Career Exploration and Skill Development on youth.gov [link]
Features numerous resources to help youth get a sense of their interest and skills as well as gain employment experience and learn about employment opportunities.
Author: trex
College and Career Readiness (CCR) for Students on the Alternative Diploma
College and Career Readiness (CCR) for Students on the Alternative Diploma [link]
“CCR for Students Using Alternate Assessment is a KY State Professional Development Grant (SPDG) based on federal grants to states departments of education. College and/or career readiness following high school increases the chances of success for ALL youth in the global economy of the 21st century. The Kentucky CCR Initiative is striving to ensure that youth with significant intellectual disabilities (ID) are included in this vision.”
Kentucky Benefind
The portal to Medicaid services and public assistance benefits.
Coalition For Workforce Diversity
Coalition For Workforce Diversity [link]
Kentucky recruiting and networking resource for people with disabilities.
Contact: Willie Byrd at (502)955-7271 or williebyrd@gmail.com
What You Need to Know About Your SSI When You Turn 18
What You Need to Know About Your SSI When You Turn 18 [link]
“This booklet is for youth who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and their parents, teachers, health providers, caregivers, or representatives. It will help you prepare for the transition from school to adult life.
Many services and types of supports are available as you prepare to transition to higher education and employment.
This booklet will help you identify supports available from Social Security and other Federal and State agencies to help prepare for a successful transition to adulthood.”
Working While Disabled — How We Can Help, 2019 (Social Security document)
Working While Disabled — How We Can Help, 2020 (Social Security document) [link]
Read this pamphlet to learn how Social Security’s work incentives and Ticket to Work programs can help people with disabilities who receive benefits and are interested in working.
“Special rules make it possible for people receiving Social Security disability bene ts or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to work and still receive monthly payments.”
Work incentives include:
- Continued cash benefits for a time while you work;
- Continued Medicare or Medicaid while you work; and
- Help with education, training, and rehabilitation to start a new line of work.
Working While Disabled — How We Can Help, 2021 (Social Security document)
Working While Disabled — How We Can Help, 2021 (Social Security document) [link]
Read this pamphlet to learn how Social Security’s work incentives and Ticket to Work programs can help people with disabilities who receive benefits and are interested in working.
“Special rules make it possible for people receiving Social Security disability bene ts or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to work and still receive monthly payments.”
Work incentives include:
- Continued cash benefits for a time while you work;
- Continued Medicare or Medicaid while you work; and
- Help with education, training, and rehabilitation to start a new line of work.
Effective Work Incentives Counseling for Transition Age Youth Presentation
Effective Work Incentives Counseling for Transition Age Youth Presentation [link]
PDF presentation about incentives for people with disabilities to seek employment.
I Want to Work Handbook
I Want to Work Handbook [link]
This book helps you go through different activities to find out what jobs you might like and be good at doing.
Kentucky Disability Resource Guide
Kentucky Disability Resource Guide [link]
The focus of this directory is to provide a searchable database of available resources, and to provide contact information to apply for resources and/or locate additional information. In many cases, we took definitions and eligibility for services directly from the agency websites that offer these programs.