Vocational Training for Adults with Special Needs: The best vocational training programs for disabled in 2018 (from Vocational Training).

Able-Disabled Advocacy, Inc. provides vocational skills training and educational advancement for youth, military veterans, and adults with disabilities and to assist them in finding employment and overcoming barriers to personal and financial self-sufficiency. (San Diego, CA)

Amatrol creates innovative, interactive learning solutions for industry and education to equip people with the skills to master technical systems, solve problems and adapt to a rapidly-changing workplace. We partner with our clients to provide an unmatched learning experience.  Includes a CNC Machine Operator Training Program (available virtually) and a Certified Production Technician Program.

Build with TACT programs lead to employable jobs + lasting careers that are personally fulfilling and suited to each individual’s strengths.  Career workshops include auto mechanics, carpentry, electrical, welding, and computer science. (Denver, CO)

Daivergent is unlocking the unique aptitude of people with neurodiversity and disability, delivering vocational, social, and life skills training through its innovative platform

Exceptional Minds Studio: nonprofit vocational school and working studio that prepares young adults on the autism spectrum for careers in digital animation and visual effects. EMS also provides paid work for graduates. (Sherman Oaks, CA)

Insurance Jobs Training and Hiring Program: 3-week virtual training and job placement and support for NeuroTalentWorks neuro(diversity) in insurance program (California)

IT Cybersecurity Academy: The Verdugo Jobs Center can provide hands-on training for individuals with disabilities for the high demand jobs in Information Technology.  Information sessions every Tuesday, 10am, at VJC. (Glendale, CA)

Learning Independence for Future Employment (LIFE) Program: The LIFE program provides training, support and community integration programming to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The goal of our two-year program is to offer students classroom and practical learning opportunities in and outside of the community college environment that will prepare them to transition into independent adults. (Sierra College, Rocklin, CA)

Mind Shift helps businesses employ the strengths of people on the autism spectrum.  Provide job readiness training and match individuals to needs of businesses. (Fargo, ND + Milwaukee, WI + Minneapolis, MN + Denver, CO)

MindSpark Training Academy: provides vocational training and jobs in software testing to talented and qualified individuals with specialized abilities, particularly young adults on the autism spectrum. (Los Angeles, CA)

NASA’s Neurodiversity Network (N3) is providing a pathway to NASA participation and STEM employment for neurodiverse learners, with a focus on those on the autism spectrum.

Taimahi: Provides on the job training for young adults with disabilities by creating and operating micro-businesses for them to learn to work in. (Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand)

Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® is the charitable foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International® (FMA). Our purpose is to support individuals in discovering their interest in manufacturing and to encourage the pursuit of a manufacturing career. With over 100 summer camps taking place in technical high schools and community colleges across the U.S., students gain exposure to hands-on learning, manufacturing facilities, and the skills needed for high-tech manufacturing careers.

The Uniquely Abled Project: A national non-profit commited to shifting the paradigm from “disabled” to “uniquely abled, and the creation of vocational opportunities for the uniquely abled by matching their unique abilities to jobs in demand.   Click here for The Uniquely Abled Project Facebook page.

TITANS of CNC: free on-line CNC Academy which will teach you how to design in CAD, program in CAM and CNC Machine parts that matter in the industry.  Also, every episode of TITANS of CNC available under the TITAN TV tab.

Varsity Tutors: Whether your child struggles with dyslexia, ADD, or any other learning difference, they learn in unique ways and have unique needs. They deserve a personalized approach from an educator who knows where to focus and knows how to work with IEPs and 504 plans. That’s where we come in.

Workshop for Warriors trains, certifies, and helps place Veterans, Wounded Warriors, and Transitioning Service Members into advanced manufacturing careers. Students earn nationally recognized portable and stackable credentials. (San Diego, CA)