The Arc of the Three Rivers’ Achievement & Opportunity (A.O.C) Learning & Development Center provides support with essential life skills and combines classroom instruction with community integration and vocational development.

Together with your family and your case manager, our programs for adults with disabilities help you develop goals and objectives that lead to a better future. We pay special attention to your personal needs and preferences.

A schedule structured around your interests and objectives is prepared. We stress self-advocacy and communication to maximize independence. Adaptive technology is also used to facilitate daily learning; in addition, you may benefit from the services of speech therapists and behavior specialists in our programs for adults with disabilities.

Classroom Instruction

Emphasis is placed on putting the knowledge acquired in the classroom to practical use. The curriculum focused on communication, safety, money management, personal and social concerns, and life skills. Specialty courses are available in art, American Sign Language, behavioral management, bilingual instruction, computers, cooking, geriatrics, and self-advocacy. All teaching materials for our programs for people with disabilities are chronologically age-appropriate.

Community Integration

The Arc provides instruction and support to enable you to participate independently in the community. We offer transition training from the classroom to a broader, more natural environment. Day Training Services also offer volunteer and paid work experience in fully integrated community environments.

Vocational Development

The Arc’s Vocational Development Program is an opportunity to learn a wide variety of skills that will prepare our Participants to be self-sufficient, productive members of our community.

From the basic daily essential life skills such as personal hygiene, money management, and appearance to the more advanced employment pre-vocational training. We teach participants how to identify and choose a particular field(s) of employment that they find suitable for their unique wants and needs, as well as what prospective employers in our community are looking for in applicants.

We teach computer skills and help our Participants learn to complete job applications and resumes. The Arc then provides vocational training specific to those areas of interest in a hands-on classroom where the Participant can learn how to master the skills needed to obtain and keep prospective employment in a low-stress environment.

At The Arc, we believe that people with Developmental Disabilities have the right to the best quality of life possible, and we strive to achieve that for our Participants daily. Our Vocational program prepares Participants to live a well-rounded full quality of life while being as self-sufficient as possible.