I am organizing a Transition Fair for high school students with disabilities in Mon. County. I am doing this because I want to help the students get the services they will need after high school. Transitioning from high school to adult life is not easy for anyone. Students with disabilities may have an even harder time if they do not know what types of services may be avaliable to help them. I am planning to have many agencies at this event. The students and their parents can walk around and visit each table, and learn what what each agency has to offer. We hope to have agencies there that help with employment for people with disabilities, offer assistance in higher education, financial assistance, healthcare, personal care services, independent living skills, advocacy, and more. We will also have snacks, drinks and doorprizes.

I want these teenagers to know that they have options after highschool. I want them to realize that they do not have to be restricted by their disability. People with disabilities are people who can have careers, and families, and full lives..... just like people who do not have disabilities. So many young people with disabilities havent been told they have these choices! This event will help them learn how they can get what they need to live the life they choose to live.

Transition Fair
May 5th 6-8pm
Mountaineer Mall conference room
for more info contact Greg Bilonick :
gbilonick@yahoo.com
(304) 692-1722