Youth With Disabilities

Personal Experience Articles

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People with Disabilities Meet the Challenge
(Plan for Achieving Self-Support Success Story)

Resources for Youth

Disabilities and Chronic Illness in Girls
Web Site from the Department of Health and Human Services

DisabilityInfo.Gov
The New Freedom Initiative`s Online Resource for Americans with Disabilities

Federal Student Jobs
Web Site from the Office of Personnel Management and Federal Student Aid

Mobility International USA
International Exchange Program

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
Creates opportunities for youth with disabilities to achieve successful futures by providing technical assistance and information on areas of national significance for youth with disabilities and their families

National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth)
Information and resources for youth with disabilities and their families

School-to-Work Transitions by Youths with Disabilities: Background and Policy Research Issues
(Final Report Prepared by Cornell University)

Youth Leadership Forum
Opportunities for students with disabilities to explore exciting careers

Youth Leadership Forum and High School/High Tech Program
Opportunities for students with disabilities to explore exciting careers

Youth Rules!
Web Site with Information about Federal and State Labor Laws that Apply to Young Workers

Policies, Programs, and Projects

AmeriCorps Program Information
Volunteer Service Incentive for Supplemental Security Income Students Explanation of How SSA Treats Income and Stipends Paid to AmeriCorps Volunteers

Award Winning Videos on Social Security`s Programs That Help People with Disabilities Who Want to Work
Link to Plan for Achieving Self-Support and Ticket to Work Videos

Maryland State Department of Education Division of Rehabilitation Services School to Work Transition Information

Open Doors to the Future Project
Web Site with Information on a Project that will Create a Model of Transition Services for Adolescents with Disabilities who Receive Supplemental Security Income Benefits

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act
If you are 18 years of age or older, you may be eligible to participate in the Ticket to Work Program.