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

Connect school exit and Arkansas VR

Coordinate school transition, VR, and DDS intake as separate tracks.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Contact Arkansas Rehabilitation Services

Before you start

  • IEP and transition records, exit date, evaluations, work experience, employment goal, accommodations, communication needs, DDS status, and representative information.

Who to contact

Use the correct DDS, Medicaid, PASSE care coordinator, provider, notice-specific appeal route, crisis service, or APS route that owns this step.

Contact Arkansas DDS Intake and Referral

Step by step

  1. Request school exit records and adult-agency referrals.
  2. Contact Arkansas VR and schedule the application or transition event.
  3. Track DDS intake separately and preserve proof.

Expected next

School deliverable, VR appointment or application, DDS event, or written next step.

Save this proof

Records, applications, confirmations, owners, and dates.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Contact each system and confirm receipt; do not assume one referral opened another.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Connect school exit and Arkansas VR checklist

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

  • Owner and program
  • Date started
  • Documents supplied
  • Written result
  • Open dependency
  • Next event and date
  • Escalation contact

Derived from Start with Arkansas DDS Intake and Referral, Contact Arkansas Rehabilitation Services

Official resources

Limits

School, VR, DDS services, Medicaid, waiver, and services 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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