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    RRTC Awarded Two New Five-Year Grants

    Virginia Commonwealth University's Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, part of the School of Education, has received two major awards totaling $8.8 million to support research on employment for transition-age youth with disabilities and employment among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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  • New Course

    ACRE-Approved Supported Employment Online Course

    The 40-hour training is presented in six modules. Each module is posted for two weeks for a total of twelve weeks. Course content is delivered through an online course format with recorded audio and video presentations, required reading, practical activities, and online discussions.

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  • VCU-RRTC Highlight

    Exploring Customized Behavior Application Training (CBAT)

    For over eight years, the Customized Behavior Application Training (CBAT) project at VCU's Rehabilitation Research and Training Center provides division-directed training and technical assistance for educators and public school professionals. The project currently works with 42 school divisions across the Commonwealth.

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  • VCU-RRTC Highlight

    RRTC's Social Security National Training and Data Center

    For over 20 years, the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center has housed the VCU Social Security National Training and Data Center. The mission of the National Training and Data Center (NTDC) is to promote the employment and economic self-sufficiency of Social Security disability beneficiaries.

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  • VCU-RRTC Feature

    VCU's inclusive ACE-IT in College earns a first-in-Virginia accreditation

    Virginia Commonwealth University's ACE-IT in College recently became the first accredited college program for students with intellectual disability (ID) in Virginia and the third program nationally. ACE-IT in College is a two-year VCU School of Education certificate program for students with intellectual disability.

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  • VCU-RRTC Feature

    VCU-RRTC Collaborates with Kyambogo University on New Course

    Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center Director Dr. Wendy Parent-Johnson is engaging in a new shared education opportunity in collaboration with Kyambogo University and Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. The course is focused on policy and practice to advance employment for people with disabilities.

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