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New Visions Day Training Sheltered Workshop

Crossroads Industries offers people with developmental disabilities important opportunities and experiences for developing vocational and social skills while earning wages for productive work. The environment in which people participate centers around their individual strengths, interests and choices.

Through the Home and Community Based Services Waiver, pre-vocational services are offered which engage workers in real and simulated employment tasks to determine their vocational potential. Focus is placed on skill building in the areas of attention to task, following directions, task completion, problem solving and safety on the job.  The Production area assists in preparing the individual for supported employment; emphasis is placed on creating a "real world" setting within which participants work on developing self-reliance and independence skills.  The Vocational Training Setting helps participants focus their energies on development of work skills and habits to improve their employability.

The goal of Crossroads Industries Day Training/Sheltered Workshop Program is to prepare people with developmental disabilities for an employment placement in the greater Capital Region community.

Pre-Vocational Program

The goal of New Visions Pre-Vocational Program is to provide job skills training to help people with developmental disabilities maximize their future vocational opportunities.  Some of the highlights of our program include:

• On-site vocational counselors
• Program is housed in an employment environment
• Individualized vocational plan and contracts
• Work habits and social skills developed through daily practice
• Pre-employment groups assist with preparation for supported employment
• Opportunities for paid work

• Following directions, adapting to work routines and carrying out assigned duties in an effective manner
• Acquiring work-appropriate attitudes and habits
• Adjusting to production and social demands in the workplace
• Familiarization with performance requirements
• Instruction in the appropriate use of job related facilities (i.e., lounge areas, lunch rooms and rest rooms)

For more information, please contact Martin Roberts, Director of Vocational Rehabilitation and Training, New Visions, (518) 935-4320, mroberts@newvisionsofalbany.org