Hands-On Futures: Empowerment and Employment Through Skilled Trades
02/05/25 • 37 min
TACT (Teaching the Autism Community Trades) is a Colorado-based nonprofit focused on empowering individuals with autism through education in the skilled trades. Founder Danny Combs shares how TACT tackles the high unemployment rate in the autism community by equipping individuals with the skills needed for rewarding careers in fields that capitalize on their unique strengths.
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TACT (Teaching the Autism Community Trades) is a Colorado-based nonprofit focused on empowering individuals with autism through education in the skilled trades. Founder Danny Combs shares how TACT tackles the high unemployment rate in the autism community by equipping individuals with the skills needed for rewarding careers in fields that capitalize on their unique strengths.
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Autism Annex: The STAR Autism Support Podcast - Hands-On Futures: Empowerment and Employment Through Skilled Trades
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Johnandrew Slominski Welcome to this episode of the Autism Annex Podcast. I'm Johnandrew Slominski.
Johnandrew Slominski We've spoken before on the podcast about the issues that individuals on the autism spectrum face in the job market. Johnandrew Slominski In fact, my guest on our last episode, Temple Grandin, makes a very strong case for education in the skilled trades as an important and often overlooked pathway toward employment.
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