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Legal Options for Decision Making as Youth Transition to Adulthood

Join us for a discussion on the legal alternatives around decision making, including conservatorships, supported decision making and power or attorney.

Helping Your Young Adult Take Hold of Their Mental Health

Come learn how you can help and support your young adult take hold of their mental health while also making space for independence.

IHSS Overview and Q&A with Public Benefits Consultant

Join us for an overview of IHSS and how your child or young adult may be eligible.

How Work Can Affect Supplemental Security Income Benefits

Come learn how SSI/SSDI recipients can preserve benefits when employed.

5 Steps to Help Neurodivergent Young Adults Build Relationships

Come learn about a step-by-step plan to help neurodiverse young adults build and maintain relationships.

Sexuality and Special Needs: “Let’s Talk about Sex”

Get tips for talking with your loved one about sexuality as a natural part of life while keeping them safe.

Working and Receiving Supplemental Security Income

Learn how work impacts an individual's ability to access Supplemental Security Income through the Social Security Administration.

Want Regional Center Program Flexibility? Try Tailored Day Services

Learn about Tailored Day Services (also known as TDS) offered through regional centers and how individuals successfully using TDS can enhance their lives.

Navigating Pediatric to Adult Health Care | Dr. Clarissa Kripke

Learn from Dr. Clarissa Kripke, Director of the UCSF Office of Developmental Primary Care, as she discusses the process of transitioning from pediatric to adult...

Navigating Pediatric to Adult Healthcare

Listen and learn from this overview of pediatric to adult healthcare. Hear a personal story of transition and learn about relevant public benefits and where to ...

Applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Learn how to apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for an individual with a disability and have the highest chance of success.

Transitioning To Adulthood for Regional Center Clients

Transitioning to Adulthood

Introduction to Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts

Learn about Special Needs Trusts and ABLE accounts in 2023 from Ellen Cookman, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law .

What is Health Care Transition (HCT)?

By Got Transition
This video provides an overview with tips and information for youth and young adults who are transitioning from pediatric to adult health care.

How to Talk to Your Doctor

By National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability
In this video, you will learn the important aspects of how to create a positive doctor's visit.

Who Helps You Coordinate Your Health Care?

By Pacer Center
Teens discuss who helps them coordinate their health care.

What Can Medical Providers and Teachers Do To Help You Take Charge of Your Own Health Care?

By Pacer Center
Teens respond to questions about their preferred method of communication for health care information.

How Do You Prepare For A Medical Appointment?

By Pacer Center
Teens describe how they prepare for a doctor’s appointment.

What Does Guardianship Mean To You?

By Pacer Center
Teens discuss what guardianship means.

Unique Issues for a Special Needs Trust and CalABLE

Learn about special needs trusts in California and ABLE accounts, and how the two interconnect.

Applying for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Receive guidance on the steps to you apply for In-Home Support Services (IHSS) in this 45-minute viceo.

How To Set Up a Special Needs Trust in California | Step-by-Step Guide

By Ellen Cookman - Special Needs Trust Attorney
Learn what's involved in creating a special needs trust in California.

Legal Decision-Making at Age 18, Supporting High-Functioning Adults with Disabilities

Are you wondering what's legally possible to support your child once they reach age 18? Various options are discussed in this video.

How Does My Retirement Affect Benefits for my Child with Disabilities?

Learn about the impact of parental retirement, death, or disability on the Social Security benefits for their child with a disability.

Intake Process for California’s Regional Center Services

Learn about California's Regional Center Services, who's eligible, and how to apply.

What is Self-Determination?

Learn about Self-Determination Program, a new voluntary, alternative way to receive services and supports from Regional Centers.

Parenting Without Power, it’s not easy for me

By AANE (Asperger/Autism Network)
Explore the parent/adult child relationship from two perspectives: the parent and the young adult who is now in charge of their life.

An Introduction to Supported Living Services

Learn about the assistance that adults who are Regional Center clients in California can access through supported living services.

Adult Living Options for California Regional Center Clients, Parent Panel Discussion

Deciding where to live as an adult is an important decision for anyone. For those with disabilities, it takes research and a lot of consideration. Learn how oth...

Transition to Adulthood for Regional Center Clients

Learn about what is involved in transition to adulthood that happens when your loved one turns 18.

Affordable Housing for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Hear about living options from licensed care facilities for those who have high support needs to apartments with ILS or SLS for those who have low support needs...

Understanding California Regional Center & Generic Services for People with Disabilities

In California, many individuals with a disability have a right to services and supports in adulthood so that they can live a good life. Watch to learn more...

What is an ABLE account?

By Ellen Cookman - Special Needs Trust Attorney
Ellen Cookman, an attorney, explains the basics about ABLE accounts in 12 minutes!

Understanding and Accessing Adult Services

By Utah Parent Center
Overview of laws that impact transition and an overview of adult services.

Considering Conservatorship? The Self Help Court Process for Santa Clara County

Conservatorship can be an important option for a child with special needs. Learn how you can file for conservatorship with support from the Self Help Court of S...

What’s important to know about a Limited Conservatorship in California?

Are you wondering about conservatorship for an individual with special needs? What does it mean and what does the process entail?

CalABLE Accounts – An Important Financial Tool

Learn about creating a special needs savings account through CalABLE to provide "A Better Life Experience" for someone with a disability.

Financial Benefits for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Learn what you need to know before your child turns 18 about financial benefits they might be able to access.

IHSS Services and Assessment

By CaSocialService
In this video, you will get an overview of the IHSS assessment and service authorization processes. This video will also demonstrate the important experience an...

Disabled Adult Child & Social Security Benefits

Learn about benefits from the Social Security Administration, before and after your retirement, for your adult child with a disability.

Understanding California’s Regional Centers: From Yesterday to Today and Tomorrow

By Family Voices of CA
Learn about California's Regional Center system, its mission, and funding.

Who/What are Peer mentors?

By Let's Work California
You can ask your peer friends and peer mentors to help you do new things, like leading your IEP meetings, creating your goals for school and work, and much more...

What Are Supported Living Services?

Learn about Supported-Living Services and housing options for individuals with a developmental disability in this webinar with guest speaker, Trudy Grable from ...

Independent Living Centers (ILC) | A FREE Resource for Anyone with Special Needs

Learn how this California resource helps anyone, any age, with any type of disability live their best life.

How to Make SSI Work for You: Simply Said

By PACER Center for Partners for Youth, a Minnesota Disability Employment Initiative (DEI)
This youth- and family-friendly video focuses on how to find help available to youth and young adults with disabilities after they leave high school.

It’s Your Life

By ConnectABILITY
This is a short video presented by Arch Disability Law Centre, explaining legal rights, for people with an intellectual or developmental disability.

IHSS Protective Supervision | Episode 1 | “Advocates Are Not Cheap!”

By IHSS Advocates
"IHSS Protective Supervision: A Tutorial Series from an Advocate's Perspective" is a series that discusses IHSS Protective Supervision topics from the perspecti...

Paghahanda para sa Proseso ng Kahilingan (Applying for SSI/Tagalog)

Paliwanag ng proseso upang matagumpay na mag-aplay Supplemental Security Income sa Estados Unidos.

申請家務協助服務 (Applying for IHSS/Chinese)

學習關於如何在加州順利的申請家務協助服務。

Transition to Adulthood Series (part 1): Overview

By YourSpecialEducationsRights.com
Part of 10 video series with information about the special education transition process.

主題：社會安全補助金 (Applying for SSI/Chinese)

學習關於如何在美國順利的申請社會安全補助金。 Learn about the process to successfully apply for Supplemental Security Income in the United ...

#Imagine21 – Video Series about Autism After Age 21

By Madison House Autism Foundation
The #imagine21 series invites to imagine what the world could be for our friends with #AutismAfter21. This link takes you to the YouTube playlist.

Autism Housing Network

By Madison House Autism Foundation
In this video you will learn about the Autism Housing Network, a platform for sharing great housing options and resources for autistic adults and others with in...

Life Services Alternatives – Community living and programs for adults with disabilities.

By Life Services Alternatives
LSA believes all people with developmental disabilities have the right to live life to its fullest in our community. Twenty-four hours a day, we care for and su...

Community Supported Living: Enabling Technology

By SimplyHomeSystems
Community Supported Living: individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) selecting how and where they want to live, work and socialize in...

Leura Day Options – Example of Community Living

By Greystanes Disability Services
This video highlights how Person Centred Active Support can facilitate meaningful relationships and activities for people with multiple disabilities and high su...

Housing Options for Adults with Autism by Desiree Kameka Part 1

By Madison House Autism Foundation
In this Part 1 video, Desiree Kameka, the Director of Community Education & Advocacy at Madison House Autism Foundation, covers the past and present housing lan...

Aging with an Intellectual and Developmental Disability

By Center for Developmental Disabilities
You will learn more about the issues and challenges that come with aging especially in an individual with intellectual and developmental disability.

Housing Options for Adults with Autism by Desiree Kameka Part 4

By Madison House Autism Foundation
In this segment 4 video, Desiree Kameka, the Director of Community Education & Advocacy at Madison House Autism Foundation, reviews current and future multi-fam...

Obtaining Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

By Disability Law Center
In this video, attorney Hillary Dunn discusses services to consider for transition age students with "severe" "intellectual disabilities who will need adult ser...

Alternatives to the Conservatorship & Conservatorship | Disability Rights California

This video contains the basics of Conservatorship and its alternatives, presented by Disability Rights California.

Supported Decision-Making in Health Care

By Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities/UC Davis
Supported Decision-Making is important for people with developmental disabilities. This video features experts engaging clients in decisions about healthcare.

Transitioning to Adulthood: Intellectual Disability & Developmental Disability

By Children's Mercy Kansas City
Children’s Mercy will help you prepare for adulthood, including transferring your medical care to a doctor that cares for adults. Most people can learn to man...

Health Insurance: The Importance of MediCal for Individuals with Disabilities

By University of California Television (UCTV)
This video is a recorded presentation of "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Professional Medical Education] Series that gives more info on MediCal for individ...

Paghahanda para sa Pagsusuri (Applying for IHSS/Tagalog)

Mga dapat malamang paraan para makapag-aplay ng In-Home Support Services (IHSS) sa California.

Housing Options for Adults with Autism by Desiree Kameka Part 5

By Madison House Autism Foundation
In this final segment, Desiree Kameka, the Director of Community Education & Advocacy at Madison House Autism Foundation, reviews current and future live-work-p...

Role of the Service Coordinator

By Centro Regional del Norte de la Bahia
Learn about the role of the regional center's Service Coordinator.

Changing Roles and Responsibilities as One Enters Adulthood

By Utah Parent Center
Staff of the Utah parent center talk about transition from school to adulthood.

Navigating Entitlements -SSI, MediCal/Medicare & Disabled Adult Child Benefits

Learn about the benefits your adult child with a disability qualifies for and how you apply for them.

EQUITY Video Series: Working and Keeping Benefits

By World Institute on Disability
Learn ways people with disabilities can work and save money while still keeping the benefits they need.

EQUITY Video Series: Retirement

By World Institute on Disability
This EQUITY Video offers bulletproof retirement strategies that people with disabilities can employ right now to improve economic self-sufficiency