Transition Academy gets a visit from Commissioner Sharon Lewis

Published 10:48 am Thursday, November 3, 2011

On Oct. 27 Commissioner Sharon Lewis, visited the Transition Academy in Redmond.

Lewis, a presidential appointee who heads the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) is visiting Washington to see why the state has outstanding supported employment outcomes for citizens with developmental disabilities.

Participating in a student-led roundtable discussion, she asked academy students what they do at the academy, what their hopes and dreams are for their futures, as well as what support they needed to make those dreams happen.