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Job Path Provides Comprehensive Workplace Training for Youth with Disabilities

J.Froelich
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KUAF
Job Path graduate, Jarod Friend, works part time as a receptionist at KUAF Public Radio.

Job Path assists high school students and young adults with disabilities, ages 16 to 24, to prepare for the workforce. The federal and state funded program trains a hundred northwest Arkansas youth annually, says regional Job Path manager, Laura Smith. We also meet Jarod Friend, a Job Path graduate, who works part-time at KUAF Public Radio.

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Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for <i>Ozarks at Large.</i>
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