Office of Special Healthcare Needs

About the Programs

The Disability and Health Program:

• Promotes health and wellness for people with disabilities.
• Conducts disability surveillance.
• Monitors effective transition of healthcare from adolescence to adulthood.
• Supports community programs that prevent secondary conditions resulting from disabilities and chronic health issues.
• Provides professional development for practitioners working with people with disabilities.
• Provides practitioners with greater access to assistive technology.

Increased access to healthcare for individuals with disabilities is addressed through the Office’s work with public and private agencies.

HEALTH Information Line
1-800-942-7434