News from Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
Dear Friends of Pathfinder, Happy New Year! I hope 2026 is off to a great start after an enjoyable holiday season! A new year is often associated with new beginnings that lead to new pathways forward. At Pathfinder, we continuously strive to create new pathways forward for Tennesseans with disabilities and their supporters, helping them… Read more From the Director: A New Year Message, The Compass – January 2026
As we celebrate Disability Pride Month, my team and I are proud of the role the Pathfinder website plays in supporting part of this year’s theme of “informing” and “empowering” individuals with disabilities. To continue serving as a premier hub of disability information, our website continues to evolve with new features, making it easier for… Read more Taking Pride in Pathfinder’s New Website Features
Dear Friends of Pathfinder, Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed the holiday season, and 2025 is already off to a great start! As I do at the beginning of every year, I like to reflect on the past year and plan for the year to come. Like previous years, I am proud of what… Read more New Year’s Message from Pathfinder’s Director
Finding a job is not easy, especially for people with disabilities. Although Pathfinder does not typically provide information about specific job opportunities, we connect individuals to services and resources to assist them on their path to employment. Its comprehensive and interactive website is one way that Pathfinder connects Tennesseans with disabilities to employment support services.… Read more A Pathway to Employment
Dear Friends of Pathfinder, Happy New Year! Although the afterglow of the holidays is quickly fading as we embark on a busy new year, I hope the season was filled with all the things that you enjoy most. A new year is often considered a reset – a time when we review what has happened… Read more A Message from Pathfinder’s Director for the New Year
Dear Friends of Pathfinder, As the month of October brings in a new season of holiday celebrations and festivities, we want to take a moment to think about what it means to recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) every October. It is a time to acknowledge the progress that has been made in the… Read more Message from the Pathfinder Director on Disability Employment Awareness
Dear Friends of Pathfinder, With every issue of The Compass, we strive to provide valuable information to meet the needs of Tennesseans with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who support them. This issue is particularly important because it addresses one of the top five consistent needs searched on Pathfinder’s website and communicated by those… Read more Message from the Pathfinder Director on Financial Assistance Resources
Dear Friends of Pathfinder, I hope you have been enjoying the summer. Although the hot weather indicates that it’s still here, it seems to have quickly passed by for students, their families, and educators as a new school year begins. Pathfinder recently experienced its own new year with the start of the 2023-2024 fiscal year… Read more A Message from the Pathfinder Director on Back-to-School Resources
Imagine needing to access community services without being able to get there. Unfortunately, this is a common experience among many Tennesseans with disabilities and their families. Transportation is a frequent need that Pathfinder and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) are committed to addressing together through our new partnership. When TDOT launched the Office of… Read more New Partnership Leads to New Rides
Next Chapter Book Clubs provide adolescents and adults with disabilities opportunities to enjoy what most book club participants enjoy – books, friends, and social outings. The clubs have a trained facilitator, but the members make all the decisions in terms of what they read and where they meet. Due to the pandemic, the clubs are… Read more Next Chapter Book Clubs: Friends, Fun, and Books