ACT participants are students with disabilities, ages 18-21, currently enrolled in Tucson Unified School District and who meet programmatic criteria for ACT. Located in the community and not on high school campuses, ACT offers students a two year program to continue their transition and learning in integrated, age-appropriate environments within their community. The ACT curriculum is research based and uses experiential learning as a teaching strategy.

Each ACT student’s program is based on individualized goals and objectives determined by students and their families. Many of the ACT sites are located in proximity to the University of Arizona’s campus. Students learn by volunteering, internships, working, interacting with the public, and accessing the community on a full-time basis. Under the supervision of ACT teachers and para-professionals, many from the University of Arizona, ACT students walk and use public transportation to get to community sites. ACT follows the TUSD school calendar, TUSD transportation is available, but families are encouraged to consider non-TUSD transportation such as Sun Tran city bus or Sun Van door to door service.

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