Mount Prospect school helps break down barriers for students with special needs
People with disabilities often face significant barriers to finding employment, both in learning applicable job skills and employers' awareness of their capabilities. That's where the High Road School of Mount Prospect's Adult Preparation Program comes in, helping break down barriers for young adults with special needs. The private, therapeutic school serves students from more than 38 public school districts across the collar counties. It emphasizes independence, choice-making, communication, money skills, integration into the workplace and independent living. "Our school provides academic and therapeutic services for children, adolescents and young adults aged 3 to 21, and they have extraordinary needs," said [...]