Resources

The following websites are provided as resources for teenagers with chronic physical health conditions and their families in order to make the transition into adulthood easier:

Adolescent Health Transition Project
A resource for adolescents with special health care needs, chronic illnesses, & physical or developmental disabilities

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Information and technical assistance regarding the ADA

Brave Kids
Resources for children with chronic, life-threatening illnesses or disabilities

Disability Resources.Org
This website gives many transition links to great sites on the net!

Family Village
A global community of disability-related resources

Family Voices
Family and friends speak on behalf of children with special health care needs

Fathers Network
Celebrating and supporting fathers and families raising children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities

Healthy Ready to Work
A list of resources for young people living with physical disabilities

Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights Transition
Parent Advocacy resources for parents of teens with disabilities

Parent to Parent
Making parent matches between supporting parents who have children with special needs.
Parent to Parent of New Hampshire
Parent to Parent of Vermont

Parent Information Centers
Promoting effective parent involvement in the special education process.
New Hampshire: Parent Information Center - NH
Vermont: Parent Information Center - VT

Partners in Health
Helping families of children with a chronic health condition that significantly impacts daily life to advocate, access resources, navigate systems and build capacity to manage the chronic health condition of their child

Psychological Complications of Chronic Illness
University of Utah Health Sciences Center website - great resource

Rights of Passage
Teens Transition to the Future TechConnect provides transition assistance for teens with disabilities

Special Needs Support Center of the Upper Valley
Helping families of children with special needs meet their unique challenges

Transition Resources from Pacer.Org
A variety of books/pamphlets about transition

Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Vermont 1-800-361-1239
Vocational Rehabilitation Services - VT
New Hampshire 1-800-339-9900
Vocational Rehabilitation Services - NH

Working Together
Washington State Adolescent Transition Resource Notebook. This notebook is a resource on transition from adolescence to adulthood for young adults with special health care needs and disabilities.