"TransAccess provides persons with disabilities access to adaptive technology and career transition services so that they can achieve their desired education and employment, and improve their quality of life."

Online Resources

National Public Website on Assistive Technology
http://www.assistivetech.net/

Pass It On Center
http://www.passitoncenter.org/index.shtml

ATNetwork
http://www.atnet.org/index.php?page=about-us

Going To Work:  A Guide to Social Security Benefits and Employment for Young People with Disabilities
http://www.communityinclusion.org/article.php?article_id=211

Disability Starter Kits for SSA
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/disability_starter_kits.htm

Scholarships and Other Resources for Students with Learning Disabilities
http://www.ncld.org/content/view/1441/456289/

The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities
http://www.ndpc-sd.org/about/default.php

Resources for GLBT Youth with Disabilities
http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/ RG-glbt_youth_with_disabilities.html

CA Youth Leadership Forum
http://www.kintera.org/site/ c.qmL2KiN2LtH/b.2229713/k.BDAD/Home.htm

Entering the World of Work:  What Youth with Mental Health Needs Should Know About Accommodations
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/transitioning.htm

Youthhood
http://www.youthhood.org/

Stress Management Skills
http://www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/stress/stress.html

National Disability Employment Awareness Month
http://www.dol.gov/odep/

National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
http://www.ncwd-youth.info/who_Are_You/frontline/index.html
Seven Tips for Coming to Closure
http://www.leadservs.com/documents/article3.html

Teaching Social Skills
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1749

Adolescents with Disabilities:  The Need for Occupational Social Skills Training
SocialSkills.pdf

Self-Determination:  Supporting Successful Transition
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=962

The Why, When, What, and How of Disclosure in an Academic Setting After High School
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/wwwh.htm

Youth Disclosure and the Workplace
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/ydw.htm

Advising Youth with Disabilities on Disclosure:  Tips for Service Providers
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/advising.htm

The 411 on Disability Disclosure:  A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities
http://www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/411.html

The Youth Popular Culture Institute
http://www.ypci.org/home.html

A Guide to Electronic Communication & Network Etiquette
http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/help/internet/netiquette.html

Mentor-Mentee Activities
http://www.mentoring.ca.gov/mentoring_activities.shtm

Being a Mentor Could Boost Your Own Career
http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/12/news/ economy/mentoring.fortune/index.htm

Benefits to Mentor of Mentoring
http://www.mentoring.org/program_staff/research_corner/ benefits_from_mentoring.php?pid=2

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