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Career > Skills Training
Getting to Work Independently: Transit and Paratransit Training for Employees with Disabilities
...together alone. Travel Training as a Vocational Rehabilitation...Rehabilitation Service. Travel training isn't "just practicing...agencies fund travel training as a pre-employment service...you're working with a VR counselor, ask for it by name....for it by name. The training is delivered by a certified...step by step. What the training builds: Route sequencing:...
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...living, and employment. Pre-ETS delivers specific workplace readiness training, job exploration counseling, work-based learning experiences, postsecondary...evolves as your student learns what they like and what they don't. A VR counselor might arrange informational interviews with professionals in fields your...
Career > Finding Jobs
American Job Centers: Free Employment Services by State
...connections, and get referred to training programs you won't find advertised...printed materials on local training programs. You can walk in...preparation, and referrals to training programs or apprenticeships....You'll meet with a career counselor who can connect you to employer...vocational assessment, skills training...
Financial > Scholarships
How Vocational Rehabilitation Can Pay for Your College or Trade School
...and it pays for education, training, books, tools, and assistive...eligibility criteria and your counselor approves your plan, VR can...funding sources first. VR counselors work with you to develop an...help you reach it. If your counselor determines that college or...vocational and technical training over four-year degrees unless...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Seizure First Aid: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families and Caregivers
...are often expected to respond to seizures with no medical history, no training, and no clear threshold for when to act. If you're a teacher, babysitter,...clear threshold for when to act. If you're a teacher, babysitter, camp counselor, or family member who cares for a child with epilepsy, this is what you...
Career > Accommodations
Assistive Technology at Work: Finding and Funding the Tools You Need
...assistive technology as part of an Individualized Plan for Employment. A VR counselor can arrange AT evaluations, cover approved equipment costs, and coordinate...arrange AT evaluations, cover approved equipment costs, and coordinate training. This pathway is open to job seekers and employed workers whose employers...
News > Research
Autistic People Face Higher Suicide Risk. 988 Is Training Counselors to Respond Differently.
...autism-specific training for counselors...training for counselors to better...Over 1,200 counselors have accessed...voluntary webinar training developed...misunderstandings when counselors use metaphorical...emotions. When a counselor asks "How...autism-specific training, counselors...training, counselors may misinterpret...What the Training Teaches Counselors....Training Teaches Counselors. The training...Counselors. The training program was...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Free and Low-Cost Mental Health Resources for People with Disabilities
...Suicide & Crisis Lifeline now includes specialized training for counselors supporting people with disabilities....Lifeline now includes specialized training for counselors supporting people with disabilities. When you...call or text 988, you reach a trained crisis counselor. If you're deaf or hard of hearing, use 988's...
Career > Advancement
Executive Coaching and Career Counseling for Professionals with Disabilities
...accommodation strategies. Most vocational rehabilitation counselors focus on entry-level employment, not senior-level...supported employment. Job coaches help with skills training, workplace integration, and on-the-job support....careers. But most executive coaches don't have training in disability accommodation law, disclosure strategy,...
News > Employment
Trump's Budget Would Eliminate Disability Employment Programs. Congress Rejected This Last Year. Here's What Families Can Do.
...Rights, vocational rehabilitation training, and supported employment grants....$20.1 million. FY2027 request: $0. Training and Demonstration Programs fund professional...development for vocational rehabilitation counselors and pilot programs testing new employment...FY2026 funding: $29.3 million for Training, $5.7 million for Demonstration....
Career > Finding Jobs
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance: Benefits Counseling Before Returning to Work
...that question before you make the decision. WIPA counselors are federally funded benefits specialists who...real information instead of guessing. What WIPA Counselors Analyze. A WIPA counselor doesn't give you generic...guessing. What WIPA counselors Analyze. A WIPA counselor doesn't give you generic advice about work incentives....
Education > K-12
Transition Planning Through K-12: Preparing Your Child for School Changes
...muscle each time. When to Start Elementary-to-Middle Transition Planning. Fifth grade is the year to begin. Not the spring of 5th grade when the counselor mentions it in passing. The fall. The elementary-to-middle transition brings a larger building, multiple teachers instead of one homeroom teacher,...