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Golden Gate Regional Center and Support for Families urge city to expand paid internships, youth access and inclusive recreation
Summary
Presenters from Golden Gate Regional Center and Support for Families described programs that connect people with disabilities to paid internships and family supports; they recommended coordinated city action on internships, later youth-program start times, adaptive playgrounds and clearer accommodation procedures for youth internships.
Two nonprofit presenters at the Oct. 17 Mayor's Disability Council meeting urged the council to help expand employment and youth-access opportunities for people with disabilities.
Julian McCarthy, employment specialist at the Golden Gate Regional Center, described a state-funded paid internship program that allows people under regional center services to work up to 20 hours a week for a year with wages paid through a…
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