Computer Technologies Program The Bridge to a Career
Graduation. It’s a bit of a jumping off place, isn’t it? The transition between one phase of life and the next, with the big unknown ahead. It can be daunting for anyone, and more so for graduates who have disabilities! It was with these thoughts in mind that I find this blog worth sharing. Check it out.
Read More »Career Training & Support That Works
Computer Technologies Program prepares people with disabilities for professional employment by providing technical training, coaching and associated services. Our comprehensive program is tailored to suit an incredibly diverse student population. To do this we treat each student as an individual and work to find their unique strengths and weaknesses.
Since 1974, CTP has helped hundreds of people with disabilities gain employment and develop their careers.
Recent Posts
No Matter How Severe the Disability
People with disabilities, no matter how severe, have the same rights as everyone to make decisions about their lives–including the right to take risks and to make mistakes. So says the UN’s Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in new guidelines recently issued to clarify the terms of an international treaty called the Convention on the Rights of Persons with …
Read More »Frank Lloyd Wright’s Accessible Home
Frank Lloyd Wright considered the Laurent House in Rockford, IL, one of the most significant buildings he ever designed, calling it “my little gem”. Decades before the enactment of the Americans with Disability’s Act (ADA), Wright designed a fully accessible home for Kenneth Laurent, a paraplegic, and his wife Phyllis. “Ken Laurent always said that the house allowed him to focus …
Read More »