Jul 30 2023 52 mins
In this episode, after years of hearing about Danny and T.A.C.T., we catch up with Danny Combs. Danny was a successful Nashville Musician and a Music Educator and then an idea struck him that completely changed his life.
Generations of Danny's family built great careers working with their hands in the trades. He recognized that not all autistic individuals are going to be amazing computer programers despite what many organizations have promoted. His idea was to teach hands on trade skills in the belief that a large segment of autistics could build solid, well paying careers doing the jobs much of American education has forgotten.
The result is Colorado based T.A.C.T. (Teaching the Autistic Community Trades). In the 7 years since he began working out of a van he has grown the program to its new home in a beautiful facility teaching a range for trades. His placement rate for graduates is in the high 80% range with high quality career jobs.
If creating a successful career program for autistics isn't enough he is also one of the co-founders of the Colorado Neurodiversity Chamber of Commerce. Believed to be the first chamber of commerce created around neurodiversity, it has attracted the interest of companies large and small.
Join us for a 2 episode chat with Danny Combs.
T.A.C.T.
https://www.buildwithtact.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildwithtact
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tactkidsorg/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tact-kids-inc
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRZYpkaoUfVDW5GpD8sg-nA
Colorado Neurodiversity Chamber of Commerce
https://www.cndcc.org/
Contact Danny
[email protected]