Disability Resources and Information

Pennsylvania Services

Pennsylvania Health & Human Services Programs: COMPASS
If you want to find out if you qualify for Pennsylvania health and human services, apply for new benefits, finish your application or check your status, you're in the right place.  By using COMPASS you can apply at any time during the day or night from home, a library or any location with Internet access.  COMPASS is an online application for Pennsylvanians to apply for many health and human service programs.  www.compass.state.pa.us

Pennsylvania Health and Human Services Call Center
The call center provides information, brochures, application and renewal assistance for health care coverage, and also hosts a searchable referral database for residents of Pennsylvania accessible at www.HelpinPA.state.pa.us.  The Health and Human Services Call Center responds to callers on behalf of the Pennsylvania Departments of Health, Public Welfare, Aging, and Insurance. Trained specialists can answer the Helplines phones in English, Spanish and Russian. They are able to serve all the caller's needs in a single call. For example, families calling the Healthy Kids helpline for CHIP coverage can also receive information and referrals for a child who needs adaptive clothing as well as services for their aging parent and program information for a relative who experience a recent brain injury.

Healthy Kids Line 1-800-986-KIDS

Healthy Baby Line 1-800-986-BABY
Adult Basic Line 1-800-GO BASIC    Long Term Care Line 1-866-286-3636
PA Recreation and Leisure Line 1-800-986-4550 Special Kids Network Line 1-800-986-4550
Lead Information Line 1-800-440-LEAD Brain Injury Help Line 1-866-412-4755
  TTY: 1-877-232-7640

Early Intervention Resources

Parent Overview of Early Intervention Services
http://www.nichcy.org/babies/overview/Pages/default.aspx

Help Babies Birth to Three
http://www.nichcy.org/babies/Pages/Default.aspx

For a copy of the Parent Guide for EI (PDF), visit the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY).
http://www.nichcy.org/InformationResources/Documents/NICHY PUBS/.pdf

For Pennsylvania, please see A Pediatric Practitioner's Guide to Early Intervention in Pennsylvania
www.firstsigns.org/programs/pa.htm

The Right to Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers and Their Families in Pennsylvania  please see
http://www.elc-pa.org/disabilities/publications.html

PATTAN Parent Corner http://www.pattan.k12.pa.us/regsforms/EarlyIntervention.aspx

A Family’s Introduction to Early Intervention in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania’s Approach to the Delivery of Early Intervention Services (PDF)
www.dpw.state.pa.us/Resources/Documents/Pdf/Publications/EI_Introduction_for Website.pdf

Preschool Transition
http://www.nichcy.org/babies/TransitionToPreschool

School Age Resources

Educate Children 3-22
http://www.nichcy.org/EDUCATECHILDREN/Pages/Default.aspx

Kids Together, Inc.
http://www.kidstogether.org/kidstogether.htm

A list of resources for Pennsylvania students with disabilities and information for parents and friends of children with disabilities.
www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=5342

The Right to Special Education In Pennsylvania: A Guide for Parents (2007A edition)
http://www.elc-pa.org/pubs/downloads/english/dis-Right%20to%20Spec%20Ed%20in%20PA%202007A.pdf

En español: El Derecho a la Educación Especial en Pennsylvania: Una Guía Para Padres
http://www.elc-pa.org/pubs/downloads/spanish/dis-Right%20to%20Spec%20Ed%20in%20PA%209-06.pdf

Pennsylvania Parent Guide to Special Education for School Age Children (PDE 9-08)
http://www.elc-pa.org/pubs/downloads/english/dis-PA%20Parent%20Guide%20to%20Spec%20Ed%20(PDE%209-08).pdf

Success in School and in Life: Developing and Improving Communication Skills for Children with Disabilities
http://www.elc-pa.org/pubs/downloads/english/dis-success%20in%20school%20and%20life.pdf

Transition to Adulthood

Transition to Adulthood for Children with Disabilities:  A Tool Kit for Parents and Advocates
http://www.elc-pa.org/pubs/downloads/english/dis-toolkit%20Transition%20to%20Adulthood.pdf

PA Department of Health- Transition Health Care Checklist:  A Resource to help Youth with Special Health Care needs make a successful transition to adult living that includes their health and their health care.
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/lib/health/familyhealth/hc_checklist_final_july2008.pdf

Employment

Creating a Path to Employment: Tips for Parents with Children with Disabilities: Work in the 21st century is more team-based than ever. Start by exploring the world of work together.
http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/creating_path_to_Employment.pdf

Essential Skills to Getting a Job: What Young People with Disabilities Need to Know: Often referred to as "soft skills", work ethic, communication, teamwork and critical thinking are all must have's for youth in today's job market.
http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/essential_job skills.pdf

Shaping Tomorrow's Workforce: Including Talents of Young People with Disabilities: Youth with disabilities bring fresh, new perspectives that enrich strategies for meeting business challenges and achieving success.
http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/essential job skills.pdf

 

 

 

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