Not started or approaching school exit
Connect school, OADS, and Maine VR
Coordinate school exit while separately opening OADS and Maine VR work.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Start Maine Vocational RehabilitationBefore you start
- IEP and transition records, exit date, Summary of Performance if available, diagnostic and functional records, work experiences, employment goal, accommodations, communication needs, OADS status, and representative information.
Who to contact
Use the official OADS intake or regional office, case manager, MaineCare, provider, grievance, crisis, or protective-report route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Ask the school to document adult-agency connections, records, responsibilities, and exit deliverables.
- Complete the OADS adult application packet.
- Submit the Maine VR application and begin its eligibility and employment-planning process.
Expected next
A school deliverable, OADS intake event, or VR application, eligibility, counselor, or planning event.
Save this proof
IEP and exit records, OADS packet, VR application, contacts, plans, and next dates.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Contact each system directly; do not assume one referral completed another system's intake.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Connect school, OADS, and Maine 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 Apply for Maine Adult Developmental Disability Services, Start Maine Vocational Rehabilitation
Official resources
Limits
School transition, OADS eligibility, MaineCare, waiver access, 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.