Arizona action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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Not started or approaching school exit

Connect school, DDD, and Arizona VR

Coordinate school exit while separately opening DDD redetermination or application and Arizona VR.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Start Arizona Vocational Rehabilitation

Before you start

  • IEP and transition plan, exit date, Summary of Performance if available, work experiences, employment goal, disability records, accommodations, communication needs, DDD status, and adult decision-maker information.

Who to contact

Use the official DDD, AHCCCS, Support Coordinator, qualified-provider, review, appeal, grievance, crisis, or protective-report route that owns this step.

Call Arizona DDD Customer Service: 1-844-770-9500

Step by step

  1. Ask the school to document adult-agency connections, records, responsibilities, and exit deliverables.
  2. Begin the age-18 DDD application or redetermination with the Support Coordinator.
  3. Apply to Arizona VR by office or phone, or submit the official referral form.

Expected next

A school deliverable, DDD redetermination event, VR contact or appointment, records request, or named next owner.

Save this proof

IEP and exit records, DDD packet and contacts, VR referral or application, appointments, and next dates.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Use the assigned Support Coordinator or DDD Customer Service for redetermination and the official VR contact route for employment services.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Connect school, DDD, and Arizona VR checklist

A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.

  • Owner and program
  • Date started
  • Documents supplied
  • Written result or confirmation
  • Current open dependency
  • Next event and date
  • Escalation contact

Derived from Complete the age-18 DDD redetermination, Start Arizona Vocational Rehabilitation

Official resources

Limits

School transition, DDD eligibility, age-18 redetermination, and VR eligibility and planning are separate.

Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.

Checked sources

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