Using Virtual Reality for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
VR programs are available for training in communication, trauma aftermath, household and job skills, rehabilitation, and executive functions.
Review of “Improving Real-World Skills in People with Intellectual Disabilities: An Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention”
A review of the article, “Improving Real-World Skills in People with Intellectual Disabilities: An Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention.”
Finding Your Voice
https://youtu.be/vMiGQezVtGE Encore Services embarked on a project to train people with disabilities about their rights, realizing dreams, and how to use their voice for self-advocacy and civic engagement. The project was called Finding Your Voice. We started the project by scheduling a workshop that was advertised and open to the public. The workshop taught […]
The Voice Project
The VOICE project was supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming Legislature. This project provided voice acting lessons to Wyoming citizens with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). During the trainings, participants learned several techniques in voice acting such as voice inflections, developing […]
Nevada YES
Self-Advocacy Training Nevada Y.E.S. Youth Empowering Students Project https://encoresvs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/15-Slides-41-to-43-subtitles.mp4 Excerpt from a training video for public school children with disabilities to help prepare them for life after high school. This project was funded by the NGCDD and specifically created for the Y.E.S Program. The following topics were covered in a 45 minute training video: […]