Florida Resources
Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities Client Assistance
Program (CAP)
Web Site: www.advocacycenter.org/programs/cap
CAP assists anyone with a disability who is interested in applyinfg for
and receiving services from rehabilitation programs, projects, or facilities
funded under the Rehabilitation Act.
Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
Phone: Toll Free 1-888-419-3456
Web Site: www.fdhc.state.fl.us
Information, questions and answers, office locations, and eligibility
guidelines for Medicaid. Health care advance directive forms can be downloaded
from the web site.
Children's Medical Services (CMS) Department of Health
Phone: (850) 245-4220 (Tallahassee)
Web Site: www.cms-kids.com
CMS Network Area Offices are located throughout Florida. For transition
information see: www.cms-kids.com/CMSTransition.htm
Clearinghouse on Disability Information
Web Site: www.abilityforum.com
Florida listing of information and resources for persons with disabilities
or long-term illnesses.
Department of Education
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
Phone: (850) 245-0475 (Tallahassee)
Web Site: www.firn.edu/doe/commhome
Administers programs for students with disabilities and for gifted students.
Coordinates student services to strengthen the quality and variety of
services available on students with special needs.
Developmental Disabilities Program Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Phone: (850) 488-4257 (Tallahassee)
Web Site: www.myforida.gov
(Search for Agency for Persons with Disabilities)
Assists persons with developmental disabilities and their families to
identify and secure supports and services.
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Web Site: www.rehabworks.org
A statewide employment resource for businesses and people with disabilities
to enable people with disabilities to obtain and keep employment.
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida/The Tiles Project
Phone: Toll Free: 1-800-580-7801
Web Site: www.findfl.org/files.htm
A statewide family support and disability resource network; the Tiles
Project addresses transition, independent livint, and employment issues.
Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST)
Phone: (850) 487-3278 (Tallahassee); 1-888-788-9216 (Toll Free)
Web Site: www.faast.org
FAAST works with consumers, family members, caregivers, providers and
agencies to ensure that individuals continue to benefit from assisted
tecnology as they more between home, school, work and community.
Florida Institute for Family Involvement
Phone: Toll Free 1-877 926-3514
Web Site: www.fifionline.org
Provides information, resources, and advocacy for children with special
health care needs and their families.
Florida Statewide Guardianship Office
Web Site: http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us
Information for professionals and families about guardianship including
potential sources of legal services.
FYI Transition
Web Site: www.fyitransition.org
A Florida transition web site for youth with disabilities and their families
that is being developed by The Transition Center at the University of
Florida.
Health Care Surrogate Designation in Florida
Web Site: www.fdhc.state.fl.us
Forms and instructions regarding designating a health care surrogate.
Health Care Transition Initiative at the University of Florida
Web Site: http://hctransitions.ichp.ufl.edu
Phone: (352) 265-7220 (Gainesville)
Source for transition listservs, videos, training materials, and other
resources for health care transition.
Legal Guide for New Adults in Florida
Web Site: www.flabar.org
(Click Consumer Services, then Consumer Pamphlets)
This pamphlet, which was developed by the Florida Bar, is designed to
help youth understand the legal rights and responsibilities they assum
when they turn 18 and become adults from a legal perspective.
National/Federal Resources
DisabilityInfo.gov
Web Site: www.disability.gov
This federal web site links to information of interest to people with
disabilities, their families, employers, service providers, and other
community members. Topics include employment, education, housing, transportation,k
health, income support, technology, community life, and civil rights.
GovBenefits.gov
Phone: Toll Free 1-800-333-4636
Web Site: www.govbenefits.gov
Confidential online screening tools to help individuals find out which
government programs and benefits they may be eligivle to receive.
Healthy and Ready to Work National Center
Phone: (202) 884-8650
Web Site: www.hrtw.org
Information, tools, resources, and links to many transition-related web
sites.
National Center in Secondary Education & Transition
Web Site: www.ncset.org
Web site includes resources related to education, training, independent
living, an dwork for youth with disabilities.
Social Security
Phone: Toll Free: 1-800-772-1213 or 1-800-325-0778 (TTY)
Web Site: www.ssa.gov/disability
Information about eligibility and applications for SSI and SSDI.
The Arc
Phone: (301) 565-3842
Web Site: www.thearc.org
Web site includes guardianship information.
Other Resources
4 Girls Health
Web Site: www.4girls.gov
Promotes healthy positive behaviors for girls between the ages of 10 and
16. Gives girls reliable, useful information on the health issues they
will face as they become young women and tips on handling relationships
with family and friends at school and at home.
Build Your Own Care Notebook
Web Site: www.medicalhomeinfo.org/tools/care_notebook.html
Provides access to several different care notebooks.
Choosing & Using a Health Plan
Web Site: http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/hlthpln1.htm
A booklet on health insurance.
CSHCN Emergency Planning Form
Web Site: http://hctransitions.ichp.ufl.edu/resources.html
Form for documenting information that can be used by professionals to
care for a child with special health care needs in case of an emergency.
Evaluating Managed Care Plans for CSHCN
Web Site: http://policyweb.ichp.ufl.edu/ichp/purchaser/
A tool for assessing how well a managed care plan will meet the needs
o fCSHCN.
Youthhood.org
Web Site: www.youthhood.org
Provides transition planning for youth with or without disabilities, teachers,
community service providers, parents, guardians, and anyone else interested
in transition from high school to adult life.
Kentucky Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Web Site: http://chfs.ky.gov/ccshcn/ccshcntransition.htm
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