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TTA Initiative Awarded National Funding
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) awarded a 2-year, $250,000 Capacity-Building grant for a team project involving Children’s Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri-Kansas City Institute of Human Development, and The Transition Academy.” The PCORI grant focuses on addressing health disparities among Black youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
TTA Initiative Awarded National Funding
Source: Photo courtesy of Children’s Mercy Hospital IDD Study Team: (top left): Melissa Patterson Hazley, Community-Based Researcher; Julia Ehana, Graduate Research Assistant, UMKC Institute for Human Development (IHD); and Kim Riley, CEO, The Transition Academy....
The Importance of Amplifying New Voices in Education: Meet the 2023 EALA New Champion
Meet the 2023 New Champion: Kim Riley In 2019, Kim Riley founded The Transition Academy (TTA) with a mission to make economic inclusion a reality for youth with disabilities, especially for young people of color who have been historically failed by systems. As the mom...
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The Importance of Amplifying New Voices in Education: Meet the 2023 EALA New Champion
Meet the 2023 New Champion: Kim Riley In 2019, Kim Riley founded The Transition Academy (TTA) with a mission to make economic inclusion a reality for youth with disabilities, especially for young people of color who have been historically failed by systems. As the mom...
The Importance of Amplifying New Voices in Education: Meet the 2023 EALA New Champion
Meet the 2023 New Champion: Kim Riley In 2019, Kim Riley founded The Transition Academy (TTA) with a mission to make economic inclusion a reality for youth with disabilities, especially for young people of color who have been historically failed by systems. As the mom...
Confronting the ‘High School Cliff’: What Young Adults with Disabilities Need to Succeed: Parents, Advocates Battle Confusing Systems That Delay Future Success
Source: Flatland, KCPT-TV. By Vicky Diaz-Camacho and Cody Boston. Gerald Mitchell, 17, is happiest around his cousins, playing Mario Kart and being in the kitchen. Gerald, who was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old, is timid and soft-spoken. But he is quick to...
Second-annual DiversAbility College and Career Fair back in KCMO
Source: KCTV News. By Joseph Hennessy. Kansas City, MO. (KCTV) - The Transition Academy alongside Down Syndrome Innovations, and Sherwood Autism Center are back for its second annual DiversAbility College and Career Fair. CEO of The Transition Academy Kim Riley said...
Announcements and News Releases
Creating an Inclusive Workplace: Empowering Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Employers’ conversations about inclusive workplaces often overlook the need to offer opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). People with “unseen” disabilities such as ADHD, Autism, Down syndrome, learning disorders, or other cognitive delays still struggle to be fully welcomed into many workplaces. Here are some practical steps to create an inclusive workplace for people with IDD.
Creating an Inclusive Workplace: Empowering Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Creating an Inclusive Workplace: Empowering Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month #NDEAM, established to celebrate the significant contributions people with disabilities make to the...
TTA’s Kim Riley Named EALA’s New Champion, a National Distinction
Kansas City, MO – The Transition Academy’s Kim Riley is honored to be named the 2023 EALA New Champion! Our passion for promoting equity in education has made us a champion for change. You can hear Kim explaining what this opportunity means to us at TTA here: ...
Congratulations to the class of 2020!
View the 2020 graduation video below.
