For parents · Middle & high school

Give your teen a safe place to practice being independent.

LifeLaunch Virtual Adventures is an accessible digital platform designed for students with a disability, such as blind/low-vision, autism, or ADHD. Teens experience the natural consequences of their real-world decisions — career, workplace, finances, and independence — in a safe, non-judgmental setting.

Blind teen using iPad with LifeLaunch
Middle & high school
Universal accessibility
🎯 Real decisions, no real consequences
🧠 Career, workplace, finances & self-advocacy
Accessible
💡 NIH & NIDILRR-funded innovation
The challenge

Your teen may learn about being independent. But do they get to practice it?

Teens with a disability — whether blind/low-vision, autism, ADHD, or another learning difference — are expected to graduate ready for employment, independent living, and self-advocacy. But most programs teach concepts. They rarely give teens a chance to practice real decisions before those decisions carry real consequences.

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Career & workplace readiness

Knowing what jobs exist is different from practicing how to navigate a workplace, communicate professionally, and ask for what you need. Your teen needs both.

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Financial & independent living

Budgeting, housing, credit, unexpected expenses — these aren't just concepts. Your teen needs to experience the consequences of real decisions before they're living them.

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Self-advocacy & goal-setting

Knowing what you need — and being able to ask for it — is a skill. LifeLaunch helps your teen build the confidence and language to advocate for themselves.

Students gain something traditional instruction rarely provides: a safe place to practice adulthood.
How it works

Interactive adventures. Real decisions. No real consequences.

LifeLaunch Virtual Adventures puts your student inside real-world scenarios across career readiness, workplace skills, finances, and independent living. They make decisions, see what happens, and build judgment that only comes from practice — not from being told what to do.

Teen using LifeLaunch virtual adventures

Built for your teen's technology

Designed for universal access, such as screen readers.

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They make the decisions

Career paths, workplace situations, budgeting, housing, credit, unexpected expenses — each adventure lets your teen experiment and see the real outcomes of their own choices.

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Confidence that carries over

Students build career readiness, financial judgment, and self-advocacy skills that transfer to real life — not just a test score, but actual decision-making ability.

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Works on their own time

Your teen can work through LifeLaunch at home, at school, or alongside a tutor or counselor — independently, without needing you beside them every session.

What your student will practice

Skills that matter for adult life.

LifeLaunch covers the real-world skills your teen needs to navigate adulthood with confidence — across career, workplace, finances, and self-advocacy.

Your teen practices:

Identifying strengths, interests, and career pathways
Workplace communication, professionalism & teamwork
Managing income and building a real budget
Housing and cost-of-living decisions
Credit and financial risk
Handling unexpected life expenses
Self-advocacy — knowing what they need and how to ask
Goal-setting for post-secondary life
Program outcomes
Student engagement with curriculum
87%
Financial decision-making confidence
82%
Independent navigation of platform
94%

Based on program pilot data. Results may vary.

What they'll learn

Four areas that prepare your teen for real life.

LifeLaunch covers the full range of skills your teen needs — not as abstract lessons, but as real decisions they make inside each adventure.

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Career Exploration

Your teen identifies their own strengths, interests, and career pathways. They explore what different jobs actually look like day-to-day — and which paths fit who they are.

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Workplace Readiness

Communication, professionalism, teamwork, problem-solving. Your teen practices navigating real workplace situations before they're in one — including how to advocate for their own needs on the job.

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Financial & Independent Living

Budgeting, housing, credit, unexpected expenses — practiced through interactive simulation, not passive reading. Your teen experiences the consequences of their decisions before those decisions are real.

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Self-Advocacy & Goal Setting

Your teen learns to articulate what they need, set goals, and take ownership of their path to independence — the confidence that ties everything else together.

See the Adventures
Who it's for

For any middle or high schooler heading toward adulthood.

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Blind & low vision teens

LifeLaunch was originally designed for blind and low vision students. It's fully accessible with screen readers and assistive technology — your teen works independently, the way they already navigate the world.

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Teens with autism or ADHD

The structured, self-paced format works well for teens with autism or ADHD. Scenarios unfold step by step, with clear choices and direct feedback — building skills without the pressure of real-world stakes.

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Any teen who needs transition practice

If your teen is in middle or high school and heading toward independence — work, finances, living on their own — LifeLaunch gives them a place to practice the decisions that actually matter.

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What changes

What your teen gains. What you gain as a parent.

For your student
  • Career direction — a clearer sense of where they're headed and why
  • Workplace confidence — how to show up, communicate, and advocate on the job
  • Financial judgment — built through real practice, not just lessons
  • Independent living skills — housing, budgeting, handling the unexpected
  • Self-advocacy — knowing what they need and how to ask for it
"Teens gain something traditional instruction rarely provides: a safe place to practice adulthood."
For you as a parent
  • Universal accessibility — built for it, not bolted on
  • Your teen works independently — you don't need to sit beside them
  • Structured curriculum — not YouTube, not worksheets
  • Works at home, at school, or alongside a tutor
"Structured, accessible practice your teen can do independently — and you can feel good about."
From a specialist who built one of the adventures

It lets them make choices in a safe and supported environment. It allows people to see the consequences of the choices they made without having to actually face them, and it lets them reflect on what they could do better next time.

Ashley Colburn
Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
Greater Boston Area · Blind
Helped create a LifeLaunch adventure
Pricing

Simple, flexible pricing.

Purchase directly for your teen, or contact us if you're a school, tutor, or organization serving multiple young people.

Try before you subscribe

See LifeLaunch in action — free.

Click the button below, then on the page that opens click TRY OUR DEMO — no account required.

TRY LIFELAUNCH
For families & tutors
Individual teen
$40
per year · per teen ($3.33/mo)
or $5/month · cancel anytime
  • All LifeLaunch Adventures
  • Career, workplace, finances & self-advocacy
  • Works with screen readers & assistive technology
  • Self-paced — no session scheduling required
Get Started — Annual $40/yr or start monthly — $5/month →

Questions? Email us at info@ObjectiveEd.com