Special Education

Empowering Students With Visual Impairments: How Our Vision Team Makes Learning Possible

If you walk by our office, you will likely hear us typing away on braillers, making tactile cues, or using materials to find creative ways to adapt lessons. The students we serve have a variety of visual impairments ranging from low vision to blindness, dual sensory loss (combined hearing and visual impairments), and Cortical Visual Impairment

Time Flies When You’re Having 75th Anniversary Fun

As we look to the remainder of this anniversary year, we focus on celebrating with our families of our students and residents, alumni from school and residences, and the unsung heroes and the heart of our agency, our staff, past and present.

Taking That Leap of Faith

That very night I applied for Roberts Associate Program. When two people from two separate places ask you the same question on the same day, it is a no brainer to take that leap of faith and start an awesome but terrifying journey.

Developing and Sustaining a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workforce

I’m pleased to announce that Mary Cariola Center has been awarded a two million dollar grant over the next four years to develop and sustain a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce to support individuals with complex disabilities in Monroe County.

Welcome Back to School!

Preparing to go back to school is always a busy time. We are preparing new classrooms to greet our students for their first day of school. My goal each year is to create a welcoming space to make each student feel happy to be coming to school.

Join the Cariola Community!

Our jobs are not easy, I admit that, but I also know that working at Cariola provides the satisfaction of receiving a paycheck while balancing your home life and improving the lives of others. Once someone has seen who we are and what we do—they are “all in.” We have a place for them!