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Education for Persons with Disabilities

In NIACC’s ABE program, we like to focus on abilities rather than disabilities with emphasis on the present, the future, and what persons CAN do.

Our program utilizes strategies that assist in providing age-appropriate, life skills training activities that allow individuals to achieve greater independence.

In our classrooms we assist persons in improving their skills in vocational, recreational, and community use activities. (Some examples are… making and keeping appointments, using personal or public transportation, using community facilities and services, using a telephone, laws/rules, interpersonal relationships, shopping, banking, pedestrian safety…).

---Reasons for participating in NIACC ABE classes---

This is accomplished in the classroom using activities that assist individuals in gaining knowledge needed to increase independence. A wide range of instructional techniques is utilized in maximizing performance using small group and individualized instruction to develop and improve skills that meet individual program plans.

 


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