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Corliss Institute, Inc. offers customized training for individuals with specific needs in their center-based Day Program which operates from Monday to Friday at 9 AM to 3 PM. Participants are provided training in activities required in daily life with preparation for future employment opportunities. Individuals are also aided on how to interact with community members through visits to the local YMCA, regular bowling games and other activities suited to the participants involved.

These activities include training in the use of computers, exercise, writing and reading, in general. Basic education in these and other events pertinent to the individual needs will help equip the participants with the necessary skill to apply in future productive jobs in the community. This virtual school has become a stepping-stone for those who desire to become an active part of the greater community.

In spite of the physical and social challenges that participants may experience, Corliss group makes sure that the training environment allows them to experience real-life conditions they will encounter and help them adjust and comply with the fundamental requirements within their capabilities. The preparation for acquiring skills, then, goes hand-in-hand with the social and communication skills they need to work with others in their job environment.

Just as it should be, since all of us go through the same process of learning what we are capable of attaining and proving to others that we can deliver according to the expectations. As we learn to apply our skills, we improve our level of competence in many areas we are engaged in. As long as people, whether we have disabilities or not, know that they can find the support to learn and to develop in their skills and work, they can remain productive and fulfilled for many years.

Recognition of this basic requirement in training individuals is apparent in the programs of Corliss Institute, Inc.'s website. Whether it is in teaching individuals the rudiments of cooking or writing, making people aware of their capacity to lear