Projects
ACE-IT
Academic and Career Exploration-Individualized Techniques! (ACE-IT!) uses a supported education approach to provide individualized services to students with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, and other neurological disabilities. Read more
Business Connections
Business Connections at VCU is a supported employment service provider for individuals in the Metro Richmond and Fredericksburg areas, assisting individuals with disabilities with finding employment and providing ongoing support to clients who obtain employment. Read more
Business Roundtable
The VCU Business Roundtable is a business forum for identifying and addressing factors that inhibit industries from employing workers with disabilities. Read more
Going to College
Going-to-College is a new website, designed for high school students, which contains information about living college life with a disability. Read more
Indicators #13 and #14
VCU-RRTC has developed data entry sites for both indicators and provides data summaries for VDOE and local school divisions. Read more
Innovative Transition Practices
This website includes links to resources, online training and external websites promoting innovative efforts to improve transition outcomes. Read more
KTER Center - The Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research Center (SEDL & VCU)
The Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (KTER Center), operated by SEDL in partnership with VCU, has been carrying out a variety of research activities related to the employment of people with disabilities. Read more
Post High Experience
VCU-RRTC is working with the Williamsburg/James City school division to implement a post high experience for students with intellectual disabilities and other development disabilities. Read more
Project Search at VCU Health Systems
Project SEARCH is a one year, high school transition program that provides skills training and work experience for young adults with significant disabilities ages 18 to 22. Read more
Start-Up-USA
START-UP / USA provides technical assistance and disseminates resources nationally to individuals interested in pursuing self-employment, and also provides assistance to three sub-national projects. Read more
The Center on Transition to Employment for Youth with Disabilities (TransCen & VCU)
The Center for Transition to Employment is a Disability Rehabilitation Research Project sponsored by The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education. The Center is operated by TransCen, Inc. in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University. Read more
Training and Technical Assistance to Providers (T-TAP)
This project is no longer funded, but the website provides useful information for Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRPs) and other community-based service providers on increasing wages of people with disabilities who are currently working at less than minimum wage through the use of customized employment strategies and individual choice. Read more
VCU Project Empowerment: Improving Minority Disability Research Capacity
This project will identify and evaluate current practice and methods in the conduct of minority disability research and begin to increase capacity in this area. Read more
VCU-ACE (Autism Center for Excellence)
The VCU Autism Center for Excellence (ACE) is funded by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). Our mission is to build state-wide capacity to improve outcomes of individuals with ASD by improving the knowledge, skills, and understanding of families, educators, and professionals who support someone with a spectrum disorder. Read more
VCU-ASD Career Links (Autism Spectrum Disorders)
VCU ASD Career Links is a collaborative initiative between VCU and the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS). The primary target population for this research is individuals with ASD, with an emphasis on youth and young adults. Read more
VETS in College
A project funded by the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative (CNI) Trust Fund to develop a supported education model for veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI). Read more
Virginia Autism Resource Center
The Virginia Autism Resource Center at Virginia Commonwealth University is a statewide resource center dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families. Read more
Work Incentive Planning & Assistance National Training Center (WIPA-NTC)
The mission of the WIPA program is to provide timely and accurate information to beneficiaries on SSA’s work incentives and other federal efforts to remove regulatory and programmatic barriers to employment for persons with disabilities. Read more