These “bite-sized” workshops offered in April, May and June 2021 help prepare families for smooth transitions to whatever lies ahead.
Financing the Future
A trio of benefits planning experts from the Hawaii Center on Disability Studies walk the audience through government benefits available to children and young adults with disabilities and how to protect them through financial planning. The Executive Director of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities will share news of two programs on the horizon that help maintain benefits and grow wealth–the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program and Kal’s Law, an income disregard program for Medicaid eligible youth and adult who are employed. The presenters will be available to answer questions from the audience.
Pathways to the Future
Preparing for your child’s transition to adult life is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. Creating a framework for what life will look like for your child will take planning and flexibility. Presenters from the UH College of Education will talk about marathon skills we can all use and will discuss how to use = the MAPS (McGill Action Planning System) tool. A trainer from the DDD will share a few Lifecoarse planning tools you can use right now, and a parent/youth team will share their experiences using these tools.
Arriving at the Future
The journey to transitioning our children from high school to adulthood can be challenging and scary. It can also be empowering and adventurous! Listen in as our 3 parent/youth teams share tips and insights to their pathway to transition.
