The MAIPSE/PIE Program at Fitchburg State University is a program to support students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), ages 18-22, in partnership districts in the north-central Worcester County, as well as adults with IDD that are 22+ years of age, that have exited school and are receiving special education services through adult services disability agencies such as DDS or MassAbility. The purpose of MAIPSE is to increase the students’ academic and career success by being included in the university’s community of learners.
My guests, Rebekka Farquharson, Program Coordinator and Mike LaVoie, Program Education Coach as well as student Monue Figeroa speak about
- the program's key objectives
- student eligibility
- the goal to locate paid employment for participating students
as well as some fundraising events.
For more information about this program you can visit https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/academics/massachusetts-inclusive-postsecondary-education-maipse-program.
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