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Atlanta is an expensive city to live in. Because of that, the city’s center for independent living, disABILITY LINK, places tremendous emphasis on job readiness and navigating the workforce. So much so that disAbility Link starts equipping people with disabilities with professional skills from the center’s earliest interactions with them while they are in the local school system.

Kim Gibson, disABILITY LINK’s executive director, joins us on Accessibility Now to discuss the steps that their organization takes to prepare people in the Atlanta area for a career. For her, it boils down to three things that pave the way to real careers: career training, apprenticeships, and internships.