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Project

Peer Mentoring Program

Center:

MS-Institute for Disability Studies, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2020

Contact Information:

Jerry R. Alliston
[email protected]
601-266-5979

Project Description:

Create a peer mentoring transition program to provide self-advocacy training as part of pre-employment transition services for post-secondary students with disabilities, and to assist with the transition of these students into post-secondary education in order to achieve degrees in higher education that allow for successful careers.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Employment-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees)

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County, Mulit-County, State

Funding Source: