Strategies for Increasing Social Networking and Job Readiness for Individuals with ASD Through Community Engagement

• By: Jocelyn Howard College Internship Program (CIP)
• October 1st, 2019
• community engagement, employment, Fall 2019 Issue, job readiness, social skills
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In the past, opportunities for higher education and exciting career paths within a supportive and safe environment were few and far between for individuals with ASD. These challenges to independence and barriers to employment are now shrinking. We are now able to better equip and support...

Walking a Tightrope of Conflicting Expectations

• By: Matthew Ratz, MEd
• April 1st, 2014
• adults, autism employment barriers, hiring practices, independent living, job readiness, soft skills development, supported employment, vocational training, workplace inclusion
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In my two professional roles—as an adjunct professor of English composition at a local community college and as a vocational trainer and curriculum developer for adults with autism—I encounter adults at all levels of job readiness. Many of the students in my English composition classes are...