Also known as: LDIinAZ
Rob is the co-founder of the Life Development Institute starting it out of his home in 1982 as a day program for adults with hidden disabilities needing job training and independent living skills. He has been the driving force behind numerous private and public collaborations that have helped thousands of individuals referred from families, vocational rehabilitation, foster care system, adult basic education, professionals and consultants to participate and succeed at LDI and make the first steps into the larger community on their own. A tireless advocate for adults with hidden disabilities, Rob has served as a volunteer and consultant with many organizations in numerous capacities such as the Learning Disabilities Association of America, National Institute for Literacy, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, and the U.S. Department of Education to name a few. He has authored numerous books and articles on topics such as career planning, employment issues, and adult advocacy as well as speaking at many conferences and workshops on these areas. Rob envisions starting a national organization for adults with hidden disabilities. The primary mission of this organization would be to raise up a new generation of spokespeople and leaders who represent themselves to the community on issues regarding education, employment, relationships, and independent living. Specialties Program development, grant writer & reviewer, interagency governmental collaboration, white paper's for special education law
