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Mary ScottTransition Resource TeacherBaltimore County Public Schools & Annie’s mom
Diane DresslerProgram Director for Adult Training and ServicesMaryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute
Preparing Young Adults for Independence: Transition and Moving Out
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People control where and with whom they live.
People live in inclusive communities.
People choose who will best support them to meet their goals and needs.
Environments support the person.
We believe that…
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Step #1: Apply for SSI upon young adult’s 18th birthday• www.ssa.gov• Include copies of all evaluations, assessments, school
records related to disability. Make sure that the diagnosis is clear.
• Describe the young adults needs based on his or her WORST day.
Benefits Information/Counseling:• Local Center for Independent Living (CIL)• Maryland Department of Disabilities
www.mdod.maryland.gov/Disability%20Benefits%20Home.aspx
Steps towards the vision
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Step #2: Apply for Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) when young adult is 18.
• Apply at the public housing agency where the young adult lives and/or works: www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/fmr.html
• Provide a secondary contact: family member, resource coordinator.
• Identify applicant as a person with a disability.
• Notify the housing office of any change in address!
Steps towards the vision
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Establish credit
–Open a checking/savings account
•Not reported to credit bureaus
•Vital for lender and rental consideration
Credit
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–Apply for credit card, personal loan
•Apply for unsecured credit first
• If denied, apply for secured credit
•Parents/guardian can designate young adult as authorized user on their accounts
Credit
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Credit
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–Open a cell phone account
–Pay for room and board with a check, obtain a receipt and track payments
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• www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/ccc/establish.html
• www.bankrate.com/finance/credit-cards/best-ways-to-establish-credit.aspx
Credit
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Helpful websites for learning to establish credit:
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Make a budget - List all income
–List all expenses
–Include savings
–Do not exceed the SSI asset and resource limit ($2,000)
Budgeting
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Step #5: Determine your housing strategy
• Family home
• Group home
• Individual family care
• Rented room, apartment or house
• Purchase home
Steps towards the vision
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Step #5: Determine your housing strategy
• Shared home
• Informal arrangement with family or friends
• Residential supports through MHA
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Step #6: Determine your in-home supports strategy
• Natural supports (family, friends, neighbors)
• Paid supports– Developmental Disabilities Administration
(DDA): www.ddamaryland.org– Medicaid Personal Care Program:
www.dhmh.state.md.us.mma/longtermcare/html/medicaidpersonalcare
– MD Dept. of Disabilities Attendant Care Program: www.mdod.state.md.us
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• In-home supports– Natural– Paid
• Environmental modifications– MD Technical Assistance Program www.mdtap.org – Dept. of Rehabilitation Services:
www.dors.state.md.us– Dept. of Housing and Community
Development: www.mdhousing.org– Local governments
Family home
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• Available through DDA
• Also called Alternative Living Unit (3 or fewer unrelated persons).
• Services are funded by DDA – housing is NOT.
• Must be “DD Eligible”.
• Controlled by service provider (owned or leased).
• Choice limitations– Where to live– With whom to live.
Group home
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• Available through DDA.
• Must be “DD Eligible”.
• Person lives with a caregiver in the caregiver’s home.
• Caregiver is trained to provide supports.
• Similar to adult foster care.
Individual Family Care (IFC)
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• Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)• HUD Rental assistance program administered by
local public housing agencies (PHA)
– Find your local PHA here: www.hud.gov/offices/pih/pha/contacts/states/md.cfm
• Will provide an extra bedroom (no additional rent) for a live-in care giver if medical documentation supports the need.
• Section 8 Made Simple: www.tacinc.org/downloads/Sect8_2ndEd.pdf
Renting
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• Public Housing• Through local public housing agency.• Some counties have this, some don’t. The
HUD website provides information about PHA programs
• Project-based rental assistance• Resources vary by local area• Listed on www.mdhousingsearch.org
• PRA (Project Rental Assistance)• New program – may be available 2013
Renting
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“A change in rules, policies, practices, or services so that a person with a disability will have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling unit or common space.”
• Section 504 of Rehab Act• Fair Housing Act• Americans with Disabilities
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Reasonable accommodation
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• Examples• Extra bedroom if medical
documentation supports need– Live-in care giver– Medical equipment
• Additional time to transition & find unit
• Adjustment to rent payment standard• Up to 120% FMR without special HUD
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Reasonable accommodation
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• Most landlords require renter’s insurance for tenant’s and landlord’s protection.
• Covers household contents.
• Typical cost is $5-40 per month depending on coverage amount, deductible and location.
• Ask family and friends for recommendations.
Explanation of renter’s insurance: www.mdinsurance.state.md.us/sa/docs/documents/c
onsumer/publications/rentersinsurance.pdf
Renter’s insurance
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• Owning a home does not affect Medicaid, SSI or SSDI benefits!!– Paying roommate is allowable – roommate contribution
cannot be more than an equal share of expenses (mortgage, utilities and food).
• Homeownership for Individuals with Disabilities Program www.dhcd.maryland.gov/Website/programs/hidp/Default.aspx
Homeownership
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• Paying roommate
• Supports in lieu of rent
• Live-in caregiver–Section 8–Medicaid Waiver - funding for additional rent for care giver bedroom
Shared living
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• Some families create their own in-home support system using family and community resources.
– Use personal resources, friends, faith-based community – whatever it takes.
Informal arrangements
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• Anyone accessing MHA resources needs to have Medical Assistance.
• Each county has a Core Service Agency that helps people find resources.
• MHA Website: www.dhmh.maryland.gov/mha
“Navigating the Transition Years”Maryland Coalition of Families for Children’s Mental Health
www.mdtransition.org/uploadedfiles/MHNavigation
Residential supports through Mental Hygiene Administration
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• Go Section 8www.gosection8.com
• MD Housing Search www.mdhousingsearch.org • Realtors, newspapers, Craig’s
List
• PHA office (if person has a voucher)
Finding affordable housing
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If you find a good solution and become attached to it, the solution may become
your next problem.
Dr. Robert Anthony
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• Write a job description–Information re: person’s interests & activities
–Specific to support needs
• Require criminal background check; drug test; good driving record if driving is included in the job
• Ask for personal references
Finding support staff
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• Send job description to everyone you know!
• Look in local community (colleges – friends – schools – churches - social groups) before advertising on the Internet or in the paper
A word about care.com www.care.com
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Finding support staff
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• Have a trusted person screen calls
• Interview in a public place
• Invite person’s friend or family member to join the interview
• Have job applicant spend time with person before hiring
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Finding support staff
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• Meet with family, roommate, support staff and friends regularly to talk about how things are going
• Use circle to problem solve
• Keep notes about decisions and check with circle to make sure tasks are accomplished
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Form a circle of support
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• If you receive DDA-funded services, ask about start-up funds for furnishing your home.
• Ask family and friends to help you gather furniture, kitchen items, linens and accessories.
• Check thrift stores, consignment shops and auctions for great deals.
And now the fun part!
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• Reflect the person’s personality
• Choose favorite colors, hang favorite pictures, enjoy the process!
• Furnishing a home: www.ehow.com/info_8167451_list-essential-household-items.html
• Supplying a kitchen: http://housewares.about.com/od/homeessentials/u/housewares.htm
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Making home beautiful!
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Arrange whatever pieces
come your way!
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A furniture and life lesson…
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• Creative Housing Solutions, LLC http://gbcchs.com
• Kennedy Krieger Resource Finder
http://resourcefinder.kennedykrieger.org
• Technical Assistance Collaborative www.tacinc.org
Additional information…
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• National Low Income Housing Coalition
http://nlihc.org
• National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modifications
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Additional information…
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• Assistive Technology www.mdod.maryland.gov/MTAPHome.aspx
• Maryland Housing and Disability Services Resource Guide www.kennedykrieger.org/sites/kki2.com/file/housing_resource_2011update.pdf
Additional information…
• Maryland Community Services Locator www.mdcsl.org
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• Baltimore Area Center for Independent Living (CIL)
www.image.org
• Maryland transitioning youth website www.mdtransition.org
Additional information…
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At first people refuse to believethat a strange new thing can be
done,
then they begin to hope that it can be done,
then they see it can be done –
then it is done
and all the world wonders why it was not done
centuries ago. Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Contact Information
Mary E. ScottBaltimore County Public [email protected]
Diane DresslerMaryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger [email protected]
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