This program enables individuals with disabilities, service providers and others to learn about, access, and acquire assistive technology needed for education, employment, and community living. Services include device demonstrations, reutilization, loans, and financing.
Operating Entity: University of Puerto Rico, Assistive Technology Advisory Council of Puerto Rico (PRATP)
Entity Type: College / University
Topic(s): Connecting Activities
CAP helps individuals who experience problems when applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation or independent living services. This includes advising and informing individuals of their rights and providing advocacy services.
Operating Entity: Puerto Rico Office of the Governor, Ombudsman for the Disabled
Entity Type: State Agency / Office
Topic(s): Connecting Activities
This program offers a range of services – including occupational counseling, re-employment services, employment services, and referrals – to help connect employers and job applicants, and pays special attention to serving people with disabilities.
Operating Entity: Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources (PRDOLHR)
Entity Type: State Agency / Office
Topic(s): Career Prep & Work-Based Learning
This program provides a range of independent living services to people with disabilities at Centers for Independent Living across the state. Services include help connecting to local services, assistance with job searches, local transit skills training, assistive technology help, peer mentoring support, assistance with school-to-career transitions, self-advocacy help, and more.
Operating Entity: --
Entity Type: Multi-Stakeholder Project
This program supports Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Parent Resource Centers in 12 eastern states plus DC and two territories. Services include one-to-one consultations, trainings and webinars, peer-to-peer mentoring, site visits, non-profit management tools, and more.
Operating Entity: Navigating Excellence Parent Center Assistance & Collaboration Team (NE-PACT)
Entity Type: Non-Profit / Community Organization
Pre-ETS assist students with disabilities in identifying career interests and developing skills to be successful in the workplace. This includes five required activities: job exploration counseling, work-based learning experiences, workplace readiness training, counseling on comprehensive transition or postsecondary educational programs, and instruction in self-advocacy.
Operating Entity: --
Entity Type: Multi-Stakeholder Project
This program provides social and economic rehabilitation for people with various disabilities through remunerated work opportunities in nonprofit workshops.
Operating Entity: Puerto Rico Department of the Family
Entity Type: State Agency / Office
Topic(s): Career Prep & Work-Based Learning
These Centers help schools throughout Puerto Rico effectively serve students in special education, including by collaborating with school counselors to provide counseling services to students with disabilities.
Operating Entity: Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE)
Entity Type: State Agency / Office
This program provides technical assistance to Parent Centers in Region A, which includes Puerto Rico. Services include strategies for reaching underserved families, on-site training and support, an annual conference, program evaluation, and consulting around the nonprofit management process.
Operating Entity: Navigating Excellence Parent Center Assistance & Collaboration Team (NE-PACT)
Entity Type: Non-Profit / Community Organization
This program help out-of-school and in-school youth with one or more barriers to employment (including having a disability) prepare for and secure employment and postsecondary education opportunities. Services include tutoring; work experiences; occupational skills training; leadership development opportunities; and postsecondary education and training preparation activities.
Operating Entity: --
Entity Type: Multi-Stakeholder Project
This webpage provides general information about Long-COVID in Spanish.
Operating Entity: Puerto Rico Department of Health
Topic(s): Long-COVID