Alliston Provides Training, Promotes Employment for People with Disabilities through Fellowship Work in Kenya (MS UCEDD)

June 18, 2019

Dr. Jerry R. Alliston, associate director of The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies (IDS), is an educator and champion for young people with disabilities. He promotes their inclusion in the community and workplace in Mississippi and across the United States.

Dr. Alliston recently had the opportunity to share his expertise and enthusiasm for transition to adulthood in Nairobi, Africa, through the Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Disability Employment (PRP-IDE). PFP-IDE is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is implemented by the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, the Institute for Community Inclusion, and Humanity and Inclusion.

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Arlicle by Tyler Johnson Staff Member, Institute for Disability Studies