This booklet is for young people with handicaps who are getting ready to graduate from high school and begin working and living in the adult world, with special focus on individuals with cultural differences. The booklet provides advice on completing preliminary, essential tasks of adult living. It also explains the services of various agencies providing adult vocational and independent living programs, such as vocational rehabilitation, social security, and developmental disabilities agencies. Specific sections of the booklet cover how to: obtain a birth certificate, apply for a social security card, obtain a California identification card, obtain a work permit, obtain a vocational program at school, include an individualized transition plan in the Individualized Education Program, obtain a bus pass, learn about bus schedules and bus routes, obtain a driver's license, get help from adult agencies, get a job, keep a job, and get help if the student is not English speaking. (JDD)