Live.WORK.Achieve
A Listserv for the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment
for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Including Intellectual Disabilities Project
June 2014
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) Mississippi disAbility MegaConference – June 12-13, Jackson
2) Free Low Tech Worksite Accommodations Webinar – June 24, 10 a.m.
3) MSPE Policy Brief Now Available
4) Youth to Work Coalition Resources and Free Webinars
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1) Mississippi disAbility MegaConference – June 12-13, Jackson
The Mississippi disAbility MegaConference, Mississippi's largest conference for individuals with disabilities, their families, and professionals, will be held Thurs., June 12, and Fri., June 13, at the Marriott Downtown in Jackson. Presentation topics for 2014 include: self-advocacy, disability policy, assistive technology/Bluetooth, Social Security Disability Work Incentives, community resources, abuse, employment, parent advocacy, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, Medicaid, housing, EEOC/ADA, special education, inclusive child care, crisis intervention and systems change. Approximately 50 businesses, service agencies and disability organizations will share their latest programs, information and innovations. Continuing Education Units are offered in several disciplines. The closing keynote will be presented by Andy Imparato, executive director of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities. Stipends, if needed, for individuals with disabilities are provided by the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities. For registration, hotel, agenda and all other information, visit http://msmegaconference.org/
2) Free Low Tech Worksite Accommodations Webinar – June 24, 10 a.m.
The Mississippi Partnerships for Employment for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities (MSPE) project is sponsoring Low Tech Worksite Accommodations Webinar free of charge on Tues., June 24, from 10 to 11 a.m., Central Time. Presented by Dr. Therese Willkomm, this webinar provides an overview of worksite accommodations for people with disabilities that can be inexpensive and easy to create: completed in less than five minutes, for less than $5 in cost. A variety of worksite accommodations and technology will be discussed, including adaptations using corrugated plastics and other materials as well as using the iPad. To register, visit the MSPE website at www.mspeidd.org. For more information, contact Dr. Jerry R. Alliston at 1.888.671.0051 or jerry.alliston@usm.edu.
3) MSPE Policy Brief Now Available
Mississippians with disabilities have a significantly lower percentage of employment compared to people without disabilities. In fact, people with disabilities are not being utilized in Mississippi’s workforce. The newly released Mississippi Partnerships for Employment for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities (MSPE) policy brief presents employment facts about people with disabilities in Mississippi and examines the ways employers can benefits from hiring youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our state. The policy brief also shares recommendations to be considered for hiring employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities. For a copy of the MSPE Policy Brief, visit www.mspeidd.org under the Focus Items section on the right.
4) Youth to Work Coalition Resources and Free Webinars
The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) , in partnership with other organizations focused on employment of youth and young adults with disabilities, has launched a newly reorganized Youth to Work Coalition (YTWC) website. This website houses resources for work-based learning experiences for youth with disabilities. The resources are organized across eight work-based learning experience categories: (1) career exploration, (2) job shadowing, (3) job sampling, (4) service learning, (5) internships, (6) apprenticeships, (7) paid employment, and (8) mentoring. Within each work-based learning experience category, resources are organized for the following audiences (1) schools, (2) businesses, (3) youth service professionals, (4) families, and (5) youth with disabilities. For more information, visit the website at http://www.nsttac.org/ytw/home. Additionally, NSTTAC is holding a spring webinar series. Although the three-part series started on May 6, two sessions will be held in June:
Tues., June 10, 1 p.m. Central Time, Work Based Learning Experiences and the Individualized Learning Plans (ILP) (Mindy Larson, NCWD-Youth)
Tues., June 24th, 1 p.m. Central Time, Work Based Learning and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): An in-depth training on the federal guidelines that must be used to established the understandings between employer, school, family and student. (Judy Imperatore, Consultant)
Follow these directions to attend the free webinars:
The webinar will be hosted at http://tadnet.adobe.connect.com/nsttac/.
Login: Choose the “enter as guest” option and type your name
And also dial in: Conference number: 1-800-201-2375 and the Participant Code: 611914
Any questions contact: jjcease@uncc.edu
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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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