Montgomery County Office of Developmental Disabilities Transition Guide

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1 Montgomery County Office of Developmental Disabilities Transition Guide The purpose of this Guide is to inform individuals with a diagnosis of Intellectual Disabilities, and families, how to access supports and services. The following are the essential steps to begin the process: The Office of Developmental Disabilities Registration Information Contact the Montgomery County Intake Coordinator at for more information about eligibility requirements for services. Individuals, family members or legal guardians must contact the Intake Coordinator. Schools or other agencies can not register an individual. Registration may start as early as 3-years old. Supports and Services After you are determined eligible, you may choose a Supports Coordinator Organization (See page 5) to help you identify what supports best meet your needs. Some of the services that are available include Supports Coordination, Employment Supports, Habilitation, Respite, Day Services, Transportation, Residential Services and Vehicle Adaptations. Services are delivered by service providers. Providers, services and county contact information may be accessed at County Assistance Office (CAO) Application and Financial Eligibility Information Qualification for medical assistance is important to qualify for different types of funding through The Office of Developmental Disabilities. To learn if you qualify for medical assistance and other benefits, contact the County Assistance Office (CAO) at Other Benefits/Resources Social Security Administration (SSA) Application Information: To learn if you qualify for social security disability income (SSDI) or social security income (SSI), contact the Social Security Administration (SSA) at The Office of Developmental Disabilities publishes a Newsletter to provide information about the DD System; in addition, Community Outreach events are held throughout the County at various locations. pgolden@montcopa.org for current information. Advocacy and Benefits Agencies: The Disabilities Rights Network (DRN), Visiting Nurses Association (VNA), ARC and The Partnership can also be contacted for information about the Developmental Disabilities system. Please see page three for contact information. INSIDE Timeline for Transition Page 2 Agency Resources Page 3 Support Coordination Organizations Page 4 Office of Developmental Disabilities Staff Page 5

2 SUGGESTED TIMELINE FOR TRANSITION ACTIVITIES AGE COUNTY SCHOOL OTHER STAKEHOLDERS Contact Intake 1. At Individual Educational Coordination Plan (IEP) meeting have student and team develop transition based upon assessment information 2. Contact school district for working papers information ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES 1. Begin for transportation after exiting school Contact SC to develop and/or update PUNS document 18 Contact SC to review 2. Ensure voter s registration completion through the school 3. If graduating, provide Summary of Performance 1. Contact Advocacy and 1. Contact private insurance regarding continued coverage 2. Change pediatric doctor to adult doctor 3. Continue transportation 4. Invite SC to IEP meeting 5. Contact Advocacy and Contact SC to review 2. If exiting school, provide Summary of Performance 3. Contact Advocacy and 21 Contact SC to review 1. Exiting at age 21 school and entitlement ends 2. Provide Summary of Performance 3. Wrap around services end 2. Contact Advocacy and Page 2

3 AGENCY RESOURCES Montgomery County Department of Behavioral Health/ Developmental Disabilities 1430 DeKalb Street Contact: Intake Coordinator Website: County Assistance Office (CAO) 1931 New Hope Street (610) Website: Compass is the online application to apply for a broad range of social services Social Security Administration 1700 Markley Street 1st Floor Website: Access information, eligibility and application process for Social Security Disabilities Income (SSDI) or Social Security Income (SSI) Office of Developmental Programs Website: This site connects you with the resources to assist you in supporting your loved ones, friends or someone you know live their Everyday Lives Customer Service Line: The Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) Personal Navigator Program 1421 Highland Avenue Abington PA Toll Free: Website: Individualized screening and application help with 22 social service benefits Disabilities Rights Network (DRN) (Formerly PA Protection and Advocacy) 1414 N. Cameron Street, Suite C Harrisburg, PA Web site: Advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities Speaking for Ourselves 714 Market Street, Suite 326 Philadelphia, PA Fax: Website: info@speaking.org Grassroots self-advocacy group run by and for people with developmental disabilities The ARC Alliance Advocacy Services 3075 Ridge Pike Eagleville, PA Fax: Website: pleo@thearcalliance.org Organization promoting rights of people and their families with developmental disabilities The Partnership 1755 N. 13th Street, Ste. 411 S Philadelphia PA (at Student Center on Campus of Temple University) Website: TrainingPartnership.org training@temple.edu Organization which provides training for people with disabilities and their families Page 3

4 SUPPORTS COORDINATION ORGANIZATIONS SERVING MONTGOMERY COUNTY Empowering People in the Community, Inc. (EPIC) 225 E. City Avenue, Ste 16 Bala Cynwyd, PA (215) Delano Williams ~ dwilliams@epicsc.org Lenape Valley Foundation 500 N. West St. Doylestown, PA (215) Mary Jane Fletcher ~ maryjane.fletcher@lenapevf.org Partnership for Community Supports 9360 Ashton Rd. Philadelphia, PA (267) Carol Frangicetto ~ cfrangicetto@pfcsupports.org Penndel Mental Health Center 2005 Cabot Boulevard West Langhorne, PA ( ext. 1267) Jan Noe ~ jnoe@penndelmhc.org Within 20 mile radius Penn Foundation Inc. 547 Constitution Avenue Perkasie, PA (215) Deborah Stevenson ~ dstevenson@pennfoundation.org Serving Lansdale, Hatfield, Harleysville, Souderton and Pennsburg People First Supports Coordination 3540 Schuylkill Road Route 724 Spring City, PA (484) Roni VanDagna ~ rvandagna@peoplefirstsc.org Philadelphia Health Mgmt. Corp, PersonLink Program 260 South Broad St., 18th Floor Philadelphia, PA (267) Sara Molina-Robinson ~ Sara@phmc.org Sharon Moses ~ SMoses@phmc.org Quality Progressions 1339 Chestnut Street, Suite E. Elizabeth Ave. Ste. 410 Bethlehem, PA Philadelphia, PA (610) (267) Joel Goldberg ~ jgoldberg@qualityprogressions.org Scranton Counseling Center 326 Adams Avenue Scranton, PA (570) Peter Holyk, SCO Director ~Peter.Holyk@scrantonscc.org ext Eugenia Telech, Intake ~ Eugenia.Telech@scrantonscc.org Service Access & Management 1566 Medical Drive, Suite 300 Pottstown, PA (484) Barbara Sherman ~ bsherman@sam-inc.org The Arc Alliance Advocacy Services 3075 Ridge Pike Eagleville, PA Jill Zielinski ~ jzielinski@thearcalliance.org The Consortium, Inc B Market St. Philadelphia, PA (215) Princess G. Otigbu ~ pkpodi@consortium-inc.org Page 4

5 MONTGOMERY COUNTY Administrative Entity Office of Developmental Disabilities NAME TITLE PHONE # Annetta McHale Deputy Administrator amchale@montcopa.org Joanna Muth Program Director jmuth@montcopa.org Danielle Duckett Program Specialist dduckett@montcopa.org Gerry Feeny Office Support gfeeny@montcopa.org Trish Golden Program Specialist pgolden@montcopa.org Jackie Grimes Program Specialist jgrimes@montcopa.org Kyle Heath Program Specialist kheath@montcopa.org Karen Kenny Program Specialist kkenny@montcopa.org Barry Milankow Program Specialist bmilanko@montcopa.org Lorette Lefebvre Program Specialist llefebvr@montocpa.org Dina Scarci Program Specialist dscarci@montcopa.org Carol Ward Program Specialist cward@montcopa.org Montgomery County Office of Developmental Disabilities Montgomery County Human Services Center 1430 DeKalb Street P. O. Box 311 Norristown PA Phone: Page 5 April 2013