RRTC in the News
School of Education professor Paul Wehman receives national award for career impact through rehabilitation research - March 24, 2025
Ferrum College and Franklin County High School Showcase Start on Success Program - March 11, 2025
Charles P. Ruch, who served as dean and provost at VCU, dies - February 06, 2025
VCU honored for supporting employment opportunities for students with disabilities - December 2, 2024
VCU awarded $8.8 million for research into employment of individuals with disabilities - October 31, 2024
VCU's inclusive ACE-IT in College earns a first-in-Virginia accreditation - and just the third in U.S. - August 7, 2024
VCU special education major connects life, school, work and a passion to serve others with disabilities - May 23, 2024
VCU researcher makes the case for improving employment for people with disabilities - April 08, 2024
Path to employment was rewarding work for VCU program graduate with a disability - March 27, 2024
VPM News Focal Point: Innovations for Neurodivergent Minds - March 7, 2024
Successful employer-driven disability initiatives benefit individuals and companies, finds study - February 13, 2024
A new VCU-led project will support high-risk youth transitioning out of incarceration - October 24, 2023
18-year-old Project SEARCH graduate with autism joins staff at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital - June 14, 2022
Rachael Rounds appointed to State Rehabilitation Council Appointed by former Gov. Ralph Northam, the RRTC Program Manager serves through September 2024 - January 20, 2022
Two first-year ACE-IT students pursue career goals - January 10, 2022
Dr. Staci Carr receives 2021 Mission Champion Award - November 19, 2021
ACE-IT graduates now valued VCU staff members - October 19, 2021
Getzel to receive leadership award for her work to further inclusive higher education opportunities - October 12, 2021
Study documents valuable contributions of employees with intellectual and development disabilities amid COVID-19 - July 9, 2021
Career Opportunities: How the pandemic is changing job futures for people with disabilities - March 23, 2021
VCU program, now in its 10th year, helps students with disabilities take classes and land a job - November 23, 2019
VCU receives $8.8M to support employment of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities - October 29, 2019
CTI grant aims to improve transfer student success - September 17, 2019
Program helps workers with Autism thrive on the job - April 26, 2019
Families, advocates and providers hold dialogue on autism at RTD's Public Square - January 31, 2019
Educating students with autism: unlocking the potential - December 6, 2018
After graduating from VCU program, young people with intellectual disabilities find employment and fulfilling, independent lives - June 21, 2018
St. Mary's Project SEARCH graduates seven local high school students - June 21, 2018
How Michael Whitten's smile helps Planet Fitness shine - April 19, 2018
Creating opportunities for autism students in Richmond - November 13, 2017 (No longer available)
VCU awarded $1.2 million grant to study transition to employment for military dependents with autism spectrum disorder - August 10, 2017
Interns with disabilities set to graduate from job training programs across Virginia - June 6, 2017
With help of VCU program, high school students with disabilities gain valuable workplace experience at Richmond hotel - May 31, 2017
The Path to Higher Education With an Intellectual Disability - May 1, 2017
VCU study: Training program helps high school students with autism find - and keep - jobs - March 30, 2017
Youth with autism gain, keep jobs after employer-based skills program, VCU research finds - March 29, 2017
Researcher receives $2.5M grant to assist young people with intellectual disabilities gain competitive employment - Nov. 28, 2016
Researchers awarded $4.375 million grant to study best practices for hiring and retaining workers with disabilities - Nov. 3, 2016
Program provides students with intellectual disabilities an inclusive college experience at VCU - October 7, 2016
Students with disabilities graduate from Project SEARCH - June 7, 2016
VCU teams with Richmond schools to form autism education consortium - January 7, 2016
VCU establishing itself as national authority on Social Security disability policy - Fall 2015 (No longer available)
VCU's Paul Wehman co-authors paper that nets top honors from ARCA - May 14, 2015
Disability employment advisory committee adds 17 public members - Jan 5, 2015
Project SEARCH helps young adults with autism find jobs (contains video) - June 4, 2014
12 Students Recognized Today for Completing Project SEARCH (video) - June 4, 2014 (No longer available)
Six Henrico students graduate from Project SEARCH - June 3, 2014 (No longer available)
Students with autism learn workforce skills at hospital - May 30, 2014
Wehman: Autism and (un)employment - April 30, 2014
Helping schools educate students with autism - April 7, 2014
Students with disabilities ACE-IT at VCU - VCU places students with disabilities in standard classes - Feb 4, 2014
VCU awarded $4.4 million grant to boost employment for people with physical disabilities- Oct 25, 2013
VCU Will Lead $62 Million Study of Traumatic Brain Injuries in Military Personnel - Aug 12, 2013
VCU Study: Job Training Improves Employment Chances For Youth With Autism - July 29, 2013