Youth In Transition

Information and Resources on Employment and Health Care

This page offers links to publications and resources for youths with disabilities who are turning 22, and their caregivers.

• Publications
• Community Programs
• State Agencies

PUBLICATIONS:

An excellent overview of the transition planning process and resources in Massachusetts is available in the Spring 2006 Disability Issues newsletter:

• Transition Planning for Youth with Disabilities, by Linda Long-Bellil, 2006.

The Institute for Community Inclusion offers publications about youth in transition and related issues. They include:

• Postsecondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (2006)

• From Stress to Success: Making Social Security Work for Your Young Adult (2001)

• Making Dreams a Reality: Using Personal Networks to Achieve Goals as You Prepare to Leave High School (2002)

• Starting with Me: A Guide to Person-Centered Planning for Job Seekers (2002)

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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:

Disability Law Center
Contact: (800) 872-9992 (Voice), (800) 381-0577 (TTY)
Web site: www.dlc-ma.org

Easter Seals of Massachusetts
Contact: (800) 922-8290 (Voice), (800) 564-9700 (TTY)
Web site: www.eastersealsma.org

Federation for Children with Special Needs
Contact: (800) 331-0688 (MA)
Web site: www.fcsn.org

Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI)
Contact: (617) 287-4300 (Voice) or (617) 287-4350 (TTY)

Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change
Contact: (800) 406-3632
Web site: www.mfofc.org

New England Serve
Contact: (617) 574-9493
Web site: www.neserve.org

Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD)
Contact: (617) 556-4075 (Voice), (617) 314-2989 (TTY)
Web site: www.pyd.org

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STATE AGENCIES:

Bureau of Transitional Planning, Department of Education (DOE)
Contact: (617) 727-7600 (Voice), (617) 727-0014 (TTY)
Web site: www.doe.mass.edu/sped/links/transition.html

Department of Mental Health (DMH)
Contact: (617) 626-8000 (Voice), (617) 727-9842 (TTY)
Web site: www.state.ma.us/dmh

Department of Mental Retardation (DMR)
Contact: (617) 727-5608 (Voice), (617) 624-7783 (TTY)
Web site: www.state.ma.us/dmr

Department of Public Health (DPH)-  Bureau of Family and Community Health
Contact: (800) 882-1435 (Voice), (617) 624-6001 (TTY)
Web site: http://www.mass.gov/dph/fch/index.htm

Family TIES of Massachusetts-  Department of Public Health (DPH)
Contact: (800) 905-8437
Web Site: www.massfamilyties.org

Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB)
Contact: (800) 392-6450 (Voice) (MA Only), (800) 392-6556 (TTY) (MA)
Web site: www.mass.gov.us/mcb

Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)
Contact: (617) 740-1600 (Voice), (617) 740-1600 (TTY)
Web site: www.state.ma.us/mcdhh

Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC)
Contact: (800) 245-6543 (Voice/TTY)
Web site: www.state.ma.us/mrc

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	MassHealth/CommonHealth is a comprehensive health insurance program that provides benefits for disabled children, working and non-working adults who have disabilities.
	Massachusetts Medicaid Infrastructure and Comprehensive Employment Opportunities Grant (MI-CEO). For additional information and resources visit one of the other three grant websites: Policy Makers and Advocates- www.mi-ceo.org/ Direct Service Providers- www.MassWorks.org/ Employers- www.ForEmployers.com/

This grant is funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CFDA #93-768) and administered by UMASS Medical School, Center for Health Policy and Research; UMASS Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion; and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services.

The information contained herein is intended, in its entirety, to serve only as a guideline. While we strive to show the most accurate representation of the various benefits within this website, we take no responsibility for any implied or misconstrued interpretation of the information contained herein.