Help me give my students the skills they need for future careers by donating a document scanner.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. TRAN's classroom raised $440
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Imagine what your life would be like if you have a cognitive disability. For my students, this is their reality. They are young adults with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities, ranging from Autism to Intellectual Disability. Their disabilities have an impact on their ability to learn and to acquire the skills needed for competitive employment.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2015, only 17% of people with a disability were employed vs.
65% for people without a disability. One reason for this discrepancy might be that many people with disabilities lack the skills to gain employment. These skills should have been taught in school.
Knowing this information, the programs at my school are designed to support the development of employment/vocational skills in conjunction with teaching the students the necessary independent and social skills so that they are able to obtain employment. My class, in particular, focuses on providing students with hands-on, real-world skills in the retail/customer service sector. Our classroom is set up like a retail store. And in my class, students learn money management, customer service skills, problem-solving skills, good work habits, communication skills, and much more.
My Project
My students are working on building a digital work portfolio, which they can present to interviewers. We need a document scanner to scan their work samples, resume, recommendation letters, evaluations, certificates, and other work-related documents to store online.
Due to their disabilities, many of my students have difficulty with organizational skills.
Having their documents be stored online, it makes it easier for them to retrieve documents and to avoid losing them. A document scanner also provides an opportunity for me to teach my students how to scan and upload files, a skill that many of them will need for future employment.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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