"In this guide, we’ll provide all the information you need to find and rent housing if you, a friend, or family member has a disability.

We’ll cover:

• Understanding your rights
• Non-profit and federal benefits
• Finding an apartment or condo
• Settling into a new home
• Additional resources"

The Pennsylvania Community on Transition is a group comprised of various stakeholders from across Pennsylvania who work collaboratively to ensure appropriate transition outcomes for Pennsylvania youth and young adults with disabilities. The team consists of representatives from the State Departments of Education, Health, Labor and Industry, and Human Services; Various Youth-Serving Agencies; Young Adults; Parent Organizations; Advocates; Higher Education; and Employers.

Here at the Transition Discoveries initiative we collaborate with communities to co-design opportunities for youth, families, and stakeholders to build on their knowledge, skills and relationships to prepare for life after high school. By doing this, everyone will be empowered to identify transition practices that work for them and design new approaches that help young people better reach their goals.

• Transition Discoveries creates and supports new and exciting opportunities for youth (ages 14-25) and their families to learn about making a successful transition from school to adult life
• Transition Discoveries connects young people with disabilities and families with peers and stakeholders so that they have opportunities to share their experiences and connect with opportunities to reach their dreams and goals after graduation
• Transition Discoveries empowers communities of young people, families and stakeholders to come together in order to identify what works and to implement community-wide action plans to improve transition practices, programs and outcomes for young people with disabilities

30 Scholarships for Students With Various Disabilities 

College scholarships and financial aid for students with disabilities

Dreams Realized through Educational Aspiration Model

The mission of the D.R.E.A.M. Partnership is to develop a selection of postsecondary educational opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities in Pennsylvania that includes independent and supported dormitory options.

Provides a list of college and universities that do not use SAT/ACT scores for admitting subtantial numbers of students into Bachelor Degree programs.

This document was developed and supported through a partnership between the United Way of Allegheny County’s 21 and Able Initiative, The Pennsylvania Bureau of Special Education, and the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network with input from stakeholders across Pennsylvania. Use the checklist to prepare for life after high school as it was designed for use in IEP meetings, but can also be used for community-based meetings and with resources outside of the school district.