Wednesday, May 27, 2015

[Mspe] MSPE Live.WORK.Achieve Listserv - Special Edition - Pre-employment Training Webinar, June 9

Live.WORK.Achieve

A Listserv for the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment

for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Including Intellectual Disabilities Project

 

Special Edition - May 27, 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.

 

 

Webinar - Pre-employment Training 101 for Youth with Disabilities

 

 

Join us for a webinar on June 9, 2015, at 12 p.m. Central Daylight Time.

 

Presenter: Jin Joo Crosby, Coordinator for Volunteer and Transition Employment Services, Institute for Disability Studies

 

The training will cover employment readiness activities and pre-employment skills needed in preparation for future employment. Specific hands-on information will be provided that can assist young adults with disabilities in developing both professional and personal skills. A focus will be placed on activities that may be completed during the summer.

 

To register, go to:

 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3283728127002896386

 

 

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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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Thursday, May 7, 2015

[Mspe] MSPE Live.WORK.Achieve Listserv - May 2015

Live.WORK.Achieve

A Listserv for the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment

for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Including Intellectual Disabilities Project

 

May 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) Competitive Employment Act Signed

2) New IDS Gulf Park Adventure Therapy Program

3) ADA National Network Releases Updated Events Planning Guide

4) Is It Autism and If So, What Next? A Guide for Adults

5) AbleData Launches New Website

6) New PACER Website Offers Resources on Transition

7) Free KnowBullying App

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1) Competitive Employment Act Signed

 

Governor Phil Bryant signed House Bill 836 into law on April 23, further expanding the growing emphasis on employment opportunities for Mississippians with disabilities. The Act focuses on promoting policies that explore and develop meaningful jobs for people with disabilities based in the community that pay living wages comparable to those earned by people without disabilities. The signing of the act, introduced by Representative Carolyn Crawford of the Gulf Coast, also marks a steady four-year collaboration of agencies, organizations and self-advocates that has stimulated employment options for working-age Mississippians with disabilities who want to earn a living. A consortium established four years ago by the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment for Youth and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (MSPE) project, has worked to gather and share employment information with business and community leaders. The MSPE project has been guided by the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities (MSCDD), Disability Rights Mississippi and The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies. For more information, visit http://www.mspeidd.org/.

 

2) New IDS Gulf Park Adventure Therapy Program

 

The Institute for Disability Studies Gulf Park Campus and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are partnering to bring the Mississippi Gulf Coast an Adventure Therapy Program unlike any other. Included in the program are low ropes courses (low off the ground team building activities), high ropes courses (high up, requiring a harness), and kayaking (using a canoe-like boat over water). The program targets people with developmental disabilities who are 12-years-old and up and who complete a participation application.  For more information or to register, contact The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies Gulf Park Campus at 228.214.3400 or email william.t.edwards@usm.edu. Visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/usmidsgulfparkcampus.

 

3) ADA National Network Releases Updated Events Planning Guide

 

The ADA National Network, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), has updated and redesigned A Planning Guide for Making Temporary Events Accessible to People with Disabilities. This 58-page guide provides information from industry experts to assist planners, managers, operators and building owners in making temporary events, such as festivals, concerts and sporting events, accessible to people with disabilities. The updated guide is a collaboration of the ADA Knowledge Translation Center and the ADA National Network Regional Centers. For a copy of the guide, visit https://adata.org/publication/temporary-events-guide.

 

4) Is It Autism and If So, What Next? A Guide for Adults

 

As autism awareness has grown dramatically in recent years, many young adults and adults have felt there may be a connection between their feelings and behaviors and the symptoms of autism. Autism Speaks has published Is It Autism and If So, What Next? A Guide for Adults. This guide is designed for adults recently diagnosed with or who suspect they may have an autism spectrum disorder. The guide provides an overview of autism and associated conditions, information about diagnosis and next steps in accessing services, and resources regarding employment, support and advocacy. To download a copy of the kit, visit https://www.autismspeaks.org/adult-tool-kit.

 

5) AbleData Launches New Website

 

AbleData has a new website that helps people with disabilities and their families find assistive technology (AT) products and devices so they can live independently and participate fully in school, the workforce and their community. The site includes an improved search engine, fact sheets and guides on assistive technologies and services and the latest AT news and events. For more information and to download publications and guides, visit http://www.abledata.com/.

 

6) New PACER Website Offers Resources on Transition

 

PACER’s National Parent Center on Transition and Employment has launched its innovative new website to provide important information and resources to support families, youth, educators and employers as they help teens and young adults with disabilities reach their goals in adulthood. This state-of-the art website offers interactive learning opportunities, an extensive resource library, compelling videos and inspirational success stories, all presented in a parent-friendly way. For more information, visit http://www.pacer.org/transition/.

 

7) Free KnowBullying App

 

Research shows that spending at least 15 minutes a day talking with your kids can build the foundation for a strong relationship, develop their resilience to peer pressure and help prevent bullying. This free mobile app offered by SAMHSA (the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) provides talking points and tips for parents, children and educators, as well as access to local resources. The app is available for both iOS and Android operating systems. Find the app on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knowbullying-by-samhsa-put/id899639011?mt=8&WT.ac=EB_20150324_KNOWBULLYING_ITUNES or Google Play, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.hhs.samhsa.app.bullying

 

 

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Live.WORK.Achieve~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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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Please visit the IDS Calendar of Events at http://www.usm.edu/ids/calevents/.

 

Questions may be addressed to

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OR

Jerry.Alliston@usm.edu

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