Name: Uniquely Abled Academy - CNC for Students on the Autism Spectrum
Start: 2022-11-01T10:00:00-0500
End: 2022-11-01T10:50:00-0500

Thanks to everyone who attended and we will see you in 2023. We are still working on nailing down a date and location for the 2023 Summit. Please reach out to me if you have suggestions or questions.

Yingfah Thao
yingfah.thao@minnstate.edu
Director of Professional Development
Career and Technical Education at Minnesota State
www.minnstate.edu/system/cte

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Uniquely Abled Academy - CNC for Students on the Autism Spectrum LIMITED

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Selected as one of ten colleges in the nation to run an academy under the Uniquely Abled Project, non-profit organization, South Central College's Uniquely Abled Academy connects our non-credit customized workforce education department with our credit-based Machine Tool Technology program. This program offers a specialized 12-week academy for young adults with Level I Autism, free for the students and their families, resulting in job placement for all participants. Our session will highlight the local and State-wide problems encountered in setting up the academy, the successes seen by faculty and students, and the connections made with employers and state agencies along the way.

Session Objectives:

Identifying opportunities to create non-credit to credit pathways for adult learners typically alienated by higher education.
Providing insight to CTE instructors on how to provide accommodations for students with various learning needs.
Sharing successful connections with state agencies, regional workforce centers, and employers.

ROOM HOST: Crystal Svoboda

Speakers

Kristin Underwood

Coordinator-Customized Workforce Education, South Central College

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