Transition Planning and
Post Secondary Education Resources
We at Reading SEPAC do not and cannot endorse any services, so this directory is for informational purposes only. Please use at your own risk and conduct your own due diligence.
Checklist:
Turning 18 Checklist - Autism Housing Pathways (including other disabilities)
What can Parents do to Prepare for their Child’s Transition? - The Arc of Massachusetts
Recommended Reading:
Legal Planning for Special Needs in Massachusetts by Barbara Jackins (Author)
Recommended Presentations:
Transition Presentation - Presented by The Reading Public School Team Chairs and Student Services for Reading SEPAC
Special Needs Planning Presentation - Presented by Attorney Lisa Cukier for Reading SEPAC
Transition Planning: Preparing Students with IEPs for Live after High School - NESCA
Recommended Facebook Group:
Massachusetts Transition to Adulthood
Parents of College Bound Students with Learning Disabilities, ADHD and ASD
Massachusetts organizations that promote self-advocacy and leadership:
PYD - Partners for Youth with Disabilities
MRC Connect - MRC Connect
EPIC - Empowering People for Inclusive Communities (EPIC)
Transition Process Services - Integrated Center for Child Development (ICCD)
Transition Services and Programs:
Grow Program - Riverview School’s Post High School Transition Program
The THAMES program at Mitchell College - Mitchell College
College Internship Program - CIP
Landmark College - Landmark College
EXCEL Program - Bridgewater State University (BSU)
Threshold Program - Lesley University
Focus Collegiate - Focus Collegiate
Cape Cod Community College - Project Forward Massachusetts' First Comprehensive Transition Program
Informational Resources:
Chapter 688 - Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
A Chapter 688 referral - Employment First
A Transition Guide - Federation for Children with Special Needs
Transition from School to Adult Life - Federation for Children with Special Needs
Department of Mental Health (DMH) - DMH
A Legal Guide for Parents of Youth with Mental Health Needs - Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)
Age of Majority: A Parent’s Guide - CPIR Center for Parent Information and Resources
Transitioning to Life After High School - PACER Center Inc
Community Living/Adults Systems
Roadmap to Housing - Autism Housing Pathways
The Adult Family Care program - AFC
The Adult Family Care program - Provider List - AFC
Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILC) - WorkWORLD™
Independent Living Centers - Mass.gov
Housing & Property - MRC Connect
MRC's Adaptive Housing Program - MassMatch
Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation and Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) - Federation for Children with Special Needs
MRC Vocational - MRC Connect
Career Readiness - Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Ticket to Work - Social Security's Ticket to Work Program
Job Development & Placement Services - Easterseals
Employment - The Institute for Community Inclusion (IC)
Employment First MA - Employment First MA
Training Resources - Employment First MA
Think Work - Think Work
Bridges to Work - Friendship Home
Post Secondary Education
Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education - Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Preparing for Post-secondary Education - Federation for Children with Special Needs
College Support for Students with Disabilities - Center for Online Education
Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Programs - Think College
Do Colleges Have to Follow IEPs or 504 Plans? - Wrightslaw
Accommodations for College Students - Wrightslaw
Quick Guide to Accommodations on the SAT for Students with Disabilities - Wrightslaw
Help for College Students with Disabilities - Wrightslaw
Other Resources:
When and How to Reject a Graduation Date - Moor, Perlman & Gregg
How Do Students Get Disability Accommodations at College? - Elizabeth Cohen Hamblet
Resources to Inspire Guide - Casey Life Skills
ABLE - The ABLE National Resource Center
When Your Child Turns 18 You Need These Legal Documents - Grown and Flown
Overnight Respite - Friendship Home
Please note that we at Reading SEPAC cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information presented on any third-party website listed on this site, nor do we endorse any informational content appearing on third-party websites of any of the providers listed. We endeavor only to provide a listing of potentially helpful organizations available. Its up to you, as a consumer, to do your own diligence and research.