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.
Indiana high school student Natalie Wadkins is competing for a national prize with a documentary about disability rights advocate Kitty Cone. People with disabilities are employed at a lower rate than ...
Neurodiverse individuals, or with learning disabilities, are eligible to receive free vocational rehabilitation (VR) services (see our previous post on alternative paths) to help them achieve their ...
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The Eastern Carolina Vocational Center (ECVC) launched a partnership Wednesday with Pitt County Schools, to provide pre-employment transition services for high school ...
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 ...
19-year-old Linn-Mar High School student Mekah DeGreif gives Cotton Gallery employee Karen Bruns a high-five while working at Cotton Gallery in Marion on Nov. 12. Mekah’s teacher says she is normally ...