Services For All
I know you’re excited to get moving, but you can’t miss the sights! Listen, my name is Jude and I know my way around here really well. Let me show you some of the hot spots here so you can learn about some cool services and groups that can help you on your TRIP!
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Nevada Aging & Disability Services Division
ADSD provides services to support individuals with disabilities or special healthcare needs, including assistive technology, independent living supports, respite services, early intervention for infants and toddlers, and resources for individuals with intellectual disabilities. ADSD promotes community living, self-sufficiency, and enhances quality of life through empowering tools for independence.
Vocational Rehabilitation Nevada
What do you want to do after you graduate from high school? What are your options? If you are a Nevada student with a disability asking these questions, you have come to the right place! VR Nevada can help you progress to higher education and/or employment.
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration, known as SSA, provides vital support to students with disabilities through programs that offer financial support to eligible individuals, helping cover living expenses and medical costs. The SSA also has programs to help students work and still keep some benefits, so they can become more independent as they grow.
(Pro tip: Stay current with all your paperwork with them and save yourself a ton of time in the future!)
Let me tell you more about some of the services they have and we’ll get you social security savvy in no time! Click on the programs below to learn more.
You can Apply for SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) if you’re a student under 22 with a disability. You might qualify through a parent’s Social Security record, even if you haven’t worked. If approved, SSDI will help with your living expenses.
Social Security’s Ticket to Work Program supports career development for people ages 18 through 64 who receive Social Security disability benefits and want to work. It helps people with disabilities move toward financial independence and connects them with the services and support they need to succeed in the workforce.
A PASS (Plan to Achieve Self Support) is a written plan of action for getting a particular kind of job or starting a business. If SSA approves your PASS, they will not count the money you spend on your plan when they determine your eligibility for SSI. If you are already eligible for SSI, this will increase your SSI payment, which will replace all of the money you spend on your PASS. Basically, you write the plan, and if it’s approved, you can get funds to help you make it happen!
WIPA (Work Incentives Planning and Assistance) programs serve people who are already working, or who are about to start work. They help beneficiaries by providing information about the availability of work supports. WIPAs also provide accurate and individualized information about the effect of work on benefits and health insurance. Ability Connection Colorado is the WIPA for Nevada.
Movie Theater
Want to catch a movie while you’re in town? They aren’t too long, but they’re free! Our movie theater features videos about disability and other topics from all of the partners that made the TRIP possible.
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition
NTACT (National Technical Assistance Center on Transition) can provide tools and support not only to help students graduate, but seek out college and career opportunities after that. NTACT works with different schools and state programs to help students with disabilities succeed. They offer guidance to and help with many services offered to get people the accommodations they deserve.
Your School District
Even if you are not graduating yet, your local school district can help you prepare for the world of work by offering work-based learning experiences. They connect students with job programs and local businesses to help them experience different jobs in person or virtually and decide for themselves what kind of jobs they would like to do. The goal is to help students be ready for life after school.
