<p>Thanks all, for the help and the research. He has really been struggling to figure out what to do now. The notion that some weird technicality about his voc ed could stop him was really unsettling.</p>
<p>Kelsmom, That’s a good suggestion about state programs (thanks) and I will look into it. I know he doesn’t qualify for regular voc rehab because he is not disabled enough, but there might be something related to being displaced from his regular work. </p>
<p>The challenge is that he needs a very flexible schedule. He’s been on insulin for a couple of years, but his sugar is not very well controlled. He has a few good hours in the early morning, then a few more in the early evening, and a few more in the middle of the night. He can put in 6 hours a day, but not all at once. </p>
<p>He and his sister came up with the idea of him doing medical transcription from home, because he is good with language and computers. He plans to enroll half-time in an online program offered by a community college (Richland) and work on his assignments during the good parts of his day. Then when he finishes, he wants to transcribe from home on the same kind of schedule. </p>
<p>It’s kind of scary for him to start a program that will take him 2 years to finish when he is already over 50, but he seems really excited about having meaningful work again. </p>
<p>Swimcatsmom - I bet you’re right about professional students vs. certificates. We read everything we could find online about every distance ed program approved by the mt association, so no telling what it was I thought I saw. It’s all kind of a blur.</p>
<p>Thanks again all for the help. He’s a good guy who helps people out when he can, so I’m sure he will pay it forward.</p>