A Five-Year Perspective on TennesseeWorks

A Five-Year Perspective on TennesseeWorks

We talk with Erik Carter, Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. He is also the Principal Investigator for TennesseeWorks, the State of Tennessee’s Partnership in Employment project. The Tennessee PIE project is in its fifth and final year in its implementation, so we wanted to talk to Professor…

David next to his EMT truck

Meet David, The EMT!

David lives in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. During middle school and high school, David’s school transition plan involved working as part of each school day. He tried working in a hospital setting for a short time in high school; however, it ended badly because the school system did not involve support to ensure…