Online autism resource published quarterly to provide the autism community with a trusted source of evidence-based information and education, the latest in scientific research, clinical treatment best practices, family issues, advocacy and vital community resources.

Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) believes in the capacity of people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve employment and independence. BSBP provides training and other services that empower people to achieve their individual goals. Cost: free based on meeting eligibility requirements.

People with disabilities are supported across their lifespan to live self-determined and self-directed lives in a diverse and inclusive community. They also have the right to make decisions about their own lives, and enlist the support of family, friends, and trusted advocates. Free resources

Providing life span service programs to help adults successfully transition to all aspects of life including employment, independent living and recreation.

The I'm Determined project, a state-directed project funded by the Virginia Department of Education, focuses on providing direct instruction, models, and opportunities to practice skills associated with self-determined behavior. Cost: free for users

Michigan Alliance for Families provides information, support, and education for families who have children and young adults (birth to 26 years of age) who receive (or may be eligible to receive) special education services. This website can help you with finding information on special education issues as well as disability specific information. Cost: Free resources and services to users. Grant-funded initiative by the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special Education (OSE)

A statewide network of vocational rehabilitation (VR) professionals developing creative, customized solutions that meet the needs of individuals and businesses. Training includes self-advocacy and self-determination. Cost: free if eligibility requirements met

Brings partners and resources together from across the U.S. This includes families, experts, and people with IDD, including Autism. SDM has been applied groundbreaking legal cases, developed evidence-based outcome measures, successfully advocated for changes in law, policy and practice to increase self-determination and demonstrated SDM to be a valid, less-restrictive alternative to guardianship.

Informing public policy and developing and deploying best practices - linking research to real life - so that people with disabilities have the opportunity to live their best lives for their whole lives.

Vision (Why we do what we do): so people with disabilities have the opportunity to live their best lives. Mission (What we do): OCALI inspires change and promotes access to opportunities for people with disabilities. Action (How we do what we do): OCALI informs public policy and develops and deploys practices grounded in linking research to real life. Cost: Free to users. To access training, create a free account.

OAR is an organization founded and led by families of children with autism, who serve as the Board of Directors providing leadership, life experience, and heart. Provides training, information, and credible resources for individuals and families with ASD. Cost: free to users

PACER's National Parent Center on Transition and Employment provides relevant information and resources to parents, youth, and professionals through a variety of services: A new, cutting-edge website that inspires, educates, and engages families around transition. Technical assistance and training to professionals on best practices for engaging families, including those who are underserved. In-person and online workshops for parents of youth on topics such as assistive technology, postsecondary supports, and finding work in the community. Cost: free to users.

The national, federally funded parent training and information center. CPIR is a central “Hub” of information and products created for the network of Parent Centers serving families of children with disabilities. The CPIR employs a user-centered process, gathering the perspectives of our experienced audience—Parent Center staff members and other experts—every step of the way, to create products and services that increase Parent Centers’ knowledge and capacity in specific domains. Cost: Free to users. Federally funded The CPIR is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education. OSEP supports the Parent Center network and the role that Parent Centers play in educating parents and improving outcomes for children with disabilities.

Ensure people with disabilities are fully included and participate in their local communities. Cost: free resources

Works with schools, community partners, and families to support students with ASD to become active, engaged members of their schools and local communities, and successfully move into adulthood as independent individuals with many choices and opportunities.

T-Folio is a free transition portfolio tool for high school-age youth with disabilities. It is designed to guide youth in exploring, identifying, and planning for their desired post-school goals. This tool represents a compilation of activities and products showcasing each youth’s ongoing transition process. It is their individual story of who they are, where they have been, and where they are headed after high school. This tool was designed in Washington state through the collaboration of the Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS) and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR). It aligns with both IEP transition planning and DVR's Pre-Employment Transition Services so that both educators and agency personnel will find it useful in working with youth. Cost: free to users.

Tennessee's online home for training and resources on preparing students with disabilities for life after high school. Our goal is to improve transition outcomes for youth and young adults with disabilities by sharing research-based practices and policies. Our site is organized into different sections for educators, for providers, and for students. Each includes free video-based lessons, ideas, resources, and much more. Cost: free to users. To access training, create a free account.

Supports the rights of children and adults with disabilities to participate in all aspects of society. As practitioners, researchers, and teachers, we form partnerships with individuals, families, and service agencies. Together we advocate for personal choice, self-determination, and social and economic justice.

The WINTAC is led by the Interwork Institute at San Diego State University and consists of the following partners: The National Disability Institute and their LEAD Center. The George Washington University's Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education. The University of Arkansas CURRENTS. PolicyWorks. The Career Index. The Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation. Syracuse University's Burton Blatt Institute. The WINTAC provides training and technical assistance (TA) to State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies (SVRAs) and related agencies and rehabilitation professionals and service providers to help them develop the skills and processes needed to meet the requirements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Cost: free to users.

The Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment facilitates successful secondary and postsecondary educational, vocational and personal outcomes for students and adults with disabilities. ZC faculty, staff, and students do this through self-determination oriented evaluation, research, development, transition education instruction, and dissemination of best educational and support practices. Cost: free to users.