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Using this page
Using this page
This page contains information about various community and state organizations that offer support to students with disabilities. To explore what each agency offers, click the tile. Within that page, you will find various helpful resources, such as offerings, contact information, and how to get started with receiving supported services! In order to begin sharing this information with students, please print and complete the agency linkage consent form. Click the tile or name of the agency below to be directed.
Roles and Responsibilities in Agency Linkage
Roles and Responsibilities in Agency Linkage
Transition Facilitator: The transition facilitator supports students and families by connecting them with appropriate adult agencies, coordinating resources, and facilitating linkage to services such as vocational rehabilitation. They assess student needs early, often starting in seventh grade, and work to ensure seamless transitions from school to post-secondary opportunities. This role involves maintaining communication with agencies to address gaps in services and support effective collaboration.
IEP Chair & School-Based Team: Ensuring that agency linkages are integrated into the transition plan. They encourage participation from agency representatives during IEP meetings to align services with the student’s goals. This role focuses on fostering agreement and communication to enhance the transition process.
Parent: Parents are actively involved in the transition process, working to understand and access agency services that support their child’s post-secondary goals. They participate in IEP meetings, and tours programs to make informed decisions about agency linkages.
Employment and Support Services
Employment and Support Services
What does this agency do?
The Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) is all about employment. If you want to work, DORS wants to help you! DORS helps high school students, college students, and students in other approved programs prepare for work. DORS also helps people with disabilities find employment. If you want to work and have a disability that makes it difficult for you to find or keep a job, DORS may be able to help you. Click the image to the left for more information, and to get started with DORS!
What does this agency do?
The Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) provides a coordinated service delivery system, so that people with developmental disabilities receive appropriate services oriented toward the goal of full integration into their community, including obtaining and maintaining integrated competitive employment. The DDA’s community-based service delivery system includes various home and community-based services and supports provided to eligible people, through either a Medicaid State Plan, Waiver program or via DDA State funded services. Click the image to the left for more information, and to get started with DDA!
What does this agency do?
Maryland Department of Labor’s Office of Workforce Development Youth Service Division provides programs and services to help young adults reach educational and employment goals by providing high quality services for youth and young adults beginning with career exploration and guidance, continued support for educational attainment, opportunities for skills training in occupations in-demand, enrollment in postsecondary education, and attainment of industry recognized credentials in a career pathway that will lead to employment. Click the image to the left for more information, and to get started with MDL!
What does this agency do?
The BHA is part of the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) that serves people with mental illness and/or problems with alcohol and drug use. BHA funds and administers programs including but not limited to: psychiatric inpatient care, residential treatment, routine and intensive outpatient care, crisis services, rehabilitation services, family support, supported housing and supported employment for people with mental illness. Some programs specifically for transition aged youth are available in some regions.
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