Vocational Independence Program

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The Vocational Independence Program(VIP) at New York Institute of Technology [1] was one of only 10 postsecondary schools in the United States that is known by the U.S. Department of Education as a Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) program for students with an intellectual disability. [2] The VIP program originally offered a summer program called the Introduction to Independence (I To I) [3] which qualified VIP as an interconnected program [3] aimed at people ages 16–22 with special needs and focused on job training and independent living skills. [4] There was a 4th year option at VIP. [5] It was founded by the New York Institute of Technology in 1987. [1]

People ages 23 and up may still attend VIP. [5] However, they are ineligible to attend the summer program as the Introduction to Independence is a summer work-study-recreation program for students ages 16 to 22 who have moderate to severe learning differences. [3] The IQ scores of VIP students are 70–143. [5] At VIP, most students come directly from high school and most have been in special education programs. [1] On June 2, 2020, NYIT announced the program would be discontinued as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vocational Independence Program - Visit Reports Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed December 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ Costs/Financial Aid Archived 2012-09-20 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed July 30, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Vocational Independence Program | NYIT Archived 2008-07-02 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed December 10, 2012.
  4. ↑ Autism advocates ponder Asperger diagnosis decision Archived 2012-12-08 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed December 10, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 The Vocational Independence Program Overview [ permanent dead link ]. Accessed July 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ VIP is discontinued; URL accessed July 24, 2020.


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