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Broward College offers first autism-friendly avionics training
STORY BY CHRISTINE KNAUER
n December, Zachary
Hopkins will graduate
from what's likely the first
initiative of its kind in the country
- an autism-friendly avionics
training program at Broward
College in southern Florida. The
new program exemplifies how the
school celebrates diversity and
inclusion and empowers students
of all abilities by providing them
with pathways to employment.
" Electronics was something I
was interested in, but not airplanes
specifically, " Hopkins said. " I was
" FROM AN EMPLOYER'S
POINT OF VIEW,
EMPLOYEES ON THE
AUTISM SPECTRUM
TEND TO BE
EXCEPTIONALLY LOYAL
AND VERY HARD
WORKERS. "
RUSSELL MCCAFFERY,
Dean of Transportation at Broward College
open to the idea and willing to see what the options were. "
In launching the program, Broward College partnered
with a local organization called HAAPE (Helping Adults
with Autism Perform and Excel), which creates, funds
and nurtures employment programs by collaborating
with companies and other organizations.
" HAAPE started in mid-2016 when several friends
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and I heard about the plight of
autistic people, specifically our
friend's son who was 22 and aging
out of high school, " said Dr. Larry
Rothman, chairperson and cofounder
of HAAPE (pronounced
happy). " The situation was dire
with no real support after high
school and bleak employment
prospects. "
For today's workers, having a
tangible and highly marketable
skill is important. For adults with
autism, it's even more crucial.
To reach individuals with autism
and their families, HAAPE partners with the Center
for Autism and Related Disabilities, a nonprofit
collaboration between the University of Miami and
Nova Southeastern University, or UM-NSU CARD.
" When we met with the head of UM-NSU CARD, we
learned that unemployment and underemployment rates for
people with autism is 80% to 90%, and few organizations

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