 Career
Guidance & Exploration
Emerging & Promising Practices
The Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities (MFPD), assisted
by TransCen, Inc., designed and implemented a nationally recognized
project that features paid internships for youth with disabilities
in their last year of high school. Since its inception in 1989, the
Bridges program has placed 12,500 youth, representing the
entire spectrum of disability, to achieve paid employment with companies
in nearly every industry sector. Bridges operates in ten locations
(Montgomery County, MD; Atlanta; Chicago; Los Angeles; San Francisco;
Philadelphia; Oakland, CA; Dallas; New Orleans; and Washington, DC) in direct collaboration with
each local school district and with relevant community partners such
as vocational rehabilitation agencies, workforce investment programs,
and other disability and workforce entities.
Project SEARCH provides education and training to young adults with intellectual
and developmental disabilities through an innovative workforce and career development model
that benefits the individual, the workplace, and the community. Its primary goal is to secure competitive
employment outcomes for each of its student graduates. Project SEARCH originated at Cincinnati
Children's Hospital and now has program sites throughout the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
Your Employment Selections (YES) is a reading-free, job preference,
and career exploration program that shows tasks
related to 120 different jobs using motion video on CD-ROM. YES was
designed for youth in transition, adults with disabilities, and individuals
with limited reading skills. YES can be completed at a computer in
60-90 minutes. With the assistance of a teacher, transition specialist,
employment specialist, or other facilitator, participants view a number
of two- or four-minute narrated videos. After viewing the videos, participants
select their preferred jobs. Those selected are compiled into a list,
which may be used to guide the Individual Transition Program, job sampling,
or training. YES includes recommendations for modifying jobs if the
participant does not possess all of the skills represented in the video.
The program includes: One 300-page Facilitator’s Manual, Seven
CD-ROMs showing 120 jobs, and 20 Job Preference Summary Forms.
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