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- 30 Best Jobs Without a College Degree in 2025
- 2025 Disability Index Report: The most comprehensive benchmarking tool for disability inclusion in business
- 2024 State of Learning Disabilities: Navigating the Transition to Adulthood Report
- DDS Turning 22 Services
- Honoring Choices Massachusetts – Supported Decision-Making, explains how families can use informal SDM agreements today while the legislation is pending.
- How Top Companies Are Leading The Charge for a Neuroinclusive Workplace
- Job Accommodations Network
- Let’s Talk About Getting Your Teen Ready for a Job
- NEXT FOR AUTISM Strategic Report: Landscape of Services for Autistic Adults
- Preparing Students With Disabilities for Life Beyond School
- Scholarships and Awards – National Center for Learning Disabilities
- Social Security's Ticket to Work — lets young adults with disabilities pursue employment while understanding effects on SSI/SSDI benefits.
- Supporting Autistic Individuals In Volunteer Work
Organizations
- AANE Adult Life support
- Autism Alliance
- Arc of Massachusetts
- Best Buddies Massachusetts
- Institute for Community Inclusion (UMass Boston)
- MA Statewide Independent Living Council (MASILC)
- MassAbility
- MassHire 360 Career Information System
- MassAbility Career Services
- Mentraship Programs
- Neurodiversity Employment Network
- MA ABLE Accounts — tax-advantaged savings accounts for people with disabilities; a core financial-planning topic missing from the page entirely.
- Next For Autism
- STEM Opportunity Library
INTERNSHIPS
Bridges from School to Work — another evidence-supported paid-internship transition model (alongside Project SEARCH) used with students with disabilities nationally. https://bridgestowork.org/programs/boston
High school Apprenticeship Challenge For InternsThe after-school/summer training program provides rigorous pre-internship biotechnology/ biomedical and professional skills development for underrepresented and/or low income students who are 16 years or older and attend a Vocational Tech High School. https://www.masslifesciences.com/high-school-apprenticeship-challenge-for-interns/
MassHire Career Center Locator — helps families find their local career center, many of which run youth employment and pre-ETS (Pre-Employment Transition Services) programs. https://www.mass.gov/masshire-career-centers
Mass Life Sciences CenterThe program connects Voc Tech high school students with research institutions and small companies to hire paid interns for biotech and biomedical professional skills development. https://www.masslifesciences.com/high-school-apprenticeship-challenge-for-interns
Project SEARCHhttps://www.projectsearch.us/
The Education Cooperative (TEC) Internship Certificate Program TEC supports high school juniors and senior in Metrowest Boston. Summer applications open January 28, 2026. https://tec-coop.org/college-and-career-exploration/internships/ The Neurodiversity AllianceThe Neurodiversity Alliance offers over 100 paid national leadership opportunities for neurodivergent students and recent graduates ages 16 to 26. Applications Open February 1, 2026. https://thendalliance.org/paid-internships/ STEM Internships in BostonExplore 15 opportunities available through MIT, MGH, Tufts, Museum of Science and more. Get details at https://www.veritasai.com/veritasaiblog/stem-internships-for-high-school-students-in-massachusett
YouthWorks — state-funded paid summer/year-round jobs program (Commonwealth Corporation), serving youth 14–25 including many with disabilities, through MassHire regional boards. https://commcorp.org/youthworks/