Lincoln Square Coaching is an ACCES-VR approved vendor providing Pre-Employment Transition Services, vocational evaluations, career coaching, and job readiness training for neurodivergent students with disabilities across New York City, Westchester, and the Mid-Hudson region.
Are you an adult with an open ACCES-VR case? See our services for adults in New York.
Lincoln Square Coaching is authorized by the New York State Education Department's Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) to provide Pre-ETS, Assessment Services, Employment Preparation Services, and Adjunct Services. All Pre-ETS and ACCES-VR funded services are provided at no cost to students and families.
This page covers services for students. If you are an adult with an open ACCES-VR case and an Individualized Plan for Employment, see ACCES-VR services for adults in New York.
Pre-Employment Transition Services were created by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, which defines five required activities that every state vocational rehabilitation agency must make available to eligible students. Lincoln Square Coaching provides four of the five in New York, delivered through our proprietary SOAR curriculum and adapted to each student’s goals and support needs. Below are the Pre-ETS services currently offered by LSC.
Interest and aptitude inventories, conversations about strengths and preferences, and exposure to careers a student may never have encountered. The goal is not to pick a career at 15. It is to widen the field of what feels possible and give the student language for talking about their own future.
What comes after high school beyond the four-year-college default: community college, certificate and trade programs, apprenticeships, and inclusive higher education programs. This also covers the shift from the entitlement of IDEA to the eligibility-based accommodations of the ADA and Section 504.
The skills that keep a job rather than the ones that get it: workplace communication, following and clarifying instructions, time management, teamwork, taking correction from a supervisor, and the independent living skills that make steady employment possible.
Understanding one’s own disability and support needs, knowing what accommodations exist and how to request them, and practicing disclosure decisions. This is the activity that most directly prepares a student to lead their own IEP meeting.
Comprehensive career and transition services for students with disabilities, funded through ACCES-VR at no cost to you.
For students ages 14-21
Our Pre-ETS program helps students with disabilities prepare for life after high school through job exploration counseling, workplace readiness training, self-advocacy instruction, and post-secondary counseling. All instruction is grounded in our proprietary SOAR curriculum.
Learn more about Pre-ETSSelf & family funded
If you do not qualify for ACCES-VR, or you prefer to work with us directly, we offer private executive function, career, and social and communication coaching. It is separate from our funded services and built around your goals, virtually anywhere and in person in New York City.
Learn about private coachingYou do not need an open ACCES-VR case to receive Pre-ETS. ACCES-VR uses the Potentially Eligible (PE) designation for students with disabilities ages 14–21 who qualify for Pre-Employment Transition Services without going through a full ACCES-VR application.
Lincoln Square Coaching submits the PE referral to ACCES-VR on the student’s behalf. Once ACCES-VR authorizes the request, services begin at no cost to the student or family.
To be considered Potentially Eligible, a student generally needs to:
Two pathways: students can come through their school, or families can come directly to us.
Email referrals@lincolnsqcoaching.com or call (212) 320-8973. Schools, families, and students can all initiate.
We review the documentation you have and determine whether the PE pathway applies.
We prepare and submit the Potentially Eligible referral on the student’s behalf. It is not a full ACCES-VR application.
Once ACCES-VR authorizes the request, Pre-ETS begin at no cost.
Do I need my school to refer my child? No. While schools are the most common pathway, families can come directly to Lincoln Square Coaching and we complete the PE referral on your behalf.
We partner with schools across New York City, Westchester, and the Mid-Hudson region to deliver Pre-ETS and transition services at no cost to schools or families. Our team provides on-site instruction, professional development for staff, family workshops, and transition coordination support.
All five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island
White Plains, Yonkers, New Rochelle, and surrounding areas
Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties
Common questions from New York families, students, and school partners about eligibility, referrals, and cost.
Lincoln Square Coaching provides ACCES-VR funded Pre-Employment Transition Services across New York City, Westchester, and the Mid-Hudson region. Services include Job Exploration Counseling, Workplace Readiness Training, Self-Advocacy Instruction, and Post-Secondary Counseling, all delivered at no cost to students and families.
Students ages 14-21 with a documented disability (IEP, 504 Plan, or medical documentation) enrolled in an educational program may be eligible. Lincoln Square Coaching helps determine eligibility and guides families through the ACCES-VR referral process.
Potentially Eligible (PE) is an ACCES-VR designation for students with disabilities ages 14-21 who qualify for Pre-ETS without an open vocational rehabilitation case. A PE referral is a pre-authorization request, not a full ACCES-VR application. Lincoln Square Coaching prepares and submits PE referrals to ACCES-VR on behalf of students and families.
No. While schools are the most common pathway, families and students can come directly to Lincoln Square Coaching. We complete the Potentially Eligible (PE) referral to ACCES-VR on your behalf. You do not need an open ACCES-VR case or a school referral to get started.
Most families already have what is needed. An IEP, a 504 Plan, a Social Security disability award letter, a school psychological assessment, or comparable documentation of a disability will generally support a Potentially Eligible referral. If you are not sure what you have or whether it is enough, send us what you have and we will review it with you before anything is submitted.
Yes. This is the most common situation we see, and it is exactly what the Potentially Eligible pathway exists for. A student does not need to apply to ACCES-VR, be found eligible for adult vocational rehabilitation services, or have an open case in order to receive Pre-ETS. The PE referral is a separate and much lighter process.
Pre-ETS is for students, generally ages 14-21, and does not require an open ACCES-VR case. Adult vocational rehabilitation services require a full application, an eligibility determination, and an Individualized Plan for Employment that sets a specific employment goal. Many students receive Pre-ETS first and later apply for adult services as they approach the end of school. Lincoln Square Coaching provides both, so you do not have to change providers when that transition happens. Our adult ACCES-VR services are listed on the Services for Adults (New York) page.
Pre-ETS services funded through ACCES-VR are provided at no cost to students, families, or school partners. Lincoln Square Coaching also offers separate, self and family funded private coaching for those who don't qualify or want support beyond the funded programs.
We serve all five boroughs of New York City, Westchester County, and the Mid-Hudson region, which includes Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties. Services are delivered in schools, at our Manhattan office near Lincoln Square, in the community, and virtually, depending on what the student needs and what the school partnership looks like.
Yes, for students and for adults. Lincoln Square Coaching is authorized by the New York State Education Department's ACCES-VR to provide Pre-ETS, Assessment Services, Employment Preparation Services, and Adjunct Services throughout New York. On the adult side that means Career Exploration Assessment, Work Readiness Training, Self-Advocacy for Employment, two Coaching Supports services, and Job Coaching, all delivered under an adult Individualized Plan for Employment. Our Services for Adults (New York) page lists all six by name.
Contact us to determine eligibility and begin the ACCES-VR referral process. All state-funded services are provided at no cost to you.
