Able Industries - Life Skills Learning Center (Visalia)

Able began in 1960 as the Tulare County Training Center for the Handicapped. It started with a volunteer staff and a client population of under 20 individuals. While beginning as a drop-in center for arts and crafts and it grew over time to incorporate work training as its primary focus. Stuffing envelopes, packaging, and product sorting were early contracts with local businesses. Over time, the agency has grown to provide services to the greater part of Tulare County. We recently moved to a 37,000-square-foot facility in the Industrial Park of Visalia where we offer life skills programs, job training and intern opportunities, and competitive integrated employment programs; this is also where our administrative offices are located.

Services Offered

  • Employment Services - Employment Prep (Individual)
  • Employment Services - Intake (Individual)
  • Employment Services - Job Development and Placement (Individual)
  • Employment Services - Retention (Individual)
  • Paid Situational Assessment - Individual Wages
  • Paid Situational Assessment (Individual)
  • Personal, Vocational, and Social Adjustment - PVSA (Group, per consumer, 1 hour class
  • Personal, Vocational, and Social Adjustment - PVSA (Individual per hour)
  • Short-Term Supports (Individual, per consumer)

Languages

(Provider can provide services for other languages; for further details, please contact Provider.)
  • English
  • Spanish

Disability Specialities

  • Developmental Disabilities

Accessibility

disability Assisitive Technologies: TTY, signage on walls in braille, magnifying screens for our computers, large keypads, software to convert voice to text and text to voice.

Transportation

Transportation via Bus via Bus Lines, Para Transit: Able Industries is a designated route stop for all Visalia transit services, wheelchair accessible.

Transportation via Rail Route Rail Routes: N/A

Parking Parking Lot Access: N/A

Qualifications

Experience serving disability community for over 60 years, including working with DOR for all of those years. Case service counselors (4 people) have a combined history at ABLE of over 80 years experience. These individuals are trained to work with you to meet your specific employment goals.

Contact Information

Telephone Phone: 559-651-8150
Toll Free Telephone Toll-Free: N/A
TTD Phone TTY: N/A
www Website:

www.ableindustries.org

Clock Hours:

Monday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Tuesday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Wednesday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Thursday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed Notes: For appointments please call (559) 651-8150

Address Address:

2544 Valley Oaks Drive
Visalia, CA 93292

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ABLE Industries, Inc.
2505 N. Shirk Rd
Visalia, CA 93291

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