Courtney Tabor-Abbott
Courtney Tabor is a social worker living and working on the southern coast of Maine. She is a blind mother of two who is passionate about disability justice. Courtney formerly worked as a Transition Specialist at Perkins School for the Blind and was an active contributor to the Paths to Transition microsite. She has also been a contributor to Paths to Literacy.
Her posts focus on the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) and Transition include the following:
Transition and the ECC
Assistive Technology
Career Education
- Break Time
- Concept Development for Employment Skills
- Interviews about Entry-Level Jobs
- Job Awareness
- Mock Interviews
- Personal Network
Compensatory Skills
Independent Living Skills
- Changing Batteries
- Clearing the Table: Cleaning and Organizing Skills
- Concept Development for Independent Living Skills
- Learning about Laundry
- Loading the Dishwasher
- Meal Planning
- Meal Preparation
- Organizing Groceries in Bags
- Outfit Selection
- Putting Away Clothes
- Teaching Responsibility Through Plant Care
Orientation and Mobility
Recreation and Leisure
Sensory Efficiency
Self-Determination
- Learning to Ask for Help
- Learning about the Roles of IEP Team
- Making Choices and Taking Ownership
- Personal Task Management Using a Schedule Board
- Self-Determination: “If I Were In Charge Of the World”
- Self-Determination: Setting IEP Goals
- Talking About Disability-Related Needs
- Understanding Accommodations Needed