PPT-Employment & People

With Disabilities What Do You Want to Get Out of This Presentation Introduce yourself What is your experience with employment rights of people with disabilities Name one thing you want to take away from this training. PRESIDENT EUROPEAN UNION FOR SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT/. DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE. THE ORCHARDVILLE SOCIETY.. Joint Congress Disability Committee Seminar. 10/11 October 2013 . ‘Decent work is for everyone – including People with Disabilities”. We . at Starlight Program have many eager people looking for employment. They are hardworking, dedicated, reliable, motivated and loyal. They have many abilities in many areas. For example, sorting, packaging, janitorial, lawn care to dishwashing. . Disabilities into Employment. Wednesday 24. th. April 2013 . Kieran Molloy – The Cedar Foundation. Peter Shields – Action Mental Health. www.sesni.org.uk. Supported Employment Solutions. www.sesni.org.uk. APSE Annual Conference. April 29, 2013. Presented by:. Lynne Thibdeau and Sarah Gallagher. OPWDD Transformation. OPWDD’s initial goals outlined five specific areas of system reform:. 1. Making the system more person-centered. 2015 APSE National Conference - Philadelphia . June 23-25, 2015. Alberto . Migliore, PhD, . University of Massachusetts Boston. Kelly Nye-. Lengerman. , MSW, University of Minnesota . Jeannine Pavlak, MS, New England Business Associates . Office of Developmental Disability Services,. Oregon Department of Human Services. September . 2015. People, Families, Self-Advocates. Overview: . The significance of Employment First – It. ’. s everyone. February 23, 2017. Panelists. Cesilee Coulson, Executive Director, WISE. Mike Schmidt, Director of Employment Services, MV Advancements. Xochil Springer, Employment Specialist, UCP. Josh Bearman, Executive Director, TVW, Inc.. Continuing the Navigation for Success. State-of-the-State on Employment First. 2016-2017 Highlights. Completed . first year of . E1st Strategic . Plan . in action. Regular . updates sent out . via. . Updated October 2017. . 1. Dispelling Myths. Myths are roadblocks that interfere with the ability of persons with disabilities to have equality in employment. These roadblocks usually result from a lack of experience and interaction with persons with disabilities. This lack of familiarity has nourished negative attitudes concerning employment of persons with disabilities. . Creating Change One Community at a Time. October 3, 2018. What is Employment First? . Employment First.  is a . movement . working to facilitate the full inclusion of people with the . most significant disabilities . The Evidence-Based . Practice . for . Employment. Updated 11.2.18. Research. Originally studied and validated with people with serious mental illness, including people with co-occurring substance use disorders. Matters to Self-Advocates INTRODUCTION We are seeing a bad employment pattern. Research is saying that the number of people working in sheltered workshops is going down but the number of people wo Crystal Thomas and Catherine Rinehart Mello. State Office of Policy Planning and Innovation . Department on Disability Services. Presenters:. WHAT IS A WORLD CAFE?. DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT BY THE NUMBERS. The . global youth unemployment rate estimated at 13.1 per cent. , with young people more likely to be unemployed, underemployed, or working in poverty, particularly in Africa and Asia.. There are additional barriers to employment for young women.