VOCATIONAL TRAINING AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL COLLEGE

ADAPTABLE SKILLS AND FLEXIBLE CAREERS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

The Viscardi Center in New York offers a range of services for people with disabilities, including vocational training and job placement.

Alice Muterspaw, Vice President of Vocational Services, believes that in a rapidly changing workforce, vocational training can make a worker just as attractive to employers as a person with a four-year academic degree.

She also notes that state vocational rehabilitation agencies, which provide services to help people with disabilities pursue employment, often fund vocational training programs and provide tools or support needed to complete them, such as transportation.