Maryland action guide · Verified July 25, 2026
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DDA eligible; Future Needs Registry or Waiting List

Build parallel support paths

Build non-waiver parallel routes now: DORS/employment, SSI or disabled-adult-child screening, health transition, housing planning, and crisis contacts.

Official sources checked 2026-07-25

Start here

Start with the official DORS request

Before you start

  • A list of current needs separated into employment, income, health, housing, decision support, and crisis planning.

Who to contact

Each program has its own application and decision process; Maryland 211 can help identify local referral options.

Step by step

  1. Request DORS services for employment or transition needs.
  2. Use Social Security’s official information to screen SSI and benefits for an adult whose disability began before age 22.
  3. Ask an authorized support professional whether Maryland Section 811 screening fits the person’s housing situation.
  4. Use DDA Healthy Living resources to plan the transition from pediatric to adult health care.
  5. Keep crisis contacts available; use 911 or 988 for immediate danger or behavioral-health crisis.

Expected next

A named owner, submitted request or screening, and next date for each route that fits the person’s needs.

Save this proof

A parallel-path tracker with program, contact, request date, confirmation number, missing item, and next date.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Use the review or help route for the specific program; use Maryland 211 to locate additional local disability, housing, health, or caregiver resources.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Parallel-path tracker

A Beyond Childhood planning aid. DDA status does not establish eligibility for the other programs.

  • Employment or education
  • Income or disability benefits
  • Health transition
  • Housing
  • Decision support
  • Crisis plan

Derived from DORS Pre-Employment Transition Services, SSA Information for Parents, Supplemental Security Income, Maryland Section 811 Program, DDA Healthy Living resources

Official resources

Limits

DORS, Social Security, health, and housing programs use different eligibility rules and may not be available immediately.

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

Checked sources

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