What the law says happens when someone turns 18:

http://www.calbar.ca.gov/portals/0/documents/publications/turn-18.pdf

 

Transition: Successful Community Living 

http://odpc.ucsf.edu/advocacy/transition-successful-community-living

You will find 2 links on this page that have valuable content. 

Successful Community Living for People with Developmental Disabilities (Link to UCTV) | Script

What's Next: A Self-Advocate's Guided Tour through Transition for Parents and Other Supporters

 

College Bound Students 

http://www.wrightslaw.com/flyers/college.504.pdf

 

An adult with disabilities may receive government benefits at age 18, without counting parental income, when eligibility requirements are met. 

• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) https://www.ssa.gov/disabilityssi/ssi.html

• Medi-Cal is available as part of SSI and is also available independent of SSI. 
  http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/ApplyforMedi-Cal.aspx

• In-Home Support Services (IHSS)The IHSS Program will help pay for services provided to you so that you can remain safely in your own home.
  http://www.cdss.ca.gov/In-Home-Supportive-Services

 

Criminal Justice Systems for Adults

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The Genetically Handicapped Persons Program (GHPP)

GHPP is a health care program for adults with certain genetic diseases. 

http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/ghpp/Pages/default.aspx

 

Do you have to register your son who has a developmental disability with the Selective Service?  The answer is, Yes. 

 

From the Selective Service Systems Website: 

Does a student’s disability preclude the requirement to register?

Men with disabilities that would disqualify them from military service still must register with Selective Service. Selective Service does not presently have authority to classify men, so even men with obvious handicaps must register now. Classifications would only be established if a draft were reinstated. 

 

• Source: https://www.sss.gov/QA

• More information available at: 

http://autism.about.com/od/transitioncollegejobs/f/selectiveservic.htm

 

What if your child cannot make safe, healthy and informed decisions?

Limited conservatorship is a court case where a judge gives a responsible person (called a “limited conservator”) certain rights to care for another adult who has a developmental disability (called a “limited conservatee”). Visit http://www.scscourt.org/self_help/probate/conservatorship/conservatorship_limited.shtml .  PHP partners with the Self-Help Court to assist families in filing independent of an attorney. Attorney names to assist in this process are readily available through PHP's Resource Directory.