Learning Academy at the University of South Florida
Berkman, Karen
U of South Florida CARD
$22,134.00
Community Grants
Tampa
FL
United States
2008
The Learning Academy at the University of South Florida is a two year, four semester transitional program designed to help students with Autism Spectrum Disorder achieve a life of opportunity, independence and success. the goals for the program are to provide a rich experience through coursework to enable students to enhance and advance their job seeking or college preparation skills; to provide an inclusive, authentic experience for students with disabilities with age appropriate peers that provides classroom based and experiential learning; to increase personal knowledge and technical skills of each participant that leads to successful adult experiences; to improve the ability of participants to find and maintain employment; to provide experiential opportunities that lead to successful career and employment outcomes and to improve the ability of participants to gain college acceptance and social and academic success.
