Links
Transition sites
The Youth Health Program Site at British Columbia Children’s Hospital includes an excellent pamphlet on transition.
D.O.O.R. to Adulthood, an Ontario site with stories from teens.
Health Care Transitions - This project is supported through a grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research .
Adolescent Health Transition Project - A health and transition resource for adolescents with special health care needs, chronic illnesses, physical or developmental disabilities
The JacksonvilleHealth and Transition Services (JaxHATS) clinic was created to help make this transition easier. JaxHATS serves teens and young adults, ages 14 - 25, with chronic medical or developmental problems
Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. The Transition Project commenced in 2004 to establish pathways for our young adult patients moving on from The Royal Children's Hospital to adult health care providers
Associated with the above program is ChIPS, a remarkable program that includes discussion groups, social activities, camp and leadership training.
Here are all the presentations from an excellent transition workshop held in Vancouver, March 2008 entitled Healthcare Transitions for Adolescents with Cardiorespiratory and other Chronic Life-threatening Conditions.
Education and Work
Healthy and Ready to Work a Transition Service for Youth – Because everyone deserves a future! An MCHB / DSCSHN initiative since 1996.
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition E-News lists Information regarding what's happening in secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities.
The Youth Gateway of the Department of Education and Skills, UK
Chronic Illness and Disability
SibNet - the Sibling Support Project's Web Page – Support page for siblings of individuals with disabilities.
Ability on line – A free internet community where kids with disabilities or illness can meet role models, mentors and friends.
Disability Resources on the Internet
National Dissemination Center for Children with disabilities
The data from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs Survey is now available on the National Center for Health Statistics Web site - CDC.
TelAbility - A Web-based, interdisciplinary telehealth program operating in North Carolina that is designed to enhance the lives of children with disabilities.
Travel information for people with disabilities
Adult Congenital Heart Association
Congenital Heart Information Network – International Organization
My Cystic Fibrosis is a site that contains a diary to keep track of your medications, symptoms, nutrition and test results.
The Independent Living Institute
The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council encourages and advocates for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
Adolescent Health and Sexuality
Young and Healthy--the youth website of the Canadian Association for Adolescent Health, with information about sexuality, health, relationships.
French website Englishbbsite
Go Ask Alice--a Web site from Columbia University for youth about emotional health, sexuality, reproduction, relationships and more.
Sex, etc is a site run by teens with information about sex and health.
Sports and Recreation
The National Center on Youth and Disability
The International Paralympic Committee, with links to individual countries.