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Navigating adulthood comes with new opportunities and challenges. Below are key resources to help our students access transportation, healthcare, financial support, and essential services.

Explore options for reduced-fare bus passes, travel training, disability services, and more to support independence and success.

Collaboration

Setting and sharing goals, developing an environment where everyone is striving to be their best, creating momentum and breaking down barriers are all part of the team approach of Norwalk Next Steps. The Next Steps program provides opportunities for close collaboration between students, families and adult agencies including:

Parent Resources

Reduced-Fare Bus Passes

Travel Training

Way To Go Connecticut’s Travel Training, run by The Kennedy Center and funded by CT DOT, is a nationally acclaimed program that provides one-on-one instruction for seniors and people with disabilities on safely using local bus and rail systems across Connecticut.

The program helps participants navigate routes, schedules, and accessibility features to promote independence and confidence in public transit. Training is free, but participants must cover their own transit fares while learning.

Click here to visit the CT Travel Training page

Department of Developmental Services (DDS)

Social Security Income

The federal Social Security Administration (SSA) offers two programs for people with disabilities who are unable to work and need assistance:

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides monthly payments to people who can no longer work due to a medical condition expected to last a year or longer. It requires a work history.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provides monthly payments to people with disabilities who have low income and few resources. It does not require a work history.

Click here to learn more Social Security Disability benefits

Husky Health Insurance

HUSKY Health provides comprehensive healthcare coverage for individuals with disabilities and others in Connecticut, including medical, dental, pharmacy, and behavioral health services. Administered by the Department of Social Services, it partners with Access Health CT and healthcare providers to coordinate benefits.

Coverage includes preventive care, specialist visits, hospital care, and prescription medications, ensuring access to essential health services for eligible individuals with disabilities.

Click here to learn more about the HUSKY Health program

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