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Willowood offers a different type of training experience.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-JUL-03 		Format: Online - approximately 1057 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Willowood offers a different type of training experience.(Focus: Employee Development & Training)(developmentally disabled get job training)

Article Excerpt
JACKSON--People with disabilities are more like everyone else than they are different, said Curt Alford, executive director of Willowood Developmental Center, which provides job force training for people with developmental disabilities. But a job may be even more important to adults with developmental disabilities because being employed isn't something they take for granted.

"Many times our people have never had any type of job before," said Alford. "There is self-esteem we all get from being able to work and do good. All the things we get out of work are the same for them. Being able to hold a job enhances their self-esteem and morale. It improves their confidence."

There are also benefits to the family in having someplace the disabled person can go to be productive for part or all of the day. It allows other members of the family to be able to work.

The Work Activity Center is the vocational program part of the...

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