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

Connect school transition and Colorado DVR

Open vocational-rehabilitation employment work while school and adult long-term-services work remain separately owned.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Colorado DVR request for services

Before you start

  • IEP, transition assessment, Summary of Performance, exit date, work experiences, employment goals, disability records, accommodations, communication needs, and school and DVR contacts.

Who to contact

Use the official destination above, the Case Management Agency for the person's county, the Health First Colorado Member Contact Center, or the exact contact on the controlling notice. Ask which agency owns the step.

Find the Case Management Agency for your county

Step by step

  1. Ask the school to document adult-agency referrals and unfinished transition actions.
  2. Use DVR's official online request for services or local-office route.
  3. Track DVR eligibility and employment planning separately from CMA, Medicaid, waiver, and school decisions.

Expected next

A DVR contact, intake, information request, eligibility decision, or employment-planning event.

Save this proof

School records, DVR request, contacts, records supplied, notices, plan, and next date.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Use DVR's official contact route and ask who owns the request and which next event is due.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Connect school transition and Colorado DVR 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 Colorado DVR request for services, HCP care coordination and transition support through age 21

Official resources

Limits

DVR, school transition, developmental-disability determination, Medicaid, and waiver authorization are separate processes.

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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