Project Rise

Project RISE (Regional Initiative for Supported Employment) is a three-year project funded in 2007 by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD) to increase employment opportunities for high school seniors with developmental disabilities. Additionally, this project in intended to develop strong partnerships between school districts and organizations responsible for transition from school to adulthood for students in special education programs.

Project RISE Partners:

• Tropical Texas Behavioral Health – www.ttbh.org
• DARS –  www.dars.state.tx.us
• Workforce  Solutions – www.wfsolutions.com
• VAIL – www.valleyassociation.org
• Easter Seals – www.rgv.easterseals.com
• Goodwill Industries – www.goodwillsouthtexas.com
• Region One Education Service Center -  www.esconett.org
• University of Texas Pan American – www.utpa.edu
• South Texas Community College – www.southtexascollege.edu

Social Security Benefits:

• Calculate Benefits – www.disabilitybenefits101.org
• Social Security Website – www.ssa.gov

Websites on Reasonable Accommodations:

• U.S. Department of Labor – www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/transitions
• Job Accommodations Network (JAN) – www.jan.wvu.edu

Project RISE Assistive Technology (AT) Demonstration Center