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Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...services, called Pre-Employment...Services (Pre-ETS), are...Services (Pre-ETS), are designed...in place. Pre-ETS isn't...place. Pre-ETS isn't a replacement...employment. Pre-ETS delivers...employment. Pre-ETS delivers specific...Accessing Pre-ETS early...Accessing Pre-ETS early means...effort. What Pre-ETS Includes....effort. What Pre-ETS Includes....five core Pre-ETS activities...five core Pre-ETS activities...
Career > Skills Training
From School to Work: How Students with Disabilities Can Build Career Skills Before Graduation
...you're able to ask for. Pre-Employment Transition...Services, known as Pre-ETS, are funded through...Services, known as Pre-ETS, are funded through...intentionally so. What Pre-ETS Covers. Federal...intentionally so. What Pre-ETS Covers. Federal law...five categories of Pre-ETS services. Understanding...five categories of Pre-ETS services. Understanding...
Lifestyle > Independence
Assistive Technology for Eating Independence
...gripping easier for children with weak hand strength or limited fine motor control. Foam tubing slips over standard utensils, or you can buy utensils with pre-molded grips. Some handles bend at angles that reduce wrist strain. Plate guards and scoop bowls create a raised...
Financial > Financial Planning
Long-Term Care Insurance and Disability: Planning for Future Care Costs
...benefit triggers don't match the care model your child needs. The underwriting process treats developmental and congenital disabilities as uninsurable pre-existing conditions, and the age at which policies become affordable is typically decades away from when families start care planning. Here's what long-term...
Career > Skills Training
Getting to Work Independently: Transit and Paratransit Training for Employees with Disabilities
...independent navigation, all built around your specific route and your specific challenges. Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies fund travel training as a pre-employment service in most states. If you're working with a VR counselor, ask for it by name. The training is delivered by a certified travel trainer...
Career > Skills Training
Apprenticeships and On-the-Job Training for People with Disabilities
How to access registered apprenticeships with accommodations and find pre-apprenticeship programs to prepare for applications.
Career > Interviewing
Skills Assessments and Work Sample Tests: Requesting Testing Accommodations
...prove you can do it. Requesting accommodations for pre-employment tests feels like admitting defeat when...disclosure you didn't sign up for. What Counts as a Pre-Employment Test. Pre-employment tests cover more...sign up for. What Counts as a Pre-Employment Test. Pre-employment tests cover more than you might think....
Career > Interviewing
Handling Illegal Interview Questions About Disability
...employers cannot ask before a job offer, why they ask anyway, and how to respond without jeopardizing your shot at the job. What Employers Cannot Ask Pre-Offer. The ADA prohibits employers from asking about disability, health conditions, or medical history before extending a job offer. This applies to...
Career > Interviewing
Mock Interviews and Interview Coaching for Neurodivergent Job Seekers
...function under Pressure, social reciprocity in small talk, and the cognitive load of masking. Effective neurodivergent interview coaching includes: Pre-teaching interview questions so you can prepare structured responses rather than improvising under time pressure Explicit feedback on when masking helps...
Career > Discrimination
Pre-Employment Disability Discrimination: Illegal Questions and Hiring Bias
...become legal under specific conditions. Knowing where that line falls protects you during one of the most vulnerable moments in the hiring process. Why Pre-Offer Questions Are Illegal. The ADA prohibits disability-related questions and medical examinations before a job offer for a straightforward reason:...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Free vs. Paid AI Assistants for Cognitive Support: ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini Compared
...task apps ask you to fit your thinking into their structure: categorize tasks, set due dates, assign priorities. For many neurodivergent brains, that pre-structured input is exactly the executive function skill they don't have. AI assistants flip the model. You describe your situation in whatever messy...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
ChatGPT and Claude for Task Breakdown: How AI Helps with Executive Function
...Traditional productivity tools expect you to know what you need before you open them. You create projects, add tasks, set deadlines, organize categories. That pre-work is exactly what people with executive dysfunction struggle with. ChatGPT and Claude don't require any of that. You type your situation and they...