Vocational services are essential for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum who often have difficulty finding and keeping employment. These youths may experience a dramatic decline in supports ...
Kim Brooks and her daughter, Zoe, spent months searching for college options but didn’t receive college counseling from the program that’s supposed to support students with disabilities. Credit: ...
State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) programs are a key source of public employment services for people with disabilities, and the number of people with autism who use VR services grows every year.
This post was co-authored by Dr. Miranda Melcher. Neurodiverse students and those with learning disorders might prefer to enter the job force following high school. Despite the fact that these ...
A deeper level and different kind of coordination, collaboration, and cooperation are needed to narrow the gap in employment opportunities between youth and young adults with and without disabilities.
Amsterdam, March 15, 2024 – Ten years ago, the United States passed into federal law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), broadening the mandate of state vocational rehabilitation ...
The beginning of a new school year is upon us. This marks the third year that LifeSkills preemployment transition services will be made available to high school students with intellectual or ...
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) provides services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing or to those who have disabilities and who need help to qualify for or to find a job. VR may assist with ...