The Gazette

Vocational training program for Prairie High students with disabilities ‘personalized learning’

Sophomore Jazzy Cavin-Decker, 16, practices measuring items with a measuring stick on May 31 during Practical Assessment Exploration System, a vocational training class at Prairie High School in Cedar ...
Education Week

These Grants Could Help Students With Disabilities Access Jobs, Training

The U.S. Department of Education is investing $236 million into a perennial challenge in education: Helping young people with disabilities move from K-12 schools to post-secondary programs and the ...
WHYY

Philly study focuses on learning how to use public transit as path to independence for people with learning disabilities

Luke Tomczuk, 28, of Philadelphia, is a member of a research team at Temple University studying the effectiveness of Chance to Ride, a training curriculum and program designed to teach young adults ...
ABC12

Fenton nonprofit gives job training to those with learning disabilities

FENTON, Mich. (WJRT) A Fenton non-profit is preparing young adults with learning disabilities for the future. The Way Coffee Company has been operating for just over a year, teaching job skills one ...
WESH

Orlando 'RAISE' program teaches life skills to young people with disabilities

ENOUGH TO DO IN LIFE, BUT IMAGINE DOING IT IF YOU’RE DOING IT WITH DISABILITIES. SO WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP THE LIFE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN A JOB OR IN LIFE? AS WESH 2’S ...