Not started or approaching school exit
Connect school transition and DVR
Use the school transition plan, contact adult long-term care around age 17½, and complete the Wisconsin DVR referral when employment help is wanted.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Apply for Wisconsin DVR servicesBefore you start
- IEP or 504 plan, Postsecondary Transition Plan, Summary of Performance, school-exit date, employment and training goals, work experiences, disability records, accommodations, communication needs, and current adult-service contacts.
Who to contact
Start with the local ADRC or Tribal ADRS. After enrollment, use the selected MCO care team or IRIS consultant agency and fiscal employer agent. For an adverse action, use the exact notice and program-specific rights route.
Step by step
- Review education, employment, and independent-living goals with the school transition team.
- Contact the ADRC or Tribal ADRS around age 17½ when adult long-term care may be needed.
- Complete the official DVR referral and separately track application, eligibility, waitlist or Order-of-Selection status, and Individualized Plan for Employment.
Expected next
A transition-team action, ADRC contact, DVR acknowledgment, eligibility event, waitlist information, counselor contact, or employment-plan event.
Save this proof
Transition plan, school records, ADRC contact, DVR referral, confirmation, notices, counselor contacts, and next dates.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Use the DVR office and contact routes on the official referral page and ask which referral, eligibility, waitlist, or planning event comes next.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Connect school transition and DVR 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 Wisconsin DVR services, Wisconsin transition process and responsibilities
Official resources
Limits
Wisconsin DVR began serving people from its waitlist on June 2, 2026, but individual status remains case-specific. School, DVR, Medicaid, and adult long-term care decisions remain 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.