Kandu isn't the only community agency providing training and jobs for adults with developmental disabilities. The Cooperative Educational Services Agency has a computer lab in the Fairview Florist building on East Milwaukee Street in Janesville.
Clients learn computer basics, how to do data entry and other office skills.
CESA also provides job coaches, who help people establish themselves in community-based jobs, and a variety of other vocational services. At Blackhawk Technical College, the food service aide course prepares students for jobs in the community. An instructor works with students to see what courses would be best for them and makes adaptations to help them succeed. The state's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation also helps adults with developmental disabilities find and keep jobs in the community. However, the division has been plagued with funding shortfalls and charges of financial mismanagement.