With or without adaptive equipment, Computer Skills Training gives individuals the opportunity to gain the confidence needed to successfully compete in our community's computer-based market. A variety of assessment activities are available to assist individuals in creating an employment plan that will result in successfully securing and maintaining employment. Areas which may be addressed include attendance, punctuality, work pace, quality of work, initiative, social and interpersonal skills and personal appearance. Individuals involved in the Community Based Internship program have the opportunity to improve or develop these work behaviors. Trainees are placed in a job at a local business in an area that is of interest to them.
Trainees receive support and feedback related to their work performance.
The length of each program is based on the individual's performance and objectives that have been established. Businesses which serve as training sites for the Community Based program receive motivated trainees whose wages are paid for by Crossroads, as well as assistance and ongoing support from Crossroads staff in helping the trainee learn and adjust to his or her position. The work experience also aids the individual in determining if the vocational goal selected is one that they will enjoy on a long-term basis. Today, technology can eliminate many of the barriers to the employment and education of people with disabilities. The needs of an employer often can be met by these individuals when they have access to such technology.