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Today is Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
The Division of Rehabilitation Services has a new website to help connect its services to those seeking a path to work and live independently … click in the show notes and learn more about how DRS helps people achieve their goals … AND … today, we connect you with tools to help those with disabilities start planning for the future with Pathways to the Future resources… (I’ll tell ya -- those folks at DRS are doing so much good and helping so many people - I really like sharing all they do) … And now - for the rest of the story on today’s daily304 …
#1 – From WV DRS – The West Virginia Division of Rehabilitative Services provides vocational services to help individuals with disabilities prepare for, obtain, retain or advance in employment. Vocational rehabilitation counselors help consumers assess interests and abilities, explore career options and develop plans to reach their unique employment goals.
Learn more:
https://wvdrs.org/
#2 – From WV COMMERCE – Since middle school, Ashley Higginbotham’s dream had been working with and caring for children. Now, she is a care teacher at Sacred Heart Early Learning Center in Charleston. Ashley connected with the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) for assistance in preparing for employment while in high school.
Ashley Higginbotham was selected as an Ability Works Award Winner in 2022.
Watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNatylhHObs
#3 – From PATHWAYS WV – Your future begins now -- and at pathwayswv.org -- you’ll find resources, tools and connections to people to help students with disabilities, through the journey from youth to adulthood.
Learn more:
https://www.pathwayswv.org/
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That’s all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.
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