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HSI

High Sierra Industries develops, delivers and uses learning systems that benefit people with disabilities and those who support them.

07/01/2025

On this date in History ... July 1, 2000, LaVonne Brooks started her tenure as CEO of HSI - WARC! Today we recognize and honor her 25 years of dedicated service and leadership! Thank you for all you do for the organization, Mama Bear!

06/18/2025

Come out and get dirty with us! That's right, once again HSI is pleased to support our friends at Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation and their 2025 Dozers and Dirt event, September 20, from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Rilite Aggregate Pit, 9208 Western Skies Drive in Reno.
Join us and get dirty digging in your shovels to support local children battling cancer. Kids 17 and younger get to operate more than 35 pieces of heavy construction equipment (under professional supervision, of course), experience up-close displays of the RAVEN helicopter, a bomb unit, police cars, fire trucks, and more.
NNCCF is always pulling out all the stops to support Northern Nevada children and we are excited about this partnership. All proceeds benefit the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation.
In this event, only the kids need tickets, the adults get in free! Get your tickets and/or become a sponsor by visiting https://www.nvchildrenscancer.org/dozers-dirt/!
Getting dirty has never been more fun! Hope to see you there!

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05/15/2025

All of us at HSI - WARC extend warm congratulations to Board Member and former Board Chair Dr. Karin Hilgersom on her retirement from her role as President of Truckee Meadows Community College! Her leadership achieved numerous program successes and innovations during her tenure, and we count ourselves fortunate to have Karin's wisdom and counsel on our Board. We look forward to working with her successor, Dr. Jeffrey Alexander, who will serve as the next TMCC president, and congratulate him on this prestigious appointment.
Click on the link below to read some highlights from Karin's retirement celebration on May 9!

Community members, employees and students gathered to pay tribute to Dr. Hilgersom for nine years of dedicated service to student success and academic excellence.

03/26/2025

We were thrilled to host a delegation of education and related professionals from Iraq to discuss Disability Legislation in Practice and introduce them to our genArete learning system. Insights and information were exchanged in a very productive three-hour meeting. The group began their US tour in mid-March and are set to return home on April 5. Thanks to our colleagues at the Northern Nevada International Center, who facilitated the Reno portion of their tour via the U.S. Department of State.
For more info on genArete, visit https://genarete.org/ .

12/23/2024

HSI - WARC will be closed December 24-January 1. On behalf of our staff and Board of Directors, thank you to EVERYONE who made this year very special. Let's keep those good vibes going as we greet 2025. We wish you all a peaceful, joyous and safe holiday season. See you next year!

10/31/2024

We take our Halloween pretty seriously! Congrats to the winners of the costume contest and everyone who participated!

09/18/2024

Join us this Saturday, September 21, from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. for an event like no other, a fund and awareness raiser for Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation! You dig? WE DIG! Hope to see you there!

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555 Reactor Way
Reno, NV
89502

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Telephone

+17758297400

Website

http://www.hsireno.org/

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Who we are and what we do!

HSI and WARC were founded in 1977 and 1953 respectively as separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving people with disabilities. In 2009, the organizations merged, both maintaining their 501(c)(3) status. HSI is Northern Nevada’s largest not-for-profit organization, serving more than 200 people with a variety of intellectual and/or physical disabilities, who range in age from their teens to their late 60s. HSI empowers every individual with a disability we serve to discover and lead a fulfilling life of their choice.

HSI is developing unique and cutting-edge curricula and assessments that utilize Precision Teaching (PT) and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA is the gold standard for training and education, considered an evidence-based best practice by the American Psychological Association and the U.S. Surgeon General. PT is traditionally used in a one-to-one setting, making it very costly. HSI has re-engineered the use of the PT model based upon the “learners know best” philosophy of PT and scaling it to be delivered to larger groups. This far more cost-effective programming delivers remarkable, quantifiable results.

iChoose: Participants choose their preferred activities from a daily activities menu to develop life skills, such as communication, problem-solving and physical coordination.

iWork: Employees earn at or above minimum wage while building skill development, basic work readiness and expertise through a range of light manufacturing to electro-mechanical tasks.

iLive: In partnership with Sierra Regional Center, we provide innovative, person-centered, quality supportive living options that enable adults with disabilities to live in their community.

CDA-NV™ Career Development Academy: Provides assessment, referral and employment readiness training for people with developmental disabilities with a goal of obtaining competitive integrated employment of their choice.

Community Training Partners: HSI staff is working to develop strategic partnerships with key employers, state services agencies as well as the School District to support people with disabilities.

HSI works with employers to establish effective systems to encourage hiring people with disabilities, including our annual community awareness event: the X-treme Ability Challenge.

HSI trains School District Para-Professionals and Special Education Teachers to apply ABA and PT methods for teaching people with disabilities in a traditional learning environment.

HSI developed a curriculum for the State of Nevada’s Vocational Rehabilitation Workforce Innovations Opportunity Act (WIOA) implementation of Pre-ETS (Pre-Employment Transition Services) curriculum. Beginning at age 14, Pre-ETS prepares students with disabilities to think about careers and employment.

Additional highlights: We also recently completed a Capital Campaign to build a 10,000 square foot addition to our existing Reactor Way building, which was more than 80 percent funded by contributions from the community. This allowed us to consolidate our operations, and increase the productivity and cost effectiveness of our services. And coming soon, we’ll be changing our brand to our new name, iCelerate!

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