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

Connect school and Utah VR

Coordinate school transition while separately opening DSPD and vocational-rehabilitation work.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Start Utah vocational rehabilitation

Before you start

  • IEP, transition assessment, school exit date, employment and postsecondary goals, disability records, work experiences, accommodations, school contacts, and DSPD application state.

Who to contact

Use the official DSPD intake or waiting-list worker, transition worker, support coordinator, Utah Medicaid or DWS, provider, crisis, or protective-report route that owns this step.

Use the statewide DSPD application and intake route

Step by step

  1. Ask the school to document adult-agency connections, responsibilities, records, and exit deliverables.
  2. Contact a Utah VR office, complete the welcome or application step, and schedule the counselor appointment.
  3. Track DSPD intake and VR eligibility or IPE work separately.

Expected next

A school transition deliverable, VR appointment or eligibility event, DSPD intake event, or named next owner.

Save this proof

IEP and exit records, VR application, appointments, DSPD records, contacts, and plans.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Call Utah VR at 1-866-454-8397 and DSPD at 1-844-275-3773; ask each for its next deliverable.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Connect school and Utah 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 Start the DSPD application, Start Utah vocational rehabilitation

Official resources

Limits

School transition, VR eligibility and an Individualized Plan for Employment, and DSPD eligibility or services 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.

Checked sources

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