Suggested Parent Checklist
for STUDENTS Age 18-22

• Tour programming

  • Transition Programming

    • Transition Living Classroom

      • https://www.warrencountyesc.com/14/department2/tlc

    • Project SEARCH

      • https://sites.google.com/mywccc.org/project-search/home

  • Adult Programs

• Apply to transition programs

• Apply to adult programs

• Complete the eligibility requirements for Warren County Board of Developmental Disability Services

  • https://warrencountydd.org/

• Look into the Career Center programs

  • https://www.mywccc.org/

• Look into college requirements - average ACT scores, foreign language requirements, FAFSA

• Go on college visits

  • Visit Office of Disability Services when going on college visits

• Understand that when your child turns 22, school services will be over even if it’s not the end of the school year

• Begin writing a resume

  • https://www.resumebuilder.com/comprehensive-resume-and-career-guide-for-people-with-disabilities/

• Apply for OOD (Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities) if appropriate

  • https://ood.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/ood/
    

• Apply for Warren County Board of Developmental Disabilities Services

  • https://warrencountydd.org/

• Explore guardianship options

  • http://www.probatect.org/services/guardianship.htm

• Apply for Social Security

  • At the age of 18, your son/daughter can apply for Social Security Income (SSI) benefits on their own income

    • https://www.ssa.gov/disability/Documents/SSA-1170-KIT.pdf

  • If eligible for SSI, apply for Medicaid

    • Medicaid is a medical card for your son/daughter.  You may want to check your own health care insurance to see how long your child is covered under your policy

      • http://medicaid.ohio.gov/FOR-OHIOANS/Programs/AgedBlindDisabled

      • https://www.macpac.gov/subtopic/people-with-disabilities/

• If eligible for Developmental Disability Services, check on the status of your child receiving a waiver

• Complete a Medical History

• Begin Health Care Transition with pediatric and adult/primary care physician

  • Explore this site for health care transition information:

    • https://www.gottransition.org/index.cfm?

• Complete a Portable Medical Summary

  • This document provides a way to present your child’s medical history quickly, easily and comprehensively.

  • https://hiehelpcenter.org/transition-adulthood/portable-medical-summaries/

• Complete a Health Passport

  • The health passport is a document which contains information about appropriate means of communication, support needs and wishes. It has been created for health professionals to best communicate and make appropriate decisions about the care of people with disabilities and other special needs. 

Additional resources you may find helpful:

Survival Checklist

Acronyms in Education

Transition Resources

It Starts with Families

THE SPECTRUM OF HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM book and resource list

Suggested Educator Checklist
for STUDENTS Age 18-22

• Provide transition activities for students

  • Links to https://ohioaatalibrary.org and

  • livebinders Post-Secondary Transition Resources

  • livebinders ENTAL Support

  • National Technical Assistance Center on Transition

  • Unique Curriculum- Transition Profile/Assessments

• Explain the transition pages on the IEP to families

• Take families on tours of adult programs

• Take families on tours of transition programs

  • Transition Living Classroom

    • https://www.warrencountyesc.com/14/department2/tlc

  • Project SEARCH

    • https://sites.google.com/mywccc.org/project-search/home

• Share information with parents on IDEA vs. ADA

• Invite adult providers or transition program instructors to IEP meetings

• Make referral to OOD

  • https://ood.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/ood/

• Make referral to DD

  • https://warrencountydd.org/

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