ACE Academy-Online

ACE Academy-Online or In-person

ACE Academy-Online or In-person -Pre-Employment -Transition Services

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ACE workshops

ACE Academy Creators and Trainers:

David DeNotaris, MA

Helped 10,000 individuals a year with disabilities, find real jobs with real pay

Speaker, author and Master Trainer, featured in Fortune Magazine, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today

ACE Academy Creators and Trainers:

Eileen Rivera Ley, MBA

Creator of Low Vision Logic, and the Blind & Socially Savvy Strength Series

Diabetes and vision loss expert

BA, Harvard University, MBA, Wharton School of Business

Dynamic Innovator/ Entrepreneur selected as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women

To live confident, independent lives

in a post COVID 19 world, blind and low vision students need--engaging, fully accessible, Pre-Employment Transition Services from blind experts who understand.”

-Eileen Rivera Ley, MBA,

Blind Savvy USA

ACE offers 4 areas of Innovative Solutions with 16 individual workshops

Workshops offer essential Pre-Employment Transition Skills with blindness nuances

… all include individual and group activities, and unique Capstone Project(s)

ACE Advocacy Academy

ACE Job Readiness through Productivity & Assistive Technology

ACE Career Exploration

ACE Job Readiness Skills

ACE Workshop

TrainingFees

Each ACE Academy Workshop fee is all-inclusive and covers:

Direct services & expenses for up to 14 students
2 professional coaches, David DeNotaris & Eileen Rivera Ley
Guest speakers and mentors, technology expenses
Program development, coordination, administration and delivery
Program supplies and materials, outreach video and flier, pre-assessment and post-assessment reports
Online ACE EXTRA resources

Recommendation Letters

in support of the nomination of ACE Academy and ACE Academy Online, David DeNotaris and Eileen Rivera Ley

David, Tish, and Eileen,
Thanks to each of you for ably representing the work that we have done in Virginia. I do not know what responses you received, but there should be little doubt that with our partners we have provided an array of opportunities for young people to be exposed to different careers and opportunities to acquire skills. Today’s presentation did not even include opportunities offered through VRCBVI. If there is a more active and thought provoking group in VR, I bet they are too tired to let anyone know what they are doing. Keep up the good work and making Virginia look good.

Raymond E. Hopkins
May 10, 2022

Commissioner Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired

David and Eileen
You are all the ones who truly need to be thanked and recognized for the amazing work that you do and the programs that you have brought to transition-aged students in New Hampshire! The educational opportunities, workshops, networking, connecting, and fun that you have brought to these students, their families, and teachers are incredible. The message is positive and I do think that you are all creating Possibility Thinkers! You all make a huge difference and your work is very much appreciated!

Adrienne (NH DVBI)
April 10, 2022

Commonwealth of Virginia
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Established 1922
“Celebrating our past and empowering our future”
www.vdbvi.org

Eileen and David,
Good afternoon, I sure hope this finds you both doing well and having weathered the last blast of winter without many tribulations. Oklahoma is about back to normal, weather wise that is. I again wanted to express my gratitude for your insight and resources shared during our recent ACE sessions. It's good to hear the perspective of others and of course meet new people! Again thank you, look forward to working with you again!! I have attached some notes from the students. Sincerely,

Allison Garner | FCS Ed, CTVI

Career Tech | Oklahoma School for the Blind
tf. 918-781-8200 | fax. 918-781-8300

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