Project Search Mainstreams Individuals with Disabilities Into the Workforce

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published July 1, 2019 at 1:36 PM CDT

Lisa Lightner, Alexander Livingston, and Christina Maples with Project Search, stand outside Washington Regional Medical Center.

Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville hosts a job-training program, called Project Search, for young adults with developmental disabilities, coordinated by Life Styles, which is a nonprofit advocacy group that works to integrate individuals with disabilities into the community.

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