OZARK — What Susan Owens calls “the forgotten people” have found a place to belong in the Encore Program at Vivian B. Adam School located here.
Owens, a resource coordinator for the school that serves special needs individuals in six South Alabama counties, told Ozark Rotarians Tuesday that the unique, lifelong learner program called Encore is moving to a new larger building on campus in February and will be able to serve up to 30 students.
People are also reading… “When students with intellectual disabilities reach the age of adulthood and age-out of federally mandated and funded public education programs they qualify to apply for continued services through a waiver released by the Alabama State Department of Mental Health. Owens said that throughout the school’s 51-year history, the VBAS board has added programs and opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities as needs have been presented.
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