The Post Secondary Transition Podcast
A podcast focused on the ins and outs (and everything in between) of the secondary transition process for families of students with disabilities! Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) serve as supportive guides, leading families step-by-step up each rung of the transition ladder.
Also check out our parent website: https://www.postsecondarytransition.com
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 87
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
082. Back-to-School Transition Tips for Families
Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) are back for a brand new season and discuss the start of the new school year for families of students with disabilities. They emphasize th…
Podshare: EXCEEDing Expectations (A TerpsEXCEED Podcast) - Why TerpsEXCEED?
As hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) work to navigate the beginning of their new school year, the friends at TerpsEXCEED gave permission to share out one of the discussions…
Podshare: The Oregon Transition Podcast - Supported Decision Making
As hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) take a break for the summer, their friends at the Oregon Transition Podcast (OTP) graciously gave permission to use one of their fantas…
081. Interview: Selina & Curtis Gray - A Self-Directed Journey (ep. 08 re-listen)
Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) are navigating their summer schedules, so they went back into the archive and re-cut one of their earliest interviews (along with a minor …
080. Transition Summer Checklist
Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) discuss a summer checklist for families navigating the transition process. They talk updating DD (Developmental Disabilities) information,…
079. Interview: Jamie Brodnax - What is a Support Broker?_Full Discussion
Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) chat with Jamie Brodnax, a former Coordinator of Community Services who now runs her own Support Broker agency. They break down the differ…
078. Interview: Jamie Brodnax - What is a Support Broker? Pt. 2
In this second installment, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) discuss the role of support broker with Jamie Brodnax. They talk about assisting families with person-centered…
077. Interview: Jamie Brodnax - What is a Support Broker? Pt. 1
In this first installment, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) discuss the role of Support Broker with Jamie Brodnax, who recently transitioned from Coordinator of Community …
076. Transportation/Travel Training: Wheels in Motion
Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) work to broadly discuss transportation and travel training for students with disabilities, while recognizing its a tricky topic due to reg…
075. Resource(s): Transition Tools
Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) share a resource page they put together for their Post Secondary Transition website: Transition Tools. A few of the page's highlights cov…
074. MD Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)_Full Discussion
Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) have gone back and combined two previous discussions about Maryland's Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) and, at the same tim…
073. DDA Eligibility Categories Fine Print
Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) discuss the eligibility categories for Developmental Disabilities (DD) agencies and what that means for families. They talk about the dis…
072. Building Futures: Business's For All Fair
Typically, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) discuss aspects of the transition process. However, this week Patrick is on his own to discuss a local business fair organized …
Podshare: Disability Daily Podcast - Ray Curzwell & Abraham Lincoln
Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) continue to play catch-up with their schedules. In the meantime, we thank Dr. Katie Healey for letting us "borrow" one of her episodes fro…
071. Financial Literacy Quicklook
Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) have a short discussion on the importance of financial literacy for students with disabilities, noting a common stigma that they cannot ma…
070. ABLE Accounts vs. Special Needs Trust
Host Meghan (Smallwood) and (Patrick Cadigan) discuss estate planning for individuals with disabilities, focusing on ABLE accounts and special needs trusts. They review how ABLE account…
069. Parent Interview: The Nirschls_Full Discussion (Ep.04 & 05 re-listen)
Hosts Megan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) have re-cut their 2022 parent interview with Nick and Remy Nirschl, whose son Rich was preparing to transition out of the school system. Th…
068. Resource(s): Assistive Technology
For this week, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) focus more at a local level to discuss resources around Assistive Technology (AT). They emphasize the importance of underst…
067. Resource: Vocational Rehabilitative (VR) Agency Locator
Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan), take a few minutes this week to highlight a resource to locate Rehabilitative Agencies. They emphasize the need for families to research…
066. Interview: YouTube Content Creator Cody Leach_Full Discussion
Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) have a discussion with Cody Leach, a movie review YouTuber with 176k+ subscribers, about his journey to becoming a full-time content creat…