The Steps to Launching a Participant-Directed Program
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DESE Resources
DESE Transition from school to adult life: https://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/links/transition.html
DESE Secondary Transition: https://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/secondary-transition/default.html
DESE MA Chapter 688 Law: https://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/iep/688/
Section 504 Resources
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/centers-offices/civil-rights-center/statutes/section-504-rehabilitation-act-of-1973
Department of Health and Human Services Fact Sheet: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/civilrights/resources/factsheets/504.pdf
Workplace Resources
Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act- WIOA: https://www.mass.gov/workforce-innovation-opportunity-act-wioa
Person Centered Planning
Charting the LifeCourse: https://www.lifecoursetools.com/lifecourse-library/lifecourse-framework/
The PATH Method: https://inclusion.com/path-maps-and-person-centered-planning/path/
MAPS Person-Centered Planning: https://inclusion.com/path-maps-and-person-centered-planning/maps_planning/
DDS Resources
Adult Eligibility Criteria: https://www.mass.gov/lists/your-guide-to-the-dds-eligibility-process
DDS Self-Directed Services Website: https://www.mass.gov/dds-self-directed-services
DDS Participant Directed Program Toolbox: https://www.mass.gov/lists/getting-started-in-participant-directed-program#participant-toolbox-
DDS Getting Started in Participant Directed Programs: https://www.mass.gov/lists/getting-started-in-participant-directed-program
IDEA Resources
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