Education
Information about federal education entitlement for special needs students: http://idea.ed.gov/
Information about Transition Plans: http://www.nsttac.org/content/what-indicator-13
Transition Tool Kit from Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/tool-kits/transition-tool-kit
Data on special education performance by state: http://www2.ed.gov/fund/data/report/idea/partbspap/allyears.html
Advocacy Groups for Adults with Autism
Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism (AFAA): http://www.afaa-us.org/
ASAN (Autism Self Advocacy Network): http://autisticadvocacy.org/
Autism Speaks: Autismspeaks.org
Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation: http://www.djfiddlefoundation.org/
Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Project (GRASP): http://grasp.org/
Madison House: http://www.madisonhouseautism.org/
Post21 Club: http://post21club.org/
Transition Programs
Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center at Seattle Children’s Hospital: http://www.seattlechildrens.org/contact/alyssa-burnett-adult-life-center/
The Ohio State University Nisonger Center TOPS program: http://nisonger.osu.edu/specialed-transition/tops
3L Place: http://3lplace.org/about.html
Employment Programs & Training for Adults with Autism
Agricultural Communities for Adults with Autism: http://ac-aa.org/
AMC Movie Theaters Focus Program: https://www.amctheatres.com/corporate/diversity-inclusion
ASTEP Asperger Syndrome Training & Employment Partnership: http://asperger-employment.org/
Camphill Communities: camphill.org
The Center for Independence: http://www.tciadults.org/
Friendship House: http://njfriendshiphouse.org/
Roses for Autism: http://www.rosesforautism.com/
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC): http://autismcenter.org/services-adults
TIAA-CREF Fruits of Employment: https://www.tiaa-cref.org/public/about/asset-management/innovation-stories/fruits-of-employment-program
Government Programs & Reports
Official CDC statistics on autism: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html
Medicaid waivers (HCBS) for self determination programs: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education
Medicaid waiver information by state: http://medicaidwaiver.org/
Information on waitlists for Medicaid Waivers: http://centerondisability.org/ada_parc/utils/indicators.php?id=9
Summary of the latest regulations on Medicaid waivers: http://www.thearc.org/document.doc?id=4596
GAO Report - Students With Disabilities: Better Federal Coordination Could Lessen Challenges in the Transition from High School: http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/592329.pdf
Toolkit for states to bring their Medicaid waivers into compliance: http://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-program-information/by-topics/long-term-services-and-supports/statewide-transition-plan-toolkit.pdf
“Separate and Unequal: States Fail to Fulfill the Community Living Promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act”: http://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Olmstead%20Report%20July%2020131.pdf
National Core Indicators (NCI): a voluntary effort by public developmental disabilities agencies to measure and track their own performance: http://www.nationalcoreindicators.org/