Special Needs

Understanding Different Learning Styles for Special Needs Individuals

Every individual learns differently, and as educators, we must…
Mercy Care and Touchstone Health dispatching mobile vaccination teams to Gompers

Mercy Care and Touchstone Health dispatching mobile vaccination teams to Gompers COVID-19 vaccine clinics serving individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities

PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 31, 2021) – Clients and staff members at Gompers, a nonprofit agency that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities with a private school, day programs and an employment program, are getting a visit from a mobile COVID-19 vaccination team in April.
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People With Disabilities Having Trouble Getting Vaccinated

People with disabilities have faced a number of challenges during the pandemic, not the least of which is the ability to get vaccinated. We talked about it with Mark Botterbusch, Vice President of Operations at Gompers.
Assistive Technology

Gompers Annual Report 2020

To say that our fiscal year 2020 will be a year we'll never forget is an understatement...

Act of Kindness During COVID-19 Pandemic

Fish Window Cleaning practiced a random act of kindness by cleaning every single window at Gompers Peoria location for FREE.
Teacher smiling with Gompers student

A Day At Gompers Private School

Gompers Private School of Phoenix serves children with developmental disabilities grades 1-12. We are an organization made up of people who are passionate about assisting individuals with disabilities to achieve their highest level of independence and productivity in our community.
Gompers students at museum happy community

The Power of Community

https://youtu.be/sNfuJY4h9YQ Through the Looking Glass Students…
Bryanne, Kaitlyn, friend and family join in deliver of adaptive PE equipment.

Arrupe Project Changes Lives

In 2015 Kaitlyn Lauck, a 7th grader at St. Francis Xavier, raised…
Bryanne, Kaitlyn, friend and family join in deliver of adaptive PE equipment.

Learning while visiting Arabian Show Barn

by Becky Gurnick, Gompers Private School (GPS) Director of Special…