Two of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences’ neurodiversity experts have been tapped to help Melwood, one of the largest employers of people with disabilities in the country, execute a five-year, $8 million project.
A grant from the Department of Education will help fund roughly 80% of the costs required to expand Melwood’s “AbilIT Across America: Advancing Neurodiversity in the Workplace” program—a skills-based training program that leverages the untapped potential and talent of neurodivergent people for careers in information technology and cybersecurity—to sites outside of the DMV, starting with Hampton Roads, Virginia and Oregon. Approximately $2 million of the program’s expenses will be covered by Melwood donors and operating funds.
