{"id":31441,"date":"2020-01-24T10:27:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T15:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/?page_id=31441"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:30:30","slug":"heels2transition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/outreach\/heels2transition\/","title":{"rendered":"HEELS 2 Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-01-150025.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-33058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-01-150025-300x159.png\" alt=\"HEELS2Transition logo\" width=\"173\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-01-150025-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-01-150025-175x93.png 175w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-01-01-150025.png 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a>Our Vision<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">To support individual and community capacities for inclusion through a strengths-based approach. We affirm the right of people of all abilities to lead lives of dignity, choice, and access to their desired participation in society.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Partners<\/h2>\n<p>H2T program development reflects an interdisciplinary collaboration between UNC Department of Health Sciences, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cidd.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/teacch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TEACCH Autism Program<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ed.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNC School of Education<\/a>, and our community partner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidpower.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Programs<\/h2>\n<p>Find out more by visiting our program pages for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/outreach\/heels2transition\/heelsprep\/\">HEELS Prep <\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/outreach\/heels2transition\/heelsup\/\">HEELS UP.<\/a> View our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/628\/2023\/12\/H2T-2024-Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H2T Flyer<\/a>!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">HEELS\u00a0<b>Week Away<\/b>\u00a02026: May 27th, 2026 \u2013 June 2nd, 2026<\/li>\n<li>HEELS\u00a0<b>Prep<\/b>\u00a02026:\u00a0 June 15th, 2026 \u2013 July 10th , 2026, Family Orientation will be held on Saturday, June 6<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Heels\u00a0<b>UP<\/b>\u00a0Summer 2026: Summer Session II June 22nd, 2026 \u2013 July 23rd, 2026. Student Orientation will be held the week of June 15<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>HEELS UP Academic Year: August 2026-May 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Opportunities for UNC Students<\/h2>\n<p>Join us for Summer 2026! We are offering three programs. HEELS Prep, HEELS UP, and HEELS Week Away, and are seeking UNC undergraduate and graduate students for volunteer and paid coaching positions. If you\u2019re interested, please complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/unc.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cYiZXXXSwUQCe9w\">survey<\/a> and we\u2019ll be in contact soon.<\/p>\n<p>Questions? email <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"mailto:heels2transition@med.unc.edu\">heels2transition@med.unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>H2T News<\/h2>\n<som-cell cell-info=\"{&quot;ID&quot;:36573,&quot;post_author&quot;:&quot;56087&quot;,&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-13 11:55:42&quot;,&quot;post_date_gmt&quot;:&quot;2026-04-13 15:55:42&quot;,&quot;post_content&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_title&quot;:&quot;H2T News&quot;,&quot;post_excerpt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_status&quot;:&quot;publish&quot;,&quot;comment_status&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;ping_status&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;post_password&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_name&quot;:&quot;heels-news&quot;,&quot;to_ping&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;pinged&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_modified&quot;:&quot;2026-04-13 12:01:58&quot;,&quot;post_modified_gmt&quot;:&quot;2026-04-13 16:01:58&quot;,&quot;post_content_filtered&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_parent&quot;:0,&quot;guid&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.med.unc.edu\\\/healthsciences\\\/cell\\\/heels-news\\\/&quot;,&quot;menu_order&quot;:0,&quot;post_type&quot;:&quot;somcell&quot;,&quot;post_mime_type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;comment_count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;filter&quot;:&quot;raw&quot;}\" cell-meta=\"{&quot;_wpv_contains_gutenberg_views&quot;:[&quot;&quot;],&quot;_upd_sortorder&quot;:[&quot;1&quot;],&quot;layout&quot;:[&quot;Syndication&quot;],&quot;cellInformation&quot;:[&quot;{}&quot;],&quot;apiCallInformation&quot;:[&quot;{\\&quot;throttle\\&quot;:10,\\&quot;displayAmount\\&quot;:\\&quot;4\\&quot;,\\&quot;itemsPerPage\\&quot;:10,\\&quot;synMode\\&quot;:1,\\&quot;postType\\&quot;:\\&quot;posts\\&quot;,\\&quot;listType\\&quot;:\\&quot;carousel\\&quot;,\\&quot;sites\\&quot;:[{\\&quot;slug\\&quot;:\\&quot;self\\&quot;,\\&quot;categories\\&quot;:\\&quot;107\\&quot;,\\&quot;useAndLogicWithin\\&quot;:\\&quot;false\\&quot;,\\&quot;useOrLogicBetween\\&quot;:\\&quot;false\\&quot;,\\&quot;tags\\&quot;:\\&quot;\\&quot;,\\&quot;apiUrl\\&quot;:\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.med.unc.edu\\\/healthsciences\\\/wp-json\\\/wp\\\/v2\\\/posts\\&quot;,\\&quot;query\\&quot;:\\&quot;?categories=107&amp;per_page=100&amp;_fields=id,title,date,link,excerpt,categories,tags,featured_image,featured_image_thumbnail,featured_image_medium,featured_image_medium_large,featured_image_large,featured_image_alt,category_details,tag_details\\&quot;,\\&quot;taxUrls\\&quot;:{\\&quot;categories\\&quot;:\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.med.unc.edu\\\/healthsciences\\\/wp-json\\\/wp\\\/v2\\\/categories?per_page=100&amp;_fields=id,count,name,description,parent\\&quot;,\\&quot;tags\\&quot;:\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.med.unc.edu\\\/healthsciences\\\/wp-json\\\/wp\\\/v2\\\/tags?per_page=100&amp;_fields=id,name,description\\&quot;}}],\\&quot;searchEnabled\\&quot;:\\&quot;false\\&quot;,\\&quot;readMoreOption\\&quot;:1,\\&quot;includeImage\\&quot;:1,\\&quot;imageAspectRatio\\&quot;:\\&quot;3\\\/2\\&quot;,\\&quot;includeDate\\&quot;:1,\\&quot;titleLines\\&quot;:\\&quot;4\\&quot;,\\&quot;includeExcerpt\\&quot;:1,\\&quot;includeCategories\\&quot;:0,\\&quot;includeTags\\&quot;:0,\\&quot;excerptLines\\&quot;:\\&quot;8\\&quot;}&quot;]}\"><\/som-cell>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Vision To support individual and community capacities for inclusion through a strengths-based approach. 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