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Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) Program

ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Institute on Disability is a Community Rehabilitation Provider (CRP) that offers transition services. Pre-ETS provides transition services for youth with disabilities who are between the ages of 14-22 and who are still in school.  It is a partnership between the University of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½, Shelby County Schools, and the municipal school districts. The purpose of the program is to help prepare students for the transition from high school to a career path which could include post-secondary education, vocational training or employment.

  • Pre-ETS is a collaboration between middle & high schools and Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS).
  • The students do not have to be client of vocational rehabilitation.
  • Students can be in public, private, or home schooled.

Pre-ETS is available to all students with disabilities between 14 and 22 years of age who meet the below requirements:

  • Have a documented disability (via an IEP, 504 or physicians note).
  • Are still in school (have not graduated from high school or are in an extended transition program in their school)
  • Are between the ages of 14-22.
  • Pre-ETS is a FREE program because the program is federally funded by the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).

This means Pre-ETS Program does not use the family’s household income or resources to establish eligibility.

Link for Brochure:

Please contact the University of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Institute on Disability at 901.678.4303, Community Rehabilitation Provider coordinator: Nakeshia Bennett at nbnnett5@memphis.edu or Dr. Chrisann Schiro-Geist, Professor and Director at cschrgst@memphis.edu for more info.