Important Links and Resources
Disability Organizations
- Benefits Nationwide
- Child Support Enforcement Division
- DDS Guide to Eligibility Process
- Department of Children and Families
- Department of Developmental Services
- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Transitional Assistance
- Developmental Disabilities Validated Research Library
- Disability Law Center
- Division for Children and Youth with Special Needs
- Exceptional Lives
- Family Ties
- Federation for Children with Special Needs
- Health Care for all
- Health Law Advocates
- Massachusetts Advocates for Children
- Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
- Massachusetts Energy Assistance
- Massachusetts Office on Disability
- Massachusetts State Legislators
- Mass Families Organizing for Change
- Mass Health
- Mass Health Fact Sheet- Augmentative Communication
- MBHP
- Parent Professional Advocacy League
Resources for Safety
- 911 Disability Indicator
- AWAARE
- Doug Flutie Jr Foundation Safe and Secure Project
- FEMA Build a Disaster’s Supplies Kit
- FEMA Child’s Emergency Contacts Card
- FEMA Family Emergency Plan
- Internet Safety -Net Cetera
- Lojack Safety Net
- Making Homes That Work
- Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
- Medic Alert Safe & Sound
- MEMA Winter Safety Series Before the Storm
- Movement Monitor for Seizures During Sleep
- OAR’s Life Journey Through Autism : A Guide to Safety
- Stop It Now! – Prevention of Sexual Abuse
Transition to Adult Resources
- A Family Guide to Transition
- A Guide for Transition to Adulthood transition planning road forward
- Administering a Special Needs Trust , A Guide for Trustees
- Autism Housing Pathways
- Autism Commission Guide to Transition
- College for Students with Disabilities
- Cómo administrar un fideicomiso para necesidades especiales
- DDS Eligibility 2 in 1 Application 5-22 and Over 22
- DDS/DMH Joint Autism Plan Report
- Disability Law Center Transition Manual LASE-Manual
- Exceptional Lives – Applying for SSI Guide
- Fact Sheet Eligibility for Autism, Smith Magenis and Prader Willi Syndrome
- Getting Started Exploring Assistive Technology AT With Your Teen or Young Adult
- Getting Started Managing Time and Staying Focused in College with the Help of Assistive Technology
- Got Transition? A health care transition site
- Housing Search Guide for People with Disabilities
- Involving Teens and Young Adults in Selecting Assistive Technology
- Job Tips – A program designed to help individuals with autism spectrum disorder explore career interests, seek and obtain employment, and successfully maintain employment.
- Life After IEPs
- Medicaid Autism Services
- MRC Independent Living Centers – Transition to Adult Programs
- NAVIGATING TRANSITION PACKET
- OAR A Guide for Transition to Adulthood
- Post Secondary Transition Guide 2017
- Preparing for College
- Puberty: A Guide for Teenagers with ASD and their Parents
- Rethinking College
- School Days to Pay Days – An employment planning guide
- Section 8 made simple
- Skills to pay the bills
- Summit Campus | high functioning autism | 37 Fruit Street, Worcester, MA 01609, USA (summitcampusma.com)
- TACA Preparing for Adulthood
- The Journey to Life After High School
- Tips and Technology for Managing Time, Focus and Sleep in College
- Unlocking the Door to Community Living
- What Happens to my SSI when I turn 18?
- Youth on the Move: A Road Map for Transition