School-to-Work Resources

Printable Resources

• Transition from High School to College
• Transition to Adulthood

Recorded Trainings

• Social Security Benefits and Employment
• Everyone has the Right to Work! The Importance of Employment First
• Who Are All the Organizations Supporting My Goals for Employment After High School?
• How to Work with NMDVR to Pursue Your Employment Goals
• Student Involvement in IEP’s: A Person-Centered Approach
• Best Practices in School-to-Work Transition Planning
• Supported Decision-Making for Individuals with Disabilities

Project SEARCH Internship Program

• National Project SEARCH
• “Project SEARCH 101” video – a 20-minute overview for sharing with prospective partners and stakeholders.
• Project SEARCH overview flyer [PDF]
• Lessons for Living, Learning, and Working: Pre-Transition Curriculum
• Creating an Inclusive Work Environment

Websites

Education

• New Mexico Public Education Department - Office of Special Education
• Think College

Family Organizations

• Parents Reaching Out (PRO)
• Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs (EPICS)

Financial

• New Mexico STABLE Accounts

General Resources

• Governor’s Commission on Disability
• National Technical Assistance Center on Transition
• Pacer Center on Transition
• Transition Coalition

Health Care Transition

• Got Transition

Home & Community Based Waivers

• New Mexico Health Care Authority, Developmental Disabilities Supports Division (DDSD)
• DDSD Employment First Policy

Independent Living/Transportation

• Driving to Independence
• Albuquerque Paratransit
• Independent Living Resource Center Transition
• Additional Paratransit

Legal

• Disability Rights NM

Supported Decision Making, Guardianship and Alternatives

• New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Council

Technology

• New Mexico Technology Assistance Program

Vocational Rehabilitation

• Navajo Nation Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation
• New Mexico Commission for the Blind-Students in Transition to Employment (STEP)
• New Mexico Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Transition Services
• New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation - Transition Resources