studednts with disabilities excel in summer work program

http://www.techlearning.com/article/22374

The article was about helping students with disabilities find work work during the summer. There was a six-week summer work program at Intermediat School District in Plymouth, Minnesota that trained 26 students with disabilities and it was so successful that the school district decided to make it a regular part of its training opportunities starting this Fall. This summer program taught the students document imaging tasts that involve scanning work which is exacting, repetitive, clearly defined, and requires little social contact. Two-thirds of the students in the summer program had an Autism Spectrum Disorder. It helps them gain workplace skills. Aaron, who has autism, is now able to work in a finance area and is using high speed scanner to upload check stubs and reciepts, which could exceed 100 pages for a single stub. I think this is a great opportuninty for the students with disabilities who need that extra help.