Live.WORK.Achieve
A Listserv for the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment
for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Including Intellectual Disabilities Project
February 2013
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) The Youth in Development Program
2) Accessible Transportation to Support Transition to Post-School Settings
3) Free Webinar Series for Business – Feb. 21, Mar. 21
4) Rockin’ and Rollin’ The Coast 2012-2013 – Biloxi, Mar. 8-10
5) The Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Awards
1) The Youth in Development Program
With the vital support of the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF), the U.S. International Council on Disabilities (USICD) is launching its first internship program focusing on youth with disabilities who are interested in international development and foreign affairs careers. The project follows from a vision, core to USICD's mission, to increase disability inclusion in U.S. foreign affairs by supporting future generations of Americans to invest their skills and talents in this field. The Youth in Development Program (YiD) will bring a handful of talented college students, graduate students, and recent graduates with disabilities to Washington, DC this summer for nine weeks to expose them to the international affairs and development arena. Interns will receive a stipend, travel expenses, and fully-accessible housing. To learn more about YiD and how to apply, please visit http://usicd.org/template/page.cfm?id=257.
2) Accessible Transportation to Support Transition to Post-School Settings
Access to a continuum of transportation services is important for students to gain community experiences while they are still in school and plays an even larger role in supporting student attainment of post school employment, higher education, and independent living goals. Students and their families, administrators, and, educators, seek transportation resources to support secondary transition services as part of a student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). Easter Seals Project ACTION offers resources specifically designed to facilitate the use of transportation for students and young adults with and without disabilities, and build the resource capacity and knowledge of school and district personnel around coordinated inclusive transportation planning. For resources and more information, visit the Project ACTION youth transportation website at http://www.projectaction.org/ResourcesPublications/YouthTransportation.aspx.
3) Free Webinar Series for Business – Feb. 21, Mar. 21
For the past few years, the Burton Blatt Institute-Southeast (Southeast ADA Center and Southeast TACE-Region IV) have sponsored the free Webinar Series for Business that focuses on leading practices that advance disability inclusion within business and the knowledge on regulations and trends under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Leaders in the field share the experience, success, and practical methods for promoting an inclusive workplace and the successful recruitment, hiring and retaining of individuals with disabilities. “Building Inclusion through Creative Hiring and Collaboration” will be held Thurs., Feb. 21, from 1-2 p.m. CST, and Using Social Media to Attract Talented Workers with Disabilities will be held Thurs., Mar. 21 from 1 to 2 p.m. CST. The site also has links to employer and ADA compliance toolkits. For more information or to register, visit http://adasoutheast.org/webinars/news/2013/022113email.htm#event.
4) Rockin’ and Rollin’ The Coast 2012-2013 – Biloxi, Mar. 8-10
Rockin’ and Rollin’ The Coast, the National Wheelchair Association’s Gulf Coast Conference Division III Championship tournament, will begin play on Fri., Mar. 8, at the Kroc Center at 575 Division Street in Biloxi. The tournament will run through Sun., Mar. 10. Gulf Coast hotels are offering special room rates. For more information about the tournament, call Ashley-Nicole Flowers at the Institute for Disability Studies’ Technology Learning Center on the Southern Miss Gulf Coast campus at 228.214.3400 or visit http://www.usm.edu/gulfcoast/technology-learning-center/nwba-gulf-coast-conference-championship-division-iii.
5) The Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Awards
The GIVE Awards celebrate the work of Mississippi’s dedicated community volunteers. Presented by Volunteer Mississippi in cooperation with the Governor’s Office, the awards rcognize and honor the valuable contributions of extraordinary citizens. Individuals and groups can be considered for nomination, and there is a category for people with disabilities. Nominations are now being accepted and can be emailed, faxed, mailed or hand delivered. The deadline is Feb. 28 at 5 p.m. For nomination guidelines and to download a nomination form, visit http://volunteermississippi.org/2013/01/honor/.
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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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