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3x your impact! Amazon is tripling the donation rate on your first smile.amazon.com purchase - through March 31! Go to smile.amazon.com/ch/52-1487462 and Amazon donates to Transcen Inc.! So don't forget to think of us when you shop at Amazon.com! For additional details about the promotion, visit the promotion detail page.

WorkLink clients have been volunteering at Project Open Hand, a San Francisco-based program that provides hot meals and groceries to individuals who have chronic illnesses and to seniors. Every day, Project Open Hand prepares 2,500 nutritious meals and provide 200 bags of healthy groceries to help sustain its clients as they... read more →

Alaskan businesses will no longer be allowed to pay employees with disabilities less than the minimum wage, which is currently $9.84 an hour. The state announced last week it would repeal the regulation first put in place in 1978. Alaska joins New Hampshire and Maryland as the first states to... read more →

PHS Altrue is a team of dedicated high schoolers from Poolesville High School working towards creating a better workplace for people with disabilities. As part of a project, they contacted TransCen to find a way to make a more accommodating workplace for an individual with a disability. We connected the... read more →

At WorkLink (TransCen's San Francisco project), we know that the dignity and self-worth that comes from employment cannot be overstated. For 20 years, we have been providing the services and supports people with disabilities need to go to work. We assist individuals with discovering their passion and building the skills... read more →

TransCen headquarters has moved! We look forward to seeing you at our new location: 12300 Twinbrook Parkway  Suite 350 Rockville, MD 20852

Developing Mentoring Cultures The many benefits that mentoring brings to the workplace include improving employee retention and engagement, assisting in recruitment, and enriching workplace culture. Developing a mentoring culture can also serve as an organizational strategy towards disability inclusion. This 60 minute webinar will present ideas on how to integrate... read more →

Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR) is pleased to announce our 2017 Fall Conference to be held in Greenville, SC, on November 13-15, 2017. CSAVR invites submissions of proposals from practitioners, rehabilitation educators, and other professionals working in the field of rehabilitation. Content Areas of Presentation CSAVR’s fall... read more →

October 10 & 11, 2017 Hilton Burlington Burlington, Vermont You are cordially invited to attend this 2-day Organizational Change Forum: Sheltered Workshop Conversion to Community Employment, on October 10-11, 2017 at the Hilton Hotel & Conference Center in Burlington, Vermont. Join us for this dynamic event focused on employment for individuals with disabilities.... read more →

In this 30 minute webinar session, experts offered direct answers to the questions you want to ask, but haven't found the right environment to do so. It's more basic than you think! No Need to Be Awkward: Disability Etiquette for Everyone - Webinar Archive No Need to Be Awkward: Disability... read more →