their benefits while working and connect to Work Incentive Planning Assistance.
    Session Learning Outcomes:

    1. Understanding of the Social Security Disability Benefits.
    2. Knowledge of the work incentives available to SSI beneficiaries.
    3. How a Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) can benefit a student.
    Presenter: Angie Hoffman

    Downloads:

    FCSUA October Webinar Handouts.pdf

    Watch the Webinar on YouTube

  • Webinar: How to Become an FPCTP

    September 5, 2023. 3 - 4 PM


    Session Learning Outcomes:

    1. The benefits of starting a Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program (FPCTP).
    2. Initial discussions to have at your institution.
    3. The benefits of the online strategic planning tool.
    4. Steps to complete the FPCTP application.
    5. Applying for the initial grant.

    Presenters:
    • Janice Seabrooks-Blackmore, Ph.D. Executive Director
    • Drew Andrews, Ed.D. Assistant Director.

    Downloads:

    09_05_2023_FCSUA_Webinar_FPCTP_Development.pdf

    Watch the Webinar on YouTube

  • Florida Postsecondary Education Program Planning Institute

    July 10, 2023 - July 12, 2023. Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando FL

    The purpose of this FLPEPPI is to increase understanding of resources available for and facilitate the planning and implementation of Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Programs (FPCTP) for students with intellectual disabilities in all types of postsecondary education institutions: universities, state and community colleges, and career tech centers/ technical colleges. The institute will provide the following:

    • Content knowledge for developing or enhancing these programs.
    • Facilitated planning time for interdisciplinary postsecondary education teams.
    • Opportunities to network with approved FPCTP leaders and others with expertise in this area
    This is a team-focused event for postsecondary education program planning teams. These teams should include higher education faculty and staff, disability service providers, special population coordinators, K-12 transition staff, parents, students, and other relevant stakeholders. A critical feature of the FLPEPPI is providing teams with facilitated meeting times to develop an FPCTP or enhance their current program’s performance using our online Strategic Planning Tool – Postsecondary component.

    Downloads:

    Session Materials

        


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