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Pages for Youth & Young Adults


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Maine Works for Youth! Discussion Forum

Here, you will find a message board you can chat with youth around the country who may have disabilities or special health care needs. Check it out!

 

Preparing for the Future: A Roadmap to Success

This is where you can find out about a conference that the Youth Educators & Advocators of Maine (YEA ME) helped put on, in conjunction with the Maine Works for Youth! project and Maine's Children with Special Health Needs Program.  All of the materials from the breakout sessions are included on these pages.  Topics include: Real Life Skills: From Laundry to Finances, Medical Issues & How to Deal with them, and After High School: Learning options for the future.

 

 

Service Tapestry

Here you will find a searchable database with hundreds of different disability-related organizations, post-secondary education opportunities, as well as many other things. Just pick what you want to search for, click Search, and begin!

 

Youth Stories

Here, you will find stories from youth from around the state of Maine, and how they have lived their lives having a disability. You will also find some good resources from different organizations from around the state of Maine.

 

Youth Resources

Here, you will find information on books, websites, and other great sources of information for people with disabilities.

 

YouthSpeak

Here, you will find a collection of six presentations developed by youth, done in Microsoft Powerpoint. These presentations are designed to be presented by youth to Health Care Providers, Teachers, Employers, Policy Makers, Parents, and to their own peers.

 

 

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