ACCEL

ACCEL’s functional curriculum includes developing job-related skills, daily-living skills, and social skills. ACCEL provides coordinated, progressive vocational training and transition programs for students that are designed to promote movement from school to post-school activities. These include job-skill training, employment (including supported employment), independent living, and community participation.

The program is based upon the individual student’s needs, taking into account the student’s preferences and interests. Following the development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives, vocational programs are designed and may include instruction, related services, community experiences, and when appropriate, acquisition of independent living skills.

Along with vocational assessment, interest inventories and interviews, students learn to evaluate their strengths and set realistic goals for the future.

The multitude of innovative and diverse vocational training opportunities for students include:

•A commercial kitchen (Metro Café) and coffee shop (Uncommon Grounds) with food service training
•Horticulture / Garden Center
•Full service Copy Center
•Creative Design Workshop with craft and art production
•Screen Printing
•Maintenance and Janitorial service
•Clean Living Laundry service
•Gift Shop
•Bookstore
•Recording Studio

Professional job coaches provide on-the-job training in community businesses which partner with ACCEL,  including:

•ACE Hardware
•Desert Mission Food Bank at JC Lincoln Hospital
•Cold Stone Creamery
•Great Skate
•Halo Animal Rescue
•Hunkapi Horse Program
•Irwin’s Furniture Restoration
•Peter Piper Pizza
•Phoenix Library Warehouse
•Road Runner Bike Center