PACE: Partnership for Autism Career Employment 2015-11-30

[royinpink]

royinpink submitted a new resource:

PACE: Partnership for Autism Career Employment - A program of Autism Action Partnership in Nebraska

PACE is a supported employment program created to address the current gap in services for adults on the spectrum who may not meet criteria for government assistance but still find barriers to suitable employment. Autism Action Partnership is aware that many with the Asperger's or autism diagnosis are underemployed or unemployed and created PACE to reverse this trend by matching employees with positions that suit their needs and interests for long-term employment.

PACE recognizes that...

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[Butterfly88]

Cool, they should have something like this in every state and country.

 

[Xenocity]

Cool, they should have something like this in every state and country.

You expect too much from humanity.

 

[AsperDragon]

Dallas Texas has something like PACE started recently (last decade, i think)
Its called NonPariel
Npitx.org

 

[royinpink]

Cool, they should have something like this in every state and country.

Hope others will catch on! PACE takes some ideas and inspiration from North Carolina's TEACCH program.

Dallas Texas has something like PACE started recently (last decade, i think)
Its called NonPariel
Npitx.org

This looks a little different. Seems they've started their own tech/design company and given the jobs all to people on the spectrum. PACE is about matching employees with a wide variety of careers in the community. But the more people working toward the goal of employment for autistics, the better!

 

[Andrew206]

I'd like to see this program in Washington State someday. I'd also like to see this program in every state that doesn't have it.

 

[MROSS]

The 'Specialisterne' program (LINK) from Denmark assists people on the Autism Spectrum with employemnt in Tech. related fields.

LINK also includes 'Aspiritech' program in the U.S.. The 'Specialisterne' program has chapters in the U.S. - including a chapter serving the Silicon Valley Region.

LINK: Specialisterne - Wikipedia