Workshop B - New Directions Waiver: The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration's New Directions Waiver offers the opportunity to control your own services; including hiring your own job coach and accessing the services and supports you determine you need. Come hear about New Directions and ways in which transitioning youth are using it to meet their employment, post high school education and life goals. Presenters: Catriona Johnson, Asst. Director of State and Federal Relations, Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), and Edward Willard, New Directions Advocacy and Training Coordinator, DDA.

Workshop C - Workforce Technology Center (WTC): The WTC, a comprehensive rehabilitation facility operated by the Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS), serves individuals of high school age and up. Programs include vocational, medical functional, and driving assessments; assistive technology; career training programs; job placement; independent living skills training; and many other services. Each summer, WTC offers nationally recognized college preparatory programs for students who are blind, have severe vision loss, as well as for students with learning disabilities. Find our how WTC's programs can help you design your future! Presenter: Jim Evans, Assistant Director, Workforce Technology Center, Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services.

Workshop E - How Can the Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) Help Me? Learn about how DORS Counselors, throughout Maryland, are helping students with disabilities get ready to make the transition from high school to training, higher education, or employment. Presenter: Bel Air Office DORS Counselor.

Workshop F - Harford County Public Schools Alumni Talk Transition: Learn from the experiences of individuals who have made the transition to adult life, employment, college, independent living, etc. They'll tell you what worked, what didn't, and how their plan for the future helped them to achieve their goals. Facilitator: Nancy Brugh, Transition Coordinator, Harford County Public Schools.

Workshop H - Recreation, Leisure and Social Life after High School: Everyone looks to recreation and leisure as opportunities for fun, fitness, relaxation, and friendship. What happens after high school and all the school-related activities are over? Learn about the many inclusive recreation opportunities available for teens and young adults in Harford County. Presenter: Chassity Seymour, Recreation Project Coordinator, the Arc Northern Chesapeake Region.

Workshop I - Take Charge of Your life and be Your Own "Self-Advocate": Whether in the workplace or on a college campus, it's important to know your strengths and needs, to know how they affect performance, and to be able to communicate this to other people. This workshop invites you and your parents to take the first steps to self-advocacy. Presenter: Andrea Buonincontro, Executive Director, Making Choices for Independent Living (MCIL).

Workshop K - Everything You Wanted to Know About Social Security Benefits, Work Incentives and More: An overview of Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. It will focus on work incentives and how work affects benefits. There will also an opportunity to ask questions. Presenter: Randy Howard, Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration.

Workshop L - Building a Better Relationship with your Money: 93% of American teens agree that it's important to know how to live within your means and to have good money habits to be successful in life. This presentation will cover the basics of money management: establishing good credit, the importance of saving, managing debt, and establishing a relationship with a bank. Presenter: Gilbert F. Kennedy, III, Vice President, Corporate Banking, Bay National Bank and Vice Chairperson, Harford County Commission on Disabilities.

View Larger Map