Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities

Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities Providing support to students, families, and institutions of higher ed so that students with intelle

Our next FCSUA Informational webinar will take place Tuesday at 3 p.m. The November webinar "Life Beyond the Classroom: ...
10/30/2025

Our next FCSUA Informational webinar will take place Tuesday at 3 p.m.

The November webinar "Life Beyond the Classroom: Independent Living Skills and Options for FPCTP Students" will provide strategies to help students obtain skills needed to live independently.

Register now: https://bit.ly/FCSUAMonthlyWebinarNovember2025

Individuals with disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities, bring so much value, talent and skills to...
10/30/2025

Individuals with disabilities, including those with intellectual disabilities, bring so much value, talent and skills to their place of employment.

Throughout the month of October, we have acknowledged the contributions of students and completers from our Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Programs who are currently employed and thriving in the workplace. We are proud of our students and continue to support and encourage them to be successful employees!

10/29/2025

Big thanks to the entire team at Olive Garden – Jensen Beach for fostering such a welcoming environment every day.

Special shout-out to Katie, who absolutely loves her job — we see that energy and it makes all the difference.

And let’s not forget: this team earned the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities recognition award for their outstanding commitment to employees of all abilities.

We love the breadsticks, but mostly we love how you treat people. 🙌

Meet Ivory Richardson, a 2023 completer of Project SAINT at Santa Fe College - and Project SAINT's newest employee!Ivory...
10/28/2025

Meet Ivory Richardson, a 2023 completer of Project SAINT at Santa Fe College - and Project SAINT's newest employee!

Ivory works in the office for Project SAINT as a Student Alumnus Assistant. Her role includes assisting students through orientation and adjusting to college life, participating in marketing events and providing general office support.

Jessica Gottelib, one of our 2025 Florida Postsecondary Education Program Planning Institute student panelists and a 202...
10/28/2025

Jessica Gottelib, one of our 2025 Florida Postsecondary Education Program Planning Institute student panelists and a 2025 Seahawk Nest Academy completer, is currently employed at her alma mater at the testing center at Broward College.

Her supervisor says "Jessica is a dedicated worker who always takes the initiative to ensure her work is completed. She has proven that she is more than capable of the work."

We love to see students come back and give back to the programs that supported them during their time in college.Ivory R...
10/27/2025

We love to see students come back and give back to the programs that supported them during their time in college.

Ivory Richardson, a 2023 completer from Project SAINT at Santa Fe College, and Guillermo Montedonico, a 2024 completer from the Seahawk NEST Academy at Broward College, are now employed at their respective FPCTPs, helping guide and support the next generation of students enrolled in the programs. What a great way to give back!

Employed completers reported working an average of 20 hours each week on their jobs. Some completers worked more hours; ...
10/24/2025

Employed completers reported working an average of 20 hours each week on their jobs. Some completers worked more hours; a few reported working full-time at 40 hours per week on their jobs.

Our Fall 2025 News Brief is now available on our website! In the Fall 2025 News Brief:Welcome our newest Program Assista...
10/23/2025

Our Fall 2025 News Brief is now available on our website!

In the Fall 2025 News Brief:
Welcome our newest Program Assistant Director of Technical Assistance, Jacqueline Dwyer, and our graduate research assistant, Teja Puvvula
Read our Student Spotlight on Juan Cabrera, from the Okaloosa UP Program at Okaloosa Technical College
Read our Program Highlight about preparing students for employment from Pinellas Technical College
Congratulate our FPCTP completers who are now employed at their respective programs
And More.

Katlyn Chambliss is a student in the Eagle Connections program at Tallahassee State College, who will complete the progr...
10/22/2025

Katlyn Chambliss is a student in the Eagle Connections program at Tallahassee State College, who will complete the program in May 2026. She is currently employed at Blaze Pizza, where she has been employed since August 2020.

"Katlyn is one of our best. She is a one-of-a-kind find and receives the most reviews of all the employees. She is truly amazing with our guests and is everything we look for in an employee," says her assistant manager.

Eligible students enrolled in an approved Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program can receive a scholarsh...
10/21/2025

Eligible students enrolled in an approved Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program can receive a scholarship that covers costs to attend the program. Here are a few of our 2025-26 scholarship recipients.

For more information about FPCTP Student Scholarships, visit our website: https://fcsua.org/faq/faq.php

Last year, employed completers reported earning an average of $14 an hour on their jobs, with some completers earning as...
10/17/2025

Last year, employed completers reported earning an average of $14 an hour on their jobs, with some completers earning as much as $25 an hour at work.

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Signed into law by Florida’s governor on January 23, 2016, the Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program Act (the Act) (FS 1004.6495) established the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities at the University of Central Florida (the Center) and charged the Center with managing the Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program (FPCTP) application and approval process. The Act also established criteria for FPCTP approval, scholarship awards for eligible students to attend approved programs, grant awards to promote new program development and existing program enhancements, and accountability requirements associated with these opportunities.

As stated in the legislation, the purpose of the ACT is to “increase independent living, inclusive and experiential postsecondary education, and employment opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities through degree, certificate, or nondegree programs and to establish statewide coordination of the dissemination of information regarding programs and services for students with disabilities. It is the intent of the Legislature that students with intellectual disabilities and students with disabilities have access to meaningful postsecondary education credentials and be afforded the opportunity to have a meaningful campus experience.” (FS §1004.6495(2))

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