From left to right, Rebecca Streets-Montagna, Donna Hopkins, Ian Snitch and Bill Sullivan. Snitch was recently hired to work at the Marriott after interning there through the CLSC program at the University of Delaware’s Center for Disabilities Studies. (Brooke Schultz/Newark Post)

This feature story highlights the internship and employment preparation opportunities available to students in CDS’s Career and Life Studies Certificate (CLSC), a two-year postsecondary program for young adults with intellectual disabilities.

It focuses on three recent CLSC graduates, Catherine Lin, Mike Massello and Ian Snitch, all of whom were hired by the employers they interned with. The students and their supporters emphasize how the positions have helped them grow and become more confident.