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Preparing for Adulthood

As your child nears the end of high school, you are undoubtedly thinking about their future. FACT Oregon has put together resources that look ahead towards adulthood and the next stages: secondary education, employment, and/or independent living.

Are YOU are a young person with a disability who wants more information about what’s next? Check out these resources, just for you!

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  • Diploma Options
  • College & Higher Education 
  • Employment
  • Estate Planning
  • Guardianship & Conservatorship
  • Health
  • Power of Attorney
  • Representative Payees
  • Self-Determination
  • Supplemental Security Income [SSI]

Icon of a diploma. Diploma Options

From the Oregon Department of Education:
Modified Diploma and Extended Diploma
Oregon Diploma

College & Higher Education Icon of a graduation cap.

Oregon’s Transition Resource Handbook 2019-2020
Overview of College Resources for Students with Disabilities
Transition Community Network: Transition Network Facilitators

Icon of a briefcase and a clock. Employment

Employment First Initiative

From the Oregon Department of Human Services:
Supported Employment Services
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
VR I/DD Counselors; ODE Transition Network Facilitators; ODDS Employment Specialists

RespectAbility: Resources for Jobseekers with Disabilities
Self-Advocacy Online: Stories from Self-Advocates
Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) – Helping Oregon students plan and pay for college

Icon of a house.Estate Planning

Oregon Able Savings Plan 
Palladio Group

Icon of two people.Guardianship & Conservatorship

Disability Rights Oregon: Guardianship Handbook (Third Edition)
The Arc of Oregon: Guardianship FAQ’s
SupportedDecisionMaking.org
Center for Family Involvement: Alternatives to Guardianship

Icon of a heart.Health

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Health Care for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Oregon Family to Family Health Information Center

Icon of a gavel Power of Attorney

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Managing Someone Else’s Money: Help for Agents under Power of Attorney

Icon of money bills Representative Payees

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Managing Someone Else’s Money: Help for Representative Payees and VA Fiduciaries
Disability Rights Oregon: What is a Rep Payee?
Social Security Administration: When People Need Help Managing Their Money

Icon of a fist clenched in the air. Self-Determination

ASAN: The Right to Make Choices: International Laws and Decision-Making by People with Disabilities
National Gateway to Self-Determination
Youth Organizing! Disabled and Proud

Icon of a piece of paper. Supplemental Security Income [SSI]

Social Security Administration: Supplemental Security Income

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