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Project

Designing VR Employment Training

Center:

MS-Institute for Disability Studies, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2020

Contact Information:

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

Project Description:

The Virtually Getting Ready to Work Program will support capacity building activities focused on the DD Act Emphasis Area of Employment. The program will purchase virtual reality equipment, develop pre-employment training using virtual reality technology, pilot the training and then provide training to youth and young adults with disabilities including intellectual disabilities using the virtual reality equipment.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Developing & Disseminating Information, Other Direct/Model Services, Demonstration Services

Area of Emphasis

Employment-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source: