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Project Transition Links
1.
Agencies & Post School Service Providers
Agency
Provider Search Engine
http://www.flddresources.org./html/provider_search.asp
Area 8/Agency
for Persons with Disabilities
P.
O. Box 60085 Fort Myers, FL 33906
239 338-1370
Fax: 239 338-1359
Website:
http://apd.myflorida.com/
ARC Florida:
The Arc of Florida
2898 Mahan Drive, Suite 1
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(850)921-046
Toll Free: 1-800-226-1155
http://www.arcflorida.org/
Center for
Autism & Related Disorders:
19019 Ventura Blvd. Suite 300
Tarzana, CA 91356
Phone: (818) 345-2345 / Fax: (818) 758-8015
http://www.Centerforautism.com
Center for Independent Living:
2830 Winkler Avenue 201
Ft. Myers,
Florida 33916
(800)343-6991
(239)-277-1447
http://www.cilfl.org/
Children's
Medical Services:
3900 Broadway, Bldg. B-1
Ft. Myers, FL
33901
(800)226-3290 (239)433-6723
(239)
939-2808
http://www.cms-kids.com
Division of Blind Services
District
Administrator:
Linda Brown
2830 Winkler
Avenue, Suite 207
Ft. Myers, FL
33916
Tel: (239)
278-7130
Toll Free:
(800) 219-0180 Fax: (239) 278-7351
Serves
Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee Counties
http://www.state.fl.us/dbs/
Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology
325 John Knox Road,
Building 400, Suite 402
Tallahassee, Florida 32303
(890)487-5278
(888)-788-921
http://www.faast.org
Florida Independent Living Council
1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 100A
Tallahassee,
FL 32303
(850)
488-5624 voice/TTY
(877)
822-1993 toll free
(850)
488-5881 fax
http://www.flailc.org
Florida Kid Care Healthy Kids
(800)226-6735 (239)338-2620
Agency for
Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan
Drive
Tallahassee,
FL 32308
http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/Medicaid/MediKids/kidcare.shtmlahca.myflorida.com/contact/index.shmtl
Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
4940 Bayline
Drive
North Fort
Myers, FL 33917
239-995-2106
ph
239-995-2106
fax
http://www.goodwillswfl.org
LARC, Inc
leearc@earthlink.net
(239)
334-6285
Opportunity Services, Inc.
2734
Oak Ridge Court, Unit #401
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Phone: (239) 936-2773 / Fax: (239) 939-9773
http://www.oppserv.org
Sunrise Community, Inc.
810 SE 10th Court
Cape Coral, FL
33990
Phone: 239-574-1153
http://www.sunrisegroup.org/florida.htm
Visually Impaired Persons of Southwest Florida
35 W
Mariana Ave.
North Fort
Myers
(239)
997-7797
(239)
997-8462 Fax
http://www.vipcenter.org/
Vocational
Rehabilitation Services
4150 Ford
Street Extension
Ft Myers, Fl. 33966
(239) 278-7150
(800) 451-4327 (Voice/TDD)
http://www.rehabworks.org/
2.
Career & Employment
A.
Career Exploration Tools:
Bridges
Transitions
Toll-free: 1-800-281-1168
Fax: 1-888-349-3437
http://www.florida.echoices.com
(Support form)
Career Game On-line
9224 6500 or
1800 999 167 (country callers only)
http://getaccess.westone.wa.gov.au/izone/career-game/
Contact.us@westone.wa.gov.au
Career
Voyages
1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627)
TTY
1-877-889-5627
http://www.CareerVoyages.gov
Careers Now (for youth)
http://www.careersnow.org
Future
Planning/Student Loans
http://www.mapping-your-future.org
(Must use site contact form)
Florida
Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI)
Statewide Career Development Resource
Employer Employ Florida Marketplace
1-866-FLA-2345
1-800-438-4128
http://www.employflorida.com
High School ACE
121 S Mill
Drive
Glastonbury
CT 06073
(860)659-8069
http://www.highschoolace.com
To Determine
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Richard M.
Felder
Department of
Chemical Engineering
North
Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
27695-7905
http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
University
of Waterloo
200
University Avenue West
Waterloo,
Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
519.888.4567
http://www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/step1.asp
B. Career
Preparation Sites:
Bridges Transitions Co.
33637-B Hwy 97 N.
Oroville, WA 98844
Tel: 250-869-4200 or 1-800-281-1168
Fax: 250-869-4201 or 1-888-349-3437
http://www.bridges.com/cpflorida
Careers.ORG
www.careers.org
http://www.careers.org/reg/crusa-fl-jobs-and-careers-in-florida.html
(Local)
Career and
Service Center of Southwest Florida
Career development, Training and Placement Services
4150 Ford Street Extension
Fort Myers, Florida 33916
(239)931-8200
1-800-557-3242 (toll free)
Florida Relay 711
http://www.careerandservicecenter.org
CareerMag
C/O Beyond.com, Inc.
1060 First Ave, Suite 100
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: (610) 878-2800
http://www.careermag.com
Career
Builder
(866) 694-JOBS
866-438-1485
http://www.careerbuilder.com
CareerShop, Inc.
12200 West
Colonial Dr., #201
Winter
Garden, FL 34787
800-639-2060
Phone:
407.877.5992
Fax:
407.877.5932
http://www.careershop.com
Employ Florida Marketplace
1-866-FLA-2345
1-800-438-4128
http://www.employflorida.com
National One Stop Locator
Career One Stop
Toll-free number:
1-877-348-0502
TTY:
1-877-348-0501
http://www.CareerOneStop.org
Ron4
Recruiters
http://www.recruitersonline.com
Southwest
Florida Workforce Development Board, Inc.
9530 Marketplace Road, Suite 104
Fort Myers, Florida 33912
Telephone: 239-225-2500
Toll Free: 1-866-992-8463
Fax: 239-225-2559
Florida Relay 711
http://www.careersnow.org
The Princeton Review
2315
Broadway
New York,
10024
Tel: (212)
874-8282
Fax: (212)
874-0775
http://www.review.com/career
The Riley Guide
301-881-0122
11218
Ashley Dr.
Rockville, MD 20852
http://www.rileyguide.com
Training Magazine
646-654-5520
http://www.trainingmag.com
3.
Employment Service Links:
America’s Jobline
Access to America’s job bank via phone for persons who can not see or read
standard computers
1-800-414-5748
Career One
Stop
Toll-free number: 1-877-348-0502
TTY: 1-877-348-0501
http://www.CareerOneStop.org
http://www.ajb.org
Career Ventures, LLC
130 South First Street
3rd Floor
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
http://www.careersite.com
City of Fort
Myers (Human Resources Department)
(239)
332 -6700
(239) 332-6801
http://www.cityftmyers.com/departments/hr/employment.aspx
Employ
Florida Marketplace
1580 Waldo Palmer Lane, Suite 1
Tallahassee,
FL 32308
(850) 921-1119
(850) 921-1101 fax
https://www.employflorida.com/
EmploymentGuide.com
150 Grancy Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
1-877-876-4039
http://www.employmentguide.com
Federal Jobs Digest
326 Main Street Emmaus, PA 18049
610-965-5825
800-824-5000
http://www.jobsfed.com
Florida
Jobs.com
N89 W16790 Appleton Avenue
Suite 200
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
1-877-301-5627
http://www.floridajobs.com
Fort Myers
News Press
2442 Dr. MLK
Jr. Blvd.
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239) 335-0200 Main
(800)
468-0233 Subscribe
(239)
335-0335 Classified
http://www.news-press.com
Lee County Government
P.O. Box 398
Fort Myers, FL
33902-0398
239-332-2737
http://www.lee-county.com
Lee
County Port Authority
Southwest Florida International Airport
11000 Terminal Access Road, Suite 8671
Fort Myers,
Florida 33913-8899
239-590-4800
http://www.flylcpa.com/
Lee Memorial
Health System
9981 S.
HealthPark Drive
Fort Myers,
Florida 33908
332-1111 (main)
772-6500 HR
http://www.leememorial.org
MSC G-020
107 E. Madison Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-4111
(850) 245-7205 or 1-866-537-3615
1-800-438-4128 Tech Support
1-866-FLA-2345
http://www.floridajobs.org
Monster.com
5 Clock Tower Place Suite 500
Maynard,
Massachusetts 01754
1 800 MONSTER
http://www.flipdog.com
(in affiliation with)
www.monster.com
NationJob, Inc.
601 SW 9th
Street, Suites J&K
Des Moines,
IA 50309
888 526-5967
http://www.nationjob.com
Office of the Commissioner
Turlington Building, Suite 1514
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
850-245-0505
http://www.teachinflorida.com
http://www.fldcu.org/EmploymentOps
People First
866 ONE-HRFL
(866-663-4735)
TTY users call 866-221-0268
https://peoplefirst.myflorida.com/logon.htm
RegionalHelpWanted.com, Inc.
One Civic Center Plaza, Suite 506
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
800-365-8630
http://www.SouthwestFloridaHelpWanted.com
The School
District of Lee County
2855 Colonial Boulevard
Fort Myers, Fl. 33966
(239) 334-1102
http://www.leeschools.net/dept/ese/Transition.htm
True Careers
866-438-1485
http://www.careercity.com
UPS Jobs
1-800-UPS-1508
Hearing
Impaired: 1-888-877-3808
http://www.upsjobs.com
USA.gov,
U.S. General Services Administration,
Office of Citizen Services and Communications,
Suite G-142, 1800 F Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20405, U.S.A.
1-800-333-4636
http://www.firstgov.gov
4.
Transportation
LeeTran
6035 Landing View Rd.
Ft. Myers,
FL 33907
Phone 239-533-8726 (LEE-TRAN)
http://www.rideleetran.com
Lee Tran
Passport (ADA transportation)
239-533-0300
http://www.rideleetran.com/Passport.htm
Good Wheels
Phone: (239)768-2900,
Toll Free: 1-800-741-1570
www.goodwheels.org
5.
Information & Support Related to Disabilities
Advocacy
Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc.
Offices located in Tallahassee, Tampa and Hollywood, FL
Toll Free: (800) 342-0823
TDD: (800)
346-4127
http://advocacycenter.org/
American
Spinal Injury Association
Phone: 404.355.9772
http://www.asia-spinalinjury.org
Americans
with Disabilities Act Advisory Board:
ADA Advisory Board of Southwest Florida
C/o Center for Independent Living of SW Florida
3626 Evans Avenue, Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239)
277 – 1447
http://www.orangecountyfl.net/cms/DEPT/hfs/ada/default.htm
Brain Injury
Association of Florida, Inc:
Toll free
help line: 800-992-3442
http://www.biaf.org/
Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Program
Department
of Health
1136 NE Pine
Island Road suite 52
Cape Coral,
FL 33909
(239)772-6963
adults
(239)433-6723
children to young adults
http://www.cms-kids.com/CMSNBrainSpine.htm
Center for Independent Living
2830 Winkler
Avenue 201
Ft. Myers,
Florida 33916
(800)343-6991
(239)-277-1447
http://www.cilfl.org/
CARD (Center for Autism and Related Disorders)
FGCU satellite office
FGCU 10501 FGCU Blvd. S
Ft Myers, FL
33965
1-800-333-5430
239 590-7769
http://card-usf.fmhi.usf.edu
Children and
Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD):
8181 Professional Place - Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
800-233-4050
http://www.chadd.org
Clearinghouse on Disability Information/ADA-
Florida 877-232-4968
National (850)487-3423
Toll Free Voice/TTY: (800)ADA-4-You (800)232-4968
Council for
Exceptional Children
1110 North Glebe Road Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201
TYY 1-866-915-5000
800-224-6830
888-232-7733
www.cec.sped.org
David
Lawrence Center
6075 Bathey
Lane
Naples, FL
(239)455-1031
0r (239)455-8500
http://www.davidlawrencecenter.org/index.php
Deaf Service Center of Southwest
Florida
Sco
Ft Myers, FL
33907
(239)461-0334
TTY (239)461-0438
www.dsc.us
Disability Program Navigator
Career and Service Centers
of Southwest
Florida
4150 Ford
Street Extension
Fort Myers,
FL 33916
(239)
981-8200 x-11192
www.careerandservicecenter.org
ERIC
Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
800-538-3742
655 15th St. NW, Suite 500
Washington,
DC 20001
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Division of Blind Services
Serves Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee Counties
2830 Winkler Avenue, Suite 207
Ft. Myers, FL 33916
Tel: (239) 278-7130
Toll Free:
(800) 219-0180
Fax: (239)
278-7351
http://dbs.myflorida.com/index.shtml
Florida
Department of Education (DOE)
Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services:
Turlington Building, Suite 1514
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850) 245-0505
http://www.fldoe.org/
Florida
Developmental Disabilities Council
124 Marriott
Drive, Suite 203
Tallahassee,
Florida 32301-2981
800-580-7801
http://www.fddc.org
LD Online
WETA Public Television
2775 S. Quincy St.
Arlington, VA 22206
Fax: 703-998-2060
http://www.ldonline.org
Lee Mental
Health
2789 Ortiz Avenue
Fort Myers, Florida 33905
(239) 275-3222
http://www.ruthcoopercenter.org
National Alliance for Autism Research merged w/Autism Speaks
2 Park Avenue
11th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 252-8584
Fax: (212) 252-8676
http://www.autismspeaks.org
National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
(800) 695-0285
http://www.nichcy.org/
No Person Left
behind
704 Homer Ave North
Lehigh Acres, Fl 33971
239-368-6846
http://www.nopersonleftbehind.org
Parkinson
Association of Southwest Florida
6226 Tamiami Trail N.
Naples, Florida 34108
Telephone: (239) 254 -7791
http://pasfi.org
Project: Return2Work Inc. - Work for Disabled Americans; Employment
Services
(941)
833-3482
www.Return2Work.org
Social Security Administration
First
Floor
10100 Deer
Run Farm Rd
Fort Myers,
FL 33966
(239)
931-0113
1-800-772-1213
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/
TASH
1025 Vermont Ave., Floor 7
Washington,
DC 20005
Phone: 202-263-5600
Fax:
202-637-0138
http://www.tash.org/index.html
6.
Recreation / Leisure
Best Buddies
800-89BUDDY
888-648-3747
http://www.bestbuddiesflorida.org
City of Ft. Myers
City of
Fort Myers Recreation Division
Ft. Myers, Florida
(239) 332-6801
http://www.cityftmyers.com/departments/publicworks/recreation.aspx
City of Cape Coral
Freida B. Smith
Special Populations Center
Cape Coral, FL.
239-574-0574
http://www.capecoral.net/citydept/parks/pks_socserv.cfm
Job Corps
4150 Ford Street
Ft. Myers, FL 33916
(239)278-7140 x182 ph
(239)278-7353 fax
http://www.floridajobs.org/jobcorps/admcoun.asp
Lee County Parks and Recreation/Special Olympics
Karl J. Drews Special Needs Center
Ft. Myers, Florida
(239) 267-2181
http://www.leeparks.org/pdf/2008/Special_Needs_Brochure.pdf
Note: For Special Olympics - 461-7422
Special Equestrians, Inc.
Ft. Myers, Florida
Office:
239-226-1221
http://www.specialequestrians.net/contactus.htm
7. Self
Determination
Abuse
Registry
1-800-962-2873
Center for
Self-Determination
734-751-1682
http://www.self-determination.com/
8. Student /
Family Education & Support
Advocacy Center
2728
Centerview Drive, Suite 102
Tallahassee, FL 32301
800-342-0823
http://www.advocacycenter.org/
Family Network on Disabilities
2735
Whitney Road
Clearwater,
Florida 33760-1610
800-825-5736
http://www.fndfl.org/
Florida Council for Community Mental Health, Inc.
316 E. Park
Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301-1514
Phone
850-224-6048
Fax 850-224-8837
http://www.fccmh.org
Florida
Statewide Family Care Council
Contact
Person: Ann Millan (727) 785-0112
FCC Telephone
Hotline: 1-800-470-8101
http://www.fccflorida.org
Florida
Respite Coalition
2699 Lee
Road, Suite 230
Winter Park, Florida 32789
Toll Free: 1-866-FL-RELIEF (357-3543)
Phone: (407)
740-8909
Fax: (407)
622-4999
http://www.floridarespite.org/
Lee County Mayor's Alliance
239-368-6846
http://www.leemayorsalliance.org
Social
Security Administration (local office)
Social Security
First Floor
10100 Deer
Run Farm Rd
Fort Myers,
Fl 33966
1-800-772-1213 (Toll Free)
1-800-325-0778 (TTY)
http://www.ssa.gov/
United Way 211
239-433-3900 433-2000
7275
Concourse Drive
Ft. Myers,
Florida 33908
http://www.unitedwaylee.org
9.
Transition Information - General
National
Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET):
6
Pattee Hall
150 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis MN 55455
612-624-2097 (phone)
612-624-9344 (fax)
http://www.ncset.org
The Able
Trust:
106 East College Avenue
Suite 820 Tallahassee, FL 32301
888-838-ABLE
(toll-free in Florida)
850-224-4493 Voice or TDD
850-224-4496 Fax
http://www.abletrust.org
Transition Center at the University of Florida:
G315 Norman Hall
Transition Center
University of Florida
P.O. Box 117050
Gainesville, FL 32611-7050
Telephone:
(352)392-0701
Resource Center: Ext. 267
Business Office: Ext. 291
FAX: (352) 392-4443
http://www.thetransitioncenter.org
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