Not started or approaching school exit
Connect school transition and vocational rehabilitation
Open the vocational-rehabilitation employment path while keeping school, DDS, DSS Autism Waiver, and benefits work separately owned.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Connecticut vocational rehabilitation for job seekersBefore you start
- IEP and transition assessments, Summary of Performance, school-exit date, disability records, employment goals and experience, accommodations, communication needs, health-transition summary, and current contacts.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above, the assigned DDS region or case manager, the DSS Autism Division contact, or the exact contact on the controlling notice. Confirm which agency and program owns the step.
Open DDS regional contacts · Open DSS Autism Waiver contacts
Step by step
- Ask the school to document adult-system referrals and unfinished transition actions.
- Use the official vocational-rehabilitation form or local office route to start.
- Track the vocational-rehabilitation application and employment plan separately from DDS or DSS waiver decisions.
Expected next
An agency contact, application acknowledgment, information request, eligibility decision, or employment-planning event.
Save this proof
School transition records, application, contacts, records supplied, notices, plan, and next date.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Use the official Aging and Disability Services contact route and ask who owns the application and which next event is due.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Connect school transition and vocational rehabilitation checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Program lane and owner
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Confirmation or notice
- Current status
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Connecticut vocational rehabilitation for job seekers, Youth with special health care needs transition
Official resources
Limits
Vocational rehabilitation may take up to 60 days after application to determine eligibility under the official guidance; it does not decide DDS, DSS Autism Waiver, Medicaid, or school eligibility.
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.