Web Sites of Interest for Families
Health
Care Transitions
This site is supported by the Promising Practices in Health
Care Transition Research Project based at the Institute for
Child Health Policy at the University of Florida. The
focus of the site is health care transition for youth with
disabilities and special health care needs.
Health
Care Transitions Listserv
Listserv for youths/young adults with special health care
needs, family members and health care provicers, policy
makers, insurers, and others with knowledge and experience in
the transition from child-centered (pediatric) to
adult-oriented health care.
Transition
& The Internet
This site provides comprehensive Internet resources for
transition including general information, career interest
inventories, employment, health, civil rights and legal
information, post-secondary education, transportation,
programs and benefits, and supports for youth and young
adults.
Some examples of these websites:
Maternal
and Child Health Bureau Healthy and Ready to Work (HRTW)
Initiative
Promotes a comprehensive system of family-centered, culturally
competent, community-based care for children with special
health care needs (CSHCN) who are approaching adulthood and
may need assistance in making the transition from pediatric to
adult health care and to post-secondary education and/or
employment.
disABILITY.gov
Employment Information Website supported by the Federal
Government that contains many topics of interest to people
with disabilities; extensive links. Has a Children and Youth
section.
Career One Stop
Find jobs--from entry level to
technical to professional to CEO. Identify job-ready workers
with the right skills. Locate public workforce services in
your area. Explore alternative
career paths, compare salary data for different occupations,
learn which careers are hot,
get resume writing tips and job interview strategies, and much
more!
Housing & Mortgages for People with Disabilities
The
Work Site http://www.ssa.gov/
Promotes the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with
disabilities. Includes programs and services that facilitate
entry into the workforce.
Social
Security Online Disability Programs
Describes the Social Security Disability Program. Has a
screening tool to find out which programs may be able to pay
benefits.
HEATH
Resource Center
This is a national clearinghouse on postsecondary education
for individuals with disabilities.
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