Case Managers and Other DDS Staff
Med-Connect (Medicaid for Employees with Disabilities): provides medical assistance to employed individuals with disabilities. Information on income levels, eligibility and application process.
Social Security’s Ticket to Work Program: Social Security offers SSDI and SSI beneficiaries with disabilities the opportunity to explore work options or education while safeguarding healthcare and cash benefit choices through the Ticket to Work program and Work Incentives.
Social Security Red Book: A summary guide to employment supports for individuals with disabilities under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
Federal News & Information
Interagency Collaboration
- CT Department of Aging and Disability Services
- ADS-BRS Resource: School to Work Transition
- BRS Supported Employment Commitment of On Going Support Form
Training & Resources for DDS Staff
- Employment First Connecticut
- Disability Disclosure and Interviewing Techniques for Persons with Disabilities
Transition Resources
- State of CT Department of Developmental Services: Transition Timeline (Spanish)
- The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center
- The Tri-State Transition Guide
- The Division on Career Development and Transition – The International Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) is an international professional educational organization which is affiliated with the International Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) whose members are dedicated to shaping policies and practices that impact the quality of career development and transition services of youth with exceptionalities.
