New Apartment Model Helps Redhawks R.I.S.E. Students Transition To Adults
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Students in Union's R.I.S.E (Ready, Independent, Skilled, Empowered) Program are enjoying their new home next to the Union Alternative School, a large spacious room modeled after an apartment.
The apartment features a kitchen area and other amenities designed to familiarize the individuals with disabilities with skills and a new environment as they transition into adulthood.
The creation of the R.I.S.E. program was made possible by the passage of a new Oklahoma law that allows special needs students to stay in school, working on transition skills, until the age of 22.