Live.WORK.Achieve
A Listserv for the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment
for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Including Intellectual Disabilities Project
February 2015
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) Honor an Outstanding Community Volunteer with a GIVE Award – Deadline Feb. 16
2) Parenting to Employment MSPTI Webinar – Feb. 17
3) Save the Date! Disability Employment Awareness Day at the Capitol – Mar. 17, Jackson
4) Mississippi Disability Employment Bill – HB 836
5) Best Practices in Self Advocacy Skill Building
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1) Honor an Outstanding Community Volunteer with a GIVE Award – Deadline Feb. 16
Nominate a volunteer from your community for a prestigious Governor's Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Award. Every year, Volunteer Mississippi, in partnership with the Office of the Governor, honors the accomplishments of Mississippians who have given exemplary volunteer service to their communities. GIVE Award recipients are presented with a beautiful award while their inspiring stories are shared at an event held especially for them in our capital city on April 13. The deadline for nominations is no later than 5 p.m. on Feb. 16. Sponsorship opportunities and advance tickets available. To nominate an outstanding volunteer, complete a form at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xqmD6V5u_2r0yXW7CCBlkfv3S2UnET--MN3SguG2N6w/viewform.
2) Parenting to Employment MSPTI Webinar – Feb. 17
Learn how parents can “parent” to employment through real-world specific activities that promote independence and pre-employment skills. Parents and youth and young adults can attend this helpful webinar on Tues., Feb. 17 at 12 p.m. Dr. Jerry R. Alliston will discuss activities that may be done in the home and community. In addition, some young leaders with disabilities will share their stories on the path toward employment . . . what worked and did not work for them. To register online, visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/4452731086213097217. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
3) Save the Date! Disability Employment Partnerships Awareness Day at the Capitol – Mar. 17, Jackson
It’s time for improved employment outcomes for young Mississippians with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They should have the opportunity for competitive, meaningful employment and productive lives in their home communities. The Mississippi Partnerships for Employment Project (MSPE) wants to ensure that competitive employment in integrated setting is always the first priority option considered in providing employment services. Join MSPE for Disability Employment Partnerships Awareness Day at the Capitol on Tues., Mar. 17 from 8 a.m. until noon. For more information, email Dr. Jerry Alliston at jerry.alliston@usm.edu.
4) Mississippi Disability Employment Bill – House Bill 836
House Bill 836 would require state agencies that provide services and supports to persons with disabilities to consider competitive employment in an integrated setting as their first option. The bill passed the House on February 11 and was transmitted to the Senate. For more information about the bill, visit http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0836CS.htm or http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0836.xml.
5) Best Practices in Self Advocacy Skill Building
Looking for resources on self-advocacy? Come and see the Center for Parent Information and Resources’ (CPIR) new resource page. It's designed to connect Parent Centers with tools to help youth with disabilities build their self-advocacy skills. For more information, visit http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/priority-selfadvocacy/.
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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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