This tool is designed to help parents, caregivers, and guardians weigh the risks and benefits of available educational options to help them make decisions about sending their child back to school.

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People who are limited in one or more major life activities – hearing, seeing, thinking or memory, walking or moving, taking care of personal needs (bathing, feeding, dressing) or living independently – are said to have a disability. Some disabilities begin at a young age, while others are the result of accidents, injuries or simply growing older.

Our experienced staff and paid contractors can help eligible Texans with disabilities access services so they can:

• Live independently in their own homes or communities
• Prepare for and find jobs
• Provide medical equipment and assistive devices
• Determine eligibility for Supplemental Security Income
• Provide health care services to people who have disabilities who work
• Give family caregivers the tools to do their job.

In the medical world the term “transition” refers to preparing youth for the experience of becoming consumers of adult healthcare. During childhood, parents take responsibility for seeing that their son or daughter’s medical needs are met—they call for doctor appointments, fill out forms, and keep track of medications. As youth get older, the ability to manage their own medical needs becomes increasingly important. Healthcare transition focuses on building independent health care skills – including self-advocacy, preparing for the adult model of care, and transferring to new providers. This section focuses on the transfer to new health care providers.

Transition planning happens in more than one setting and youth with disabilities and chronic conditions or special health care needs may have several transition teams. A youth’s health care transition team includes:

• the young person
• his or her parents
• his or her primary doctor
• specialty care providers
• other medical care providers or support staff, if appropriate.