Not started or approaching school exit
Connect school, YIT, and VR
Invite BHDDH Youth in Transition to the IEP process and open the current ORS vocational-rehabilitation lane.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Plan the transition to adult DD servicesBefore you start
- IEP, transition assessments, student goals and preferences, graduation or exit date, disability records, work experiences, accommodations, school contacts, ORS status, and adult-service application state.
Who to contact
Start with the BHDDH Eligibility Unit or assigned conflict-free case manager. Use the complete notice for an appeal and the BHDDH Quality Assurance hotline or 911 for the applicable safety route.
Step by step
- Ask the school to document postsecondary goals, responsibilities, agency links, and exit evidence.
- Use the BHDDH IEP-invite route for eligible transition-age students and start the adult DD application at the published earliest point.
- Apply to ORS for employment-focused VR and track eligibility, priority, counselor, and employment plan separately.
Expected next
An IEP action, YIT contact, DD application event, ORS application, eligibility or priority decision, counselor contact, or employment-plan step.
Save this proof
IEP and transition records, invitations, applications, confirmations, notices, contacts, and plans.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Contact the school transition lead, BHDDH Transition Unit, and ORS and ask each to name its next deliverable.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Connect school, YIT, and 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 Plan the transition to adult DD services, Apply for Rhode Island vocational rehabilitation
Official resources
Limits
YIT, the adult DD application, ORS application, ORS eligibility, Order of Selection, Medicaid LTSS, and adult-service 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.