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Learning Opportunities: Montana and Online
The archived Inside Workforce3 One Webinar What's in Your Piggy Bank? Motivating Young First-Time Workers to Save [Video] is now available for viewing.
The archived recording of The Role "Credit" Plays in the Employment of People with Disabilities webinar is now available. Learn what credit is and how it is established; the ways that credit can directly impact employment; and strategies for educating and supporting job seekers with disabilities and/or multiple challenges to employment in establishing and/or rebuilding credit.
Removing Access Barriers for Autistic College Students - Peer Mentor Model
May 27, 2014
12:00-1:00 PM MT
Physical and attitudinal barriers deny access to autistic college students. Learn how peer mentoring and other supports are effective in helping to diminish and remove these barriers.
Raising Student Knowledge and Skill about Transportation Options to Improve the Successful Transition to Post School Settings
June 5, 2014
12:00-1:00 PM MT
Cost: $25 APSE Members/$50 Non-members
This webinar will also introduce attendees to community mobility management systems that serve as an additional resource for people with disabilities in accessing reliable transportation. These free materials can be integrated in instructional content related to the common core standards and serve to build connections across education, transit, and human service organizations.
Integrating Effective Mentoring Strategies and Services into Youth Services
June 9, 2014
12:00-1:30 PM MT
This webinar will offer nationally-recognized strategies for developing and implementing a mentoring program. (Note: if you do not already have a Workforce3 One account, you will need to create a free account to register for the webinar.)
Work-Based Learning Experiences and the Individualized Learning Plans
June 10, 2014
12:00-1:00 PM MT
Pre-registration is not required for this free webinar. To login, choose the "enter as guest" option and type your name. Also dial in to 1-800-201-2375 and enter the Participant Code: 611914.
Self-Determination: Past, Present, Future
June 12, 2014
12:00-12:45 PM MT
Cost: Varies This webcast will give a brief history of self-determination, then focus on self-determination's important role in workplace support and employment issues.
Work-Based Learning and Fair Labor Standards Act
June 24, 2014
12:00-1:00 PM MT
Join this in-depth training on the federal guidelines that must be used to establish the understandings between employer, school, family and student. Pre-registration is not required. To login, choose the "enter as guest" option and type your name. Also dial in to 1-800-201-2375 and enter the Participant Code: 611914.
Customized Employment
July 7-August 4, 2014
Cost: $125
This course will take a closer look at customized employment and how it can facilitate employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. It will also review strategies for collaboration and braiding funding to support the needs of an individual with a disability in order to be successfully employed in the community.
Unveiling a New Resource for Self Advocates
July 8, 2014
2:00-3:00 PM MT
Imagine if you had a book of interview questions, templates of acceptance /rejection letters, press releases, and more. ASAN is launching a book of templates and scripts self advocates can use in their work. We will unveil the book at our July 8th webinar and use different tactics, like roleplaying scenarios, to go over the book together.
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Learning Opportunities: Other States
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25th Annual APSE National Conference
July 1-3, 2014
Long Beach, California
This conference focuses exclusively on employment of people with disabilities in the general workforce and features nationally renowned keynote speakers and over 70 breakout sessions.
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Conference and pepnet 2 Training Institute
July 14-19, 2014
Sacramento, California
The AHEAD conference, "Access Always, in All Ways" features foundational and advanced training in disability law, civil rights, disability services management, access technologies, student services, and new ways of thinking about all of these. The pepnet 2 Training Institute offers more than 30 sessions, reflecting research and best practices in the design and delivery of state-of-the-art educational opportunities for deaf or hard of hearing students.
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Reinventing Quality 2014 August 3-5, 2014 Baltimore, Maryland
The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, the Research and Training Center on Community Living at the University of Minnesota, the Human Services Research Institute The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and The University of Delaware's National Leadership Consortium come together to organize the Reinventing Quality Conference. Job Development August 4-Sept. 1, 2014 Cost: $125 This course covers specific principles associated with job development via online lectures and readings and then requires the learner to take action on his or her behalf to further develop a particular skill. The Arc's annual National Convention Sept. 30-October 2, 2014 New Orleans, Louisiana Absorb the energy of committed volunteer leaders, chapter professionals, family members and advocates. And keep your skills fresh by learning from the best in the field and sharing experiences with colleagues from across the country.
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Welcome to Transition Tidbits. We hope you find the news and resources in this issue useful as you support young Montanans with disabilities in their transition to adult lives.
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Montana News
The Rural Institute website has been given a facelift. Visit the site and fill out the survey to let us know what you think.
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Announcements
Volunteers are being recruited to complete a Survey of Guardianship Status for People with Significant Disabilities. A group of researchers, lawyers and policy analysts who work with TASH want to learn more about how and when people with disabilities are put under guardianship (or conservatorship). Survey responses are confidential and must be submitted before June 4, 2014.
TASH has extended the deadline for presentation proposals for the 2014 Annual Conference, "Be the Future," to be held in Washington, DC, December 3-5, 2014. Proposals are now due by June 2, 2014.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy has announced the theme for 2014 National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Expect. Employ. Empower. NDEAM is observed each October to raise awareness about disability employment issues.
On April 30, 2014, the LEAD Center issued a Policy Update on Employment, Health Care and Disability. The update features stories on the closing of the initial Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment period, the recent settlement of the Rhode Island segregated employment lawsuit, and more.
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Employment
In the United Kingdom, the last sheltered workshops (called "Remploy factories") have closed after 67 years of operation.
Self-Employment for People with Disabilities [PDF] is the final report of START-UP, a three-year project examining barriers and supports to individuals with disabilities becoming self-employed. The report includes policy and practice recommendations.
Navigating Online Career Exploration and Planning Tools: A Skills Gap Roadmap for Case Managers is designed for Workforce case managers, but offers information and resources that other employment and rehabilitation professionals might find useful as well.
The Influence of Social Capital on Starting Wage for People with and Without Disabilities by B.N. Phillips, L.J. Robison, and J.F. Kosciulek (Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2014) reports that social capital is an important factor in starting wage decisions. As such, it is recommended that VR services include "increased use of a customized, strength-based approach for development and use of social capital for both consumers and counselors." (Article abstract is free; the full text version may require a subscription or purchase.)
Interviewing Tips for Applicants with Autism Spectrum Disorders includes guidance about disclosure, accommodations, and more.
Paul Wehman, Ph.D., a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation with joint appointments in the departments of Rehabilitation Counseling and Special Education and Disability Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University, recently published Autism and (un) employment in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. In the article, Dr. Wehman discusses the state of employment for people with autism and the success of the Project SEARCH model.
The Vocational Rehabilitation Services Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders' Guide to Effective Employment Programs highlights effective practices implemented by VR service providers for people with ASD. The guide also provides program design details and requirements for replication.
The newest issue of the JAN E-News includes articles about Applying the ADA in a Global Economy, Addressing Accommodation Needs Specific to Gastrointestinal Disorders, Autism Awareness and more.
Analysis of Wage and Total Compensation Gaps by Disability Measure explores the pay gaps between workers with and without disabilities. Total compensation, not just wage- or salary-based pay, is considered.
Workplace Flexibility: A Strategic Business Approach for an Inclusive Workplace [PDF], a fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, shares examples of how businesses can benefit from implementing flexible workplace strategies. ODEP's Workplace Flexibility Toolkit can assist employers with adopting these strategies.
The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Evidence-Based Practice in Vocational Rehabilitation develops evidence-based knowledge and tools for VR practitioners that will improve employment rates and quality of employment for people with disabilities.
Presentation materials and conference handouts from the RRTC-EBP VR State-of-the-Science Conference: Advancing Evidence-Based Practices and Polices to Close the Employment Gap are now available online. |
Health
10 Steps to Taking Charge of Your Health Care Webinar
May 21, 2014
3:00-4:00 PM MT
This learning session will provide participants with actionable steps they can take to better meet their own health and wellness needs. Presenters will use the GLADD (Give-Listen-Ask-Decide-Do) model as a framework for identifying key activities and skills to improve health care self-management and communication with providers.
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Post-Secondary Education
Are you interested in finding college transition programs for your students with disabilities? Project STEPP at East Carolina University has compiled a list of programs [PDF] you might find helpful. The Registered Apprenticeship - College Consortium, a new partnership effort between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education, will allow graduates of Registered Apprenticeship programs to turn on-the-job and classroom training into college credits toward an associate or bachelor's degree. |
Social Security
The Social Security Administration has launched The Faces and Facts of Disability, a disability education and awareness initiative designed to inform the public about the Social Security Disability Insurance program and dispel common misconceptions.
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Technology
Adults with Autism Get Help from 'Human Simulator' to Navigate Job Interviews profiles a computer program originally developed to train FBI agents that is now being used by autistic adults to practice job interviews and receive feedback on their performance.
According to an article in The Washington Post, InnoCaption, an app designed to transcribe mobile phone conversations in real-time, has received approval from the FCC. This approval allows companies to be reimbursed through the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund for providing the app to those with hearing or speech problems. InnoCaption is scheduled for release at the end of June.
5 Possible Assistive Technology Uses for Google Glass shares links to articles about various ways Google Glass might be used to assist people with disabilities.
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Web Sites
HCBSadvocacy.org, a new website launched by the National DD Network Partners (AUCD, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, and the National Disability Rights Network) is designed to help advocates improve the implementation of the new Home and Community-based Services regulation. (This regulation seeks to ensure that individuals receiving HCBS supports have full access to the benefits of community living and that the services are delivered in the most integrated setting.) The site provides links to official Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services resources, national advocacy information, and state-by-state news.
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