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-internship opportunities
-helpful resources
-links to other great newsletters
-highlights from last week
Community Living Waiver
Resources from Education Experts at the Center for School, College, and Career Resources
Financial Aid & Scholarships For Students With DisabilitiesSupport For Students With Dyslexia
Careers For Students With Disabilities
Careers/ Support For Students With Down Syndrome
Student & Parent Resources
ADA Guide to Disability Rights
Academic Guidebook for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Students
Special Education Programs, Leadership & Financial
Support Resources
Modifying Your Home for Disabled Individuals
College Resources for Disabled Students Disability Resources for College Students
Graduate School Resources for Students with Disabilities
Students with Disabilities, Financial Aid Options
Vocational and Trade School Guide for Students with Disabilities
PA ABLE
Summer Internship Opportunity
Highlights from last week's newsletter
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About Us
Since its inception,21 and Ablehas become a hub for information, education and advocacy in our region and a national model.
Our key areas of focus are:
Information and Referral.Providing tools that help young adults successfully navigate from youth to adult support services.
Employment.Increasing opportunities by developing innovative models that build relationships with employers and advocating for better government policies.
Policy.Systems change that builds solutions across youth and adult services, ensuring forward-thinking practices.
Housing.Connecting individuals with disabilities, families and professionals who share a passion for developing initiatives that address the critical need for residential options for young adults with varying support needs.
Complex Transitions.Advocating together to eliminate barriers to community participation for young adults with the most significant disabilities.
/ The missionof 21 and Able is to ensure that young adults with disabilities have the best chance for independence and success in their adult lives.
We do this through policy and advocacy, increasing access to resources and information, and promoting new models of inclusion and opportunity.
Achieving our goal means moving closer to creating a paradigm shift among legislators, government agencies, service providers, educators, business, and society as a whole.
Contact us
412-456-6826