by Grady Chambers | Apr 3, 2024 | General, News
We absolutely love this story (link in bio!) from NPR Morning Edition about Morgan’s Wonderland, a theme park in San Antonio that is ultra-accessible for people with disabilities. The park’s founder named it after his daughter Morgan, who has severe...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 1, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories - 2024
April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month! It’s a great opportunity to spread awareness of what autism is, and tell the stories of people who are autistic, like Greg, an author and advocate (and CIS participant!) who was recently featured on 6ABC (see link...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 28, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Check it out! Gregory was spotlighted on 6ABC (link in bio) about his newest book, “My Amazingly Abundant Autistic Senses,” which gives insight into how people with autism navigate the world! Before beginning to use an assistive communication device,...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 26, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Stephen’s coming up on 7 years at the dining team at a local elementary school, and is doing an awesome job! Don’t just take it from us—check out the video and see what his co-workers had to say. Way to go, Stephen!...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 22, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
Check out these great pics of our Project Career Build (PCB) cohort, who recently had a packed day filled with resume-building and networking! PCB is just one of several school-to-work transition programs led by CIS. These programs help young adults with...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 21, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
We’re loving this spotlight in Delco Today (see link in bio!) on PECO’s Energy Efficiency Ambassadors, which features two CIS participants! If you follow us, you’re likely familiar with Pedro and Chaz: we’ve featured them here before for the great job they do...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 20, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Pizza anyone? 🍕 Siani is the newest addition to the dining team at a local school in the Philadelphia School District, where she’s working hard to provide hot and fresh meals to hundreds of students. Her time is spent crafting fresh pizza and wraps, and ensuring the...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 18, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Warm weather isn’t the only exciting thing going on right now: we’re back with more rewarding news about Chaz, who’s been making his mark in Philadelphia as an advocate for people with disabilities and helping in local initiatives in his community. Chaz and two...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 15, 2024 | General
Give a big round of applause to our participant, SMB, who recently started a position at popular senior living home just outside Philadelphia. SMB has been a great team asset at the onsite spa there by providing cleaning support and customer service to the residents....
by Grady Chambers | Mar 15, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
People are saying one of our Project Career Launch students, Joseph, is “outstanding,” and we couldn’t agree more. Joseph recently received an “Outstanding Customer Service Award” from ShopRite, where he’s been a massive asset to his team and the customers since...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 14, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024, Staff Spotlights
We were thrilled to participate in the 2024 Delaware County Business Conference, put on by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce. The event was a blast: it brought together leaders in local business and representatives from a range of local stores to...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 12, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024, School to Work Transition
At CIS, we take pride in helping young adults with disabilities get the tools to obtain they need to begin the career of their choice! Our three student-to-work transition programs—Project Career Launch (PCL), Project SEARCH, and Project Career Build—have enabled...
