The Post Secondary Transition Podcast Featuring PPMD’s Audri Levering

For Part 1 of a two-part discussion, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) take the opportunity to talk with Audri Levering, Transition Program Coordinator at Parents’ Place of Maryland (PPMD). The conversation covers the resources available for families of students with disabilities through PPMD and the importance of considering all options available to families when considering the future of children as they grow into adults. Ms. Levering talks about her grant-funded work to make resources available to families to better understand Supported Decision Making and how it differs from Guardianship.

Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) continue (in Part 2) their talk with Audri Levering, Transition Program Coordinator at The Parents Place of Maryland (PPMD). They discuss options available to families as they consider guardianship. They talk about the need to create opportunities for individuals to make choices, the value of lessons learned from failure and avoid doing things for children with disabilities that they can do for themselves.