On Sunday, October 8th, BK Reader published a piece about ICD's new "School to Success" partner in Brooklyn, the High School for Youth and Community Development, titled, “Flatbush School Joins Program to Help Youth with Disabilities Transition from School to Career.”

In the piece, Marie Prendergast, Principal of the High School for Youth and Community Development says,

"We are excited to help pioneer this evolving citywide initiative...We are pleased that our students will start to see the benefits in the Fall. They will receive long-term, holistic support through their high school years and beyond that we expect will result in greater self-determination, better economic mobility, and improved overall well-being"

Later in the story, ICD’s Co-President, Joseph T. McDonald III, says,

“This new initiative will help students with disabilities to better understand how to advocate for themselves and successfully navigate their way through the complex systems of services and supports available to them after they leave school…It offers enormous potential to build the self-confidence, resilience, and agency that they will need to continue overcoming the biases and barriers to employment that they will face as adults.” 

To read the full piece, click here.

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