Who We Are
For Young Adults Ready to Thrive
P.A.C.E. at National Louis University (NLU) is a three-year post-secondary program designed for young adults with multiple intellectual, learning and developmental disabilities ready to thrive in the vibrant city of Chicago!
We are one of the leading residential-based programs in the country that integrates employment preparation, independent living skills coaching, functional academic courses and social development into a curriculum that prepares students for independent living through experiential learning.
P.A.C.E. provides a unique real world arena for our students to put theory into practice every day. Instruction is based on the observation that students learn best when actively involved in the process and when teaching is directly linked to events and activities encountered in daily living.
Students have a range of intellectual, learning and developmental disabilities, most often in areas of language, mathematics, reading comprehension, abstract reasoning, as well as organizational and social difficulties. Student diagnoses include learning and intellectual disabilities, high-functioning autism spectrum disorders, executive function disorder, speech and language impairments, and other similar disabilities that interfere with learning and success in a traditional college program.
"My daughter was thrilled with the program and is excited to begin the application process... She hasn't stopped talking about NLU and says "it feels like home!" Thanks to you and the team on the phenomenal support and professionalism. It is an impressive, positive program."
-Parent of a Summer Experience Student
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