Hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) discuss the challenges families may face when their children with disabilities transition out of school before turning 21. They highlight the importance of planning during the "gap year" and exploring alternative resources for funding support, such as VR (Vocational Rehabilitation) agencies. They emphasize the necessity for families to be proactive and have contingency plans due to funding uncertainties and potential delays in DD approval. Join the conversation!
Episode Keywords:
Post Secondary Transition, families, students with disabilities, gap year, DDA funding, Developmental Disabilities Administration, Division of Rehabilitation Services, Project SEARCH, job support, day programming, volunteer opportunities, career path, funding cuts, transition coordinators, community engagement
Links:
Project Search (site)
DD locator (site)
VR locator (site)
Developmental Disabilities Agencies (page)
Vocational Rehabilitative Agency (page)
Maryland (specific) Links/Supports:
Project Search- Howard County (page)
The ARC of Howard County (site)
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Intro/Outro music by AudioCoffee from Pixabay.
Transition music by Joseph McDade from Transistor.
