BeneCounsel provides high-quality & cost-effective special needs legal services throughout all of Virginia.

Change

Through training and technical assistance, the VDOE's T/TAC at VCU improves learning and positive school outcomes for all children and youth with disabilities to help them reach their potential and dreams.

Longwood LIFE​: A two-year non-degree post-secondary certificate day program for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Students within the age range of 18-25 will gain the skills for independent living in a college community setting with age-appropriate peers throughout this day program.

Mason LIFE

The Mason LIFE Program is a four-year program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program provides academics, housing, employment, and community involvement.

College Living Experience (CLE): Has been providing transition supports to young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and other varying exceptionalities. Our success as the industry leader stems from our commitment to remain focused on the potential of each individual we serve. Over the years the evolution and innovation of CLE services has been based on our mission which inspires us to reach beyond the boundaries of the traditional supports.

Training and Technical Assistance Center

Through training and technical assistance, the VDOE's T/TAC at VCU improves learning and positive school outcomes for all children and youth with disabilities to help them reach their potential and dreams.

Center on Transition

​We help students with disabilities reach their goals for life after high school. The Center on Transition Innovations at Virginia Commonwealth University is Virginia's leader in providing resources and innovative models to support students with disabilities in their transition to adulthood.

PERT Program

​The PERT Program is a highly effective school-to-work transition initiative supported by the Virginia Department of Education and administered through the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) at Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center (WWRC). PERT Program services are provided on the WWRC Campus where students reside in a dormitory.

ACE-IT

VCU's ACE-IT in College is an inclusive learning and training program for transition-age adults with intellectual disabilities. With individualized support, ACE-IT in College students participate in employment, college classes, and campus activities. These college experiences create opportunity and prepare students to pursue self-determined futures. 

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