Discover your community and connect with service programs to help guide you to employment. Additionally, educators, care providers, & employers can utilize the guides & tools found on this page.
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SERVICE PROGRAMS
State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program
Support a wide range of vocational rehabilitation services designed to help individuals with disabilities, including students and youth with disabilities
Prepare for and engage in gainful employment consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice
A continuum of services, such as:
pre-employment transition services
individualized transition services
job placement services
other vocational rehabilitation (VR) services
supported employment services for students and youth with disabilities, including those with autism to obtain competitive integrated employment.
Eligible individuals are those who have a physical or mental condition that results in a substantial impediment to employment, who can benefit from VR services for employment, and who require VR services to achieve an employment outcome.
Specialisterne
Specialisterne USA helps businesses and employers understand, value, and integrate the unique perspective and capabilities of autistic people and neurodiverse talent.
Our team works with businesses to explain the Autism Advantage. All participants in Specialisterne Autism@Work programs will benefit from their ASD disclosure.
Regional Centers | California, USA
Regional centers are nonprofit private corporations that contract with the Department of Developmental Services to provide or coordinate services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities. They have offices throughout California to provide a local resource to help find and access the many services available to individuals and their families.
USA.gov
The official guide to government services and information. Find various programs near you.
National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services
To find a particular state’s intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) agency address and phone number on this website.
Expandability at Goodwill of Silicon Valley is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities by supporting and developing their abilities through social acceptance, advocacy, and employment.
Photo Source: http://www.bethmount.org/index.html
Discover your community and life building with Beth Mount. Her life work of four decades is devoted to the possibility that all people, particularly those with disabilities, are seen in the light of their capacities and potential. Her community works steadily on many aspects of personal, neighborhood, organizational, and cultural change so that the hopes expressed by people and their allies have some concrete impact on the structures of society.
You can check out her website and download FREE PDF Publications such as: Lives of Distinction Creating a Life Path Using Individualized Supports and Everyday Heroes Building Direct Support Leadership Community Inclusion, or purchase one of her books or workbooks:
“PATHFINDERS” [Book] People with Developmental Disabilities & Their Allies Building Communities That Work Better for Everybody (by John O'Brien and Beth Mount)
"Building New Worlds" [Book] for Students with Disabilities in Transition from High School to Adult Life
"Life Building" [Book] Opening Windows to Change Using Personal Futures Planning Workbook
"Person Centered Planning" [Book] Finding Directions for Change Using Personal Futures Planning
"Imaginative Journey" [Workbook](English & Spanish versions)
GUIDES & TOOLS
Guideposts for Success
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD) | Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) [December 15, 2016]
NCWD/Youth has identified Guideposts for Success based on what research tells us that all youth need to transition to adulthood successfully. The Guideposts can help steer families, institutions, and youth themselves through the transition processes. The Guideposts provide:
a statement of principles;
a direction that will lead to better outcomes for all young people; and,
a way to organize policy and practice.
Second Life™
GREAT TOOL FOR EDUCATORS FOR:
Immersive Training: engage students in fun, interactive 3D environments
Real-Time Collaboration: collaborate, teach, and create together using voice and text.
Global Community: Join hundreds of educators from around the world.
Safe & Secure Campuses: control access to your campus and/or restrict students to only your region.
A Parent's Guide: Resumes and Cover Letters
Are you a parent looking to help your loved one? Here are a few tips to get you started!
“A PARENT’S GUIDE TO EMPLOYMENT: RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS”
To help get your loved one started, we encourage you to do the following:
Familiarize yourself with our job seeker resources so you can help reinforce key concepts and ideas
Listen and coach your loved one through the writing process
Understand that the ultimate creation of your teen/young adult’s resume and cover letter is up to them
Remind your teen/young adult to send us their resume and/or cover letter for a free review
Autism Grown Up by Tara Regan, PH.D.
We provide the tools for everyone (autistic people, families, professionals, and more) to become better prepared for adulthood and navigate it together.
COMMUNITY
The Autism Grown Up Community is centrally focused on providing the space for connections and conversations between everyone in the autism community (and all over the world). It’s the place to discover and share what works and what doesn’t work.
RESOURCE CENTER
Our Resource Center is focused on all topics related to transitioning to and navigating adulthood. We release new electronic resources twice a month. These resources are often checklists, PDFs, and interactive workbooks.
Cerebral Palsy Guide
Cerebral Palsy Guide provides free educational materials, financial options, and emotional support. While their main focus is for parents and their children, they have content on:
LIFE & CAREER COACHES FOR NEURODIVERGENTS
Autism and Special Needs Life Coach
JACLYN HUNT MA, ACAS, BCCS
Welcome! I am a life coach and Advanced Certified Autism Specialist (ACAS) specializing in the Autism and Special Needs population. My desire is to guide you towards a balanced life that brings you both happiness and peace of mind. I encourage you to explore my website to learn about me and exactly what I can do to assist and support you in your life journey.