Live.WORK.Achieve
A Listserv for the
Mississippi Partnerships for Employment
For Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Including Intellectual Disabilities Project
October 2012
Welcome to Live.WORK.Achieve, a monthly e-newsletter targeting anyone interested in and supportive of employment for youth and young adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Live.WORK.Achieve is offered through the Institute for Disability Studies in collaboration with the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities and Disability Rights Mississippi and includes resources and information on employment and career development.
Inside this edition:
1) Using the Discovery Process for the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
2) Ticket to Work Webinar – Oct. 10
3) NDEAM Webinar Series Continues – Oct. 11
4) CareerOneStop Website
5) Temple Grandin's Advice for Thinking about Transitioning to Employment and Independent Living for Individuals with Autism and Asperger’s
6) Integrated Employment Toolkit
1) Using the Discovery Process for Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
Discovery is a process used during employment planning for individuals with disabilities, including developmental and intellectual disabilities,that involves getting to know the individual before the planning process begins. During the discovery process, the facilitator spends time with the individual rather than testing or evaluating them. Simply put, it means getting to know each individual and finding out what they have to offer in an employment setting. The interaction used for discovery allows providers to get to know the applicant and to assist in identifying personalized preferences and conditions for employment as well as individual contributions to be offered to employers. Discovery is not a plan, but is the foundation of all person-centered planning that seeks to customize outcomes for people with disabilities seeking employment. This information was developed by Marc Gold & Associates for use by Mississippi Partnerships for Employment. To learn more about the MSPE project, visit www.mspeidd.org.
2) Ticket to Work Webinar – Oct. 10
Some people with disabilities may be able to work and continue receiving disability benefits. On Oct. 10, tune in to a free webinar, “Ticket to Work: Hiring People with Disabilities – The Employer’s Point of view,” from the Social Security administration’s Ticket to Work program and other work incentives. In this session, you will also learn about writing a resume, job interview tips, whether or not to discuss your disability with a potential employer and tips for on the job success. The webinar will be held from 2 to 3:30 CT. Register online at: www.chooseworkttw.net/wise/jsp/webinarInfo.jsp. Never taken part in a Ticket to Work webinar before? For questions or more information, email support@chooseworkttw.net or call 1.866.968.7842 (V) or 1.866.833.2967 (TTY/TDD).
3) NDEAM Webinar Series Continues – Oct. 11
The Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) will host the second of four free weekly webinars in celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) on Thurs., Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. The webinar, "Research and Practice for Promoting Disability Disclosure" will provide a background on why it’s important for employers to better understand issues around disability disclosure, present perspectives of individuals with disabilities on the disclosure decision, and offer concrete suggestions for increasing comfort with disclosure by improving workplace climate and inclusion. EARN's series of NDEAM webinars take place every Thursday in October from 1 – 1:30 pm CT. Upcoming topics include: Oct. 11 - Research and Practice for Promoting Disability Disclosure, Oct. 18 - Increased Options, Stronger Support: How States Can Assist Businesses in Employing People with Disabilities, and Oct. 25 - The Workforce Recruitment Program: Tapping the Talent of Students and Graduates with Disabilities. For more information and resources, visit www.AskEARN.org. To register, go to http://www.askearn.org/webinar_registration_2012_October.cfm.
4) CareerOneStop Website
The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration has made upgrades to its suite of electronic tools for jobseekers, students, workforce professionals, and businesses. All of the tools are housed on the CareerOneStop website. New information on the website includes tips for creating portfolios, attending job fairs, searching for jobs online, and networking via social media sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. The site includes a Service Locator, a gateway to access state, and local resources including locations of American Job Centers. For more information, visit http://www.careeronestop.org/.
5) Temple Grandin's Advice for Thinking about Transitioning to Employment and Independent Living for Individuals with Autism and Asperger’s
Temple Grandin, one of the most accomplished and well-known adults with autism in the world, describes her early employment experiences, offers suggestions for careers based upon the different ways people think, and shares why early employment experiences matter. Read her advice at
http://www.grandin.com/inc/transition.employment.autism.aspergers.html.
6) Integrated Employment Toolkit
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has developed this Integrated Employment Toolkit to provide valuable information as individuals, community employment agencies, policymakers and others pursuing integrated employment as the employment goal for youth and adults with disabilities. The Toolkit offers resources, reports, papers, policies, fact sheets, case studies, and discussion guides from a variety of sources to accommodate the full range of users and increase understanding about the value and potential of integrated employment. For more information, visit http://www.dol.gov/odep/ietoolkit/.
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Live.WORK.Achieve is sponsored by the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment (MSPE) for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Including Intellectual Disabilities project. MSPE is funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is managed by the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities (MS CDD), Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) and The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies (IDS).
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