This site is designed to celebrate the success of people with significant developmental disabilities who are working in paid jobs throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. These individuals have forged valuable relationships and roles with their coworkers, employers, and community members, and possess solid workplace skills.
CLICK THE LOCATIONS TO THE LEFT FOR 150+ STORIES!
OR SEARCH by JOB TYPE, NAME, OR EMPLOYER by typing a KEY WORD into the SEARCH BOX. And please give us feedback on how to better this site by clicking "DISCUSSION" above. Thank you for visiting out storytelling website!
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Henry
Logan
Adison
Jackie
Violet
Lacey
Chris
Jake
Natasha
Sarah
This project was launched in January 2008 by generous grants from The Boeing Company, Adobe Systems Incorporated, the Washington State Division of Developmental Disabilities, and with special thanks to Wikispaces. Wikispaces are very interactive sites that allow people to edit pages, participate in discussions, and set notifications. For a complete tutorial on how to use Wikispaces, please go to the green icon in the upper right of this page. If you would like to start or participate in a discussion for any page, please click on the "Discussion" tab in the red bar above this section. You can also set a notification to be sent to you anytime someone posts a message to this page by clicking on the "Notify Me" tab.
This site is designed to celebrate the success of people with significant developmental disabilities who are working in paid jobs throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. These individuals have forged valuable relationships and roles with their coworkers, employers, and community members, and possess solid workplace skills.
CLICK THE LOCATIONS TO THE LEFT FOR 150+ STORIES!
OR SEARCH by JOB TYPE, NAME, OR EMPLOYER by typing a KEY WORD into the SEARCH BOX. And please give us feedback on how to better this site by clicking "DISCUSSION" above. Thank you for visiting out storytelling website!
This project was launched in January 2008 by generous grants from The Boeing Company, Adobe Systems Incorporated, the Washington State Division of Developmental Disabilities, and with special thanks to Wikispaces. Wikispaces are very interactive sites that allow people to edit pages, participate in discussions, and set notifications. For a complete tutorial on how to use Wikispaces, please go to the green icon in the upper right of this page. If you would like to start or participate in a discussion for any page, please click on the "Discussion" tab in the red bar above this section. You can also set a notification to be sent to you anytime someone posts a message to this page by clicking on the "Notify Me" tab.
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