This program evaluates, trains and places adults (over the age of 18) in positions involving contract fulfillment work, such as assembly and packaging. Tasks are carried out under close supervision from trained Chimes staff members. Most often, the job site is our Terry Allen Perl Center, where supervised breaks and lunchtime, behavioral support, a nurse, and a number of other services are available. From time to time a contract will require that program participants and supervisors work at a customer's facility.

The Liberty Club is a new service that stresses choice. It offers an environment that welcomes adults who have limited adaptive skills and a preference for deciding which activities or work they want to engage in. Members are also selected on the basis of their interest and ability for future employment on a more regular basis or, for older workers, to make a gradual transition to retirement and leisure activities.

Special education school students with disabilities take part-time jobs through a Chimes program called School to Work.

The program begins with a comprehensive vocational evaluation that determines the kind of work best suited to a student's mental and physical capacities and the job fields he or she would prefer. Our evaluation system is so highly regarded that we get many referrals from school systems and state human services agencies, and we are often asked to evaluate children as young as 14 when their situations are unusual or complex.

Vocational evaluation. This service covers both the objective and subjective factors that go into the choice of a career. Often the results of physical tests (e.g., range of motion, bodily strength) will narrow the possible career fields, and the participant will choose specific jobs within those fields based on aptitudes and interests.

Vocational counseling. This service works hand in hand with evaluation to help a participant find the right job. It also comes into play when a choice does not work out as well as expected.

Rehabilitation counseling. Each person enrolled in a Chimes vocational program is assigned a rehabilitation counselor who coordinates all services he or she receives and acts as the point of contact for family and other care providers.

Behavioral support. Developmental disabilities are often accompanied by behavioral problems, and even minor problems grow worse under the strain of entering the unfamiliar world of work. Chimes behavioral counselors are trained in timely intervention and measures to relieve stress.

Transportation. In many cases Chimes can arrange for public or private transportation.

Safety training. Participants first receive safety training as part of their orientation. Refreshers are presented yearly, with a certificate for successful completion.