In the Garden -Accessibility for Everyone

https://fit4workpt.substack.com/p/using-job-descriptions-to-create

In our latest Fit4Work: Community of Practice monthly session, we gathered to tackle the real-world complexities of building robust vocational transition programs for youth with disabilities including aligning IEP goals with genuine community job requirements. We explored Jobs4All, created to help providers know what to work on that meets a student’s vocational aspiration. The job tasks are divided into 3 categories: personal, communication and physical.

How can you use this information?

1. For a student with one of these job aspirations, have them complete the job description as a checklist.

2. Share it with a teacher to inform their classroom instruction.

https://www.flawildflowers.org/classroom-resources/

Wild About Wildflowers! is a free activity guide developed by the Florida Wildflower Foundation to help students and learners of all kinds discover Florida’s native wildflowers. Fully updated in 2026, this expanded edition is organized into nine units that progress from the anatomy of a single flower to the broader ecological and cultural roles wildflowers play — covering flower parts, life cycles, pollination, seed dispersal, adaptations, plant and animal interactions.

Florida Wildflower Foundation resources:

• Planning your school garden(Practical information on wildflower gardens and creating garden teams with volunteers)

• Linking your garden to your curriculum (Ideas for creating curriculum goals and projects that incorporate your campus wildflower garden)

https://biggreen.org/resources/

Togetherness.

Holidays exist to make ordinary acts feel significant and shared. Thanksgiving is a meal we could have on any old Thursday. New Year's is a number changing on a calendar. What makes holidays matter is the collective agreement to mark it, to do it all together.

Simplicity.

A seed going into dirt, by itself, is about as modest as human action gets. It costs almost nothing, takes minutes, and requires no expertise. You can do it in a paper cup on a windowsill in an apartment with no outdoor space, and I know this because people send us photos of exactly that every year.

What's it about?

A comprehensive guide that combines gardening activities with vocational training to help youth with developmental disabilities build essential skills for employment and independence. https://fit4workpt.substack.com/p/fit4work-in-the-garden-is-born?utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

https://www.amazon.com/Fit4Work-Garden-Connie-Johnson-PT/dp/B0G6L2Y7NB

In Fit4Work in the Garden, students with developmental disabilities can move from being passive observers to active participants in real-world tasks like digging, planting, and harvesting and considering employment opportunities that could include established businesses or building their own.

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