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TTA Initiative Awarded National Funding

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....

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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...

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TTA’s Kim Riley Named EALA’s New Champion, a National Distinction

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: ...

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: ...

2 months ago

July is Disability Pride Month. Why July? It marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, landmark legislation that broke down barriers to inclusion in society.

However, people ... See more

2 months ago

Did you see the newest data (June 2023) that shows employment of people with disabilities remains at a record high?

Listen to what employers told us at the KC DiversAbility College and Career Fair ... See more