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Welcome to the October 2024 edition of The Able Trust's Empower newsletter! Read on to learn about a winner of our Disability Employment Awareness Month Tell Your Story Contest, a career training program available thanks to a VR collaboration, and much more!

Our Disability Employment Awareness Month Tell Your Story Contest gave students, parents, and adult Vocational Rehabilitation clients the opportunity to share their unique stories. Congratulations to the three winners including student category winner Alyssa Fernandez, and thank you to all who entered! Read Alyssa's story and more on our DEAM webpage.

VR is excited to highlight a unique partnership between our division, the Brevard Achievement Center and Codecraft Works. LaunchIT is a customized, six-month virtual training available to VR customers across the state.

Jacksonville HSHT Student has Eye (And the Rest!) of the Tiger

As a student in The Arc Jacksonville's High School High Tech program, Megan Havey is gaining hands-on experience in wildlife care--and helping to take care of some seriously big cats! Learn more on our Student Impacts and Highlights page.

It's Disability Employment Awareness Month, and we are so thankful for Publix's long-standing commitment to disability employment. Click the flyer image or tap Register Now to save your spot for one of Publix's virtual career exploration events!

As we continue to celebrate the 30th anniversary of our High School High Tech program, we are looking forward to the annual HSHT Conference next month! Check out highlights from last year's conference today.

Interested in Strengthening

High School High Tech?

- Would you host a tour of your business or industry for your local High School High Tech students?

- Interested in speaking to HSHT students about college or training programs?

Let us connect you to your local HSHT program coordinator so you can make a difference in the lives of students with disabilities.

Invest in Florida's Future Workforce

Investing in preparing students with disabilities for post-secondary success helps nurture a stronger talent pipeline for Florida at large.

As our state’s workforce continues to evolve, it is imperative that we focus on opportunities to provide students with disabilities with the tools to adapt, grow, and advance in their chosen fields.

The Able Trust, also known as the Florida Endowment Foundation for Vocational Rehabilitation, is a 501(c)(3) public charity established by the Florida Legislature in 1990 as a direct support organization for the 

Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Its mission is to advance employment for Floridians with disabilities through engagement, investment, and collaboration.