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Friday, January 25, 2013

[Mspe] MSPE Live.WORK.Achieve Listserv - Special Edition - MS disAbility MegaConference Call for Presentation Proposals

Call for Proposals Is Now Open!

Take part in the 2013 Mississippi disAbility MegaConference by submitting a presentation proposal to one of the most diverse gatherings in the state. Be a part of change in Mississippi and

participate in discussions that stimulate and invigorate the mind, body and soul. With more than 500 people expected in 2013, the MegaConference has the advantage of harnessing the brilliance of people who are the community builders of today and the trendsetters of tomorrow. This conference embraces the ideal that people with disabilities and their families can and should seek knowledge, hope, choice and fulfillment to live their best life.

The MegaConference welcomes presenters from diverse perspectives including individuals representing all disability areas. We seek speakers who can share the experiences of family members and supporters across all disability areas, stories of individuals that provide powerful lessons, examples of best practice in program and service provision, and action plans that meet human and social needs.

Topic Areas

The Mississippi disAbility MegaConference is soliciting presentations on all topics important to people with disabilities and their families. This year’s conference has a particular focus on health and employment for Mississippians with disabilities. Information for and about veterans is also welcome. We always encourage proposals from presenters with disabilities and their families. If you would like to submit a proposal or need additional information, please contact Alma Ellis at 601.432.6975 or aellis@ihl.state.ms.us. Presenters must be available to present on June 20 or 21, 2013. The Program Committee reserves the right to schedule your one-hour presentation at any time on those two conference days. Presentations must be submitted before March 1, 2013. Presenters will be notified of their selection and the date and time of their presentation on Mar. 31, 2013. PowerPoint presentations, handouts or other materials must be submitted to the committee by Apr. 30, 2013.

Conference Dates - June 20-21, 2013

Conference Location - Marriott Jackson, 200 East Amite Street, Jackson, Miss.

For more information and registration for the 2013 Mississippi disAbility MegaConference, the special events, and workshops go to http://drms.ms/mega.

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Monday, January 7, 2013

[Mspe] MSPE Live.WORK.Achieve Listserv - January 2013

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A Listserv for the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment

for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Including Intellectual Disabilities Project

January 2013

Inside this edition:

1) National Mentoring Month

2) Video Highlights Assistive Technology in the Workplace

3) Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity

4) New Disability Disclosure Resources at NCWD/Youth

5) EARN Launches Updated Website

6) NSTTAC Youth to Work Coalition

1) National Mentoring Month

January is National Mentoring Month and the perfect time to get involved with mentoring youth in your community. Learn more about what it means to be a mentor and how to get involved. Check out the Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP™), a high-tech, career-focused mentoring model developed and led by the Institute for Educational Leadership's Center for Workforce Development. RAMP™ is based on a variety of foundational materials developed by NCWD/Youth and the National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for Youth. Currently, a variety of organizations operate RAMP™ programs in 13 communities around the country. To learn more about RAMP™ and local and state level RAMP™ sites, visit http://ramp.iel.org/mentoring-resources.

2) Video Highlights Assistive Technology in the Workplace

Under the DOL-funded Disability Employment Initiative's (DEI) VA project, the Arlington/Alexandria Workforce Investment Board has produced a 5-minute video on "Universal Design in the Workplace." This video highlights a variety of assistive technology in the workplace for persons with various disabilities. It also discusses the Return on Investment (ROI) and the value to the business sector. Watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EtGPqGgvbu4.

3) Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity

The Annie E. Casey Foundation released a new Kids Count report entitled, “Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity.” In the report, the Casey Foundation highlights that nearly 6.5 million U.S. teens and young adults are neither in school nor in the workforce. With employment among young people at its lowest levels since the 1950s, these youth are veering toward chronic unemployment as adults and failing to gain the skills employers need in the 21st century. In addition to new national and state data on the issue, the report offers recommendations to support youth in gaining a stronger foothold in the economy. For more information or to download the report, visit http://www.aecf.org/KnowledgeCenter/Publications.aspx?pubguid={3213DA55-8216-4065-B408-D7A521CDD990}.

4) New Disability Disclosure Resources at NCWD/Youth

For youth, choosing to disclose one’s disability to peers, teachers, or supervisors can be a very difficult and personal decision which has a direct impact on some of the services received. It is important for youth service professionals to understand all of the pros and cons around disability disclosure to guide young people with disabilities through this process. In these videos, a companion to NCWD/Youth’s workbook, “The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities,” youth with disabilities discuss why they chose to disclose their disabilities and how it has helped them to succeed in work and at school. For the videos, visit http://www.ncwd-youth.info/videos. For the workbook, visit http://www.ncwd-youth.info/411-on-disability-disclosure.

5) EARN Launches Updated Website

The EARN website has had a facelift! The Employer Assistance and Resource Network announces the launch of its revamped website. The website was expertly redesigned in response to feedback from employers and other users. Streamlined with connections to social media and now adaptable to mobile devices, the new EARN website continues to provide valuable resources for employers seeking to recruit, hire and retain qualified employees with disabilities. For more information and resources, visit http://www.askearn.org/.

6) NSTTAC Youth to Work Coalition

The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC), in partnership with the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) and other organizations focused on employment of youth and young adults with disabilities, has launched a newly reorganized Youth to Work Coalition (YTWC) website, accessible through NSTTAC’s website. For more information, visit http://www.nsttac.org/ytw/home.

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Monday, December 3, 2012

[Mspe] MSPE Live.WORK.Achieve Listserv - December 2012

Live.WORK.Achieve

A Listserv for the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment

For Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Including Intellectual Disabilities Project

December 2012

Inside this edition:

1) Transportation Needs Assessment

2) ODEP Unveils Skills to Pay the Bills Videos

3) Assistive Technology for Employers and Businesses Web Portal Released by RESNA Catalyst Project

4) Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disability

5) Explore VR – A New Data Collection and Dissemination Resource

6) Bullying - Share Your Story with Others

1) Transportation Needs Assessment

To fully understand and help address the transportation needs of people with disabilities, the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services is partnering with the Mississippi Transportation Coalition to conduct a transportation survey. The survey will be available from Nov. 1, through Dec. 31, via a link on Rehabilitation Services website. Numerous surveys can be completed from one computer, however, please complete only one survey per individual. To take the survey, visit Rehabilitation Service’s website http://www.mdrs.state.ms.us/default.asp and click on the link for the survey.

2) ODEP Unveils Skills to Pay the Bills Videos

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) unveiled a series of videos to complement its Skills to Pay the Bills: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success training curriculum—a creative program of interactive, hands-on activities that educators and youth service professionals can use to help young people prepare for employment. The fully accessible videos portray workplace scenarios related to enthusiasm and attitude, teamwork, communication, critical thinking and problem solving, networking, and professionalism. To view the videos, visit http://www.dol.gov/dol/media/webcast/20121015-softskills/. Printable project materials are available at http://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/youth/softskills/.

3) Assistive Technology for Employers and Businesses Web Portal Released by RESNA Catalyst Project

The Assistive Technology for Employers and Businesses Web Portal features information on assistive technology (AT) solutions in the workplace. The portal can be used to find help to access AT through the AT Act Entities, a consultant data base directory of RESNA Professionals and the services and expertise each offers to employers. There are publications on AT and Employment, various resources for employers to explore, and the partners who have worked with the RESNA Catalyst Project to create the Portal including the United States Business Leadership Network, Job Accommodation Network, the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, Southeast TACE, and the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. For more information, visit http://atconnects.com/resources/at-for-employers.

4) Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disability

The Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) task force has been working for the past two years to increase understanding and communication between postsecondary Disability Resource Centers and people invested in developing higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities. The online archive of a Nov. 7, webinar covers the following topics: the role of Disability Resource in supporting students with intellectual disabilities; the range of programs available currently in postsecondary education and the need for more and other projects that AHEAD's task force is engaged in pursuing such as a white paper and a position statement. For more information, visit http://aaidd.org/content_9876.cfm.

5) Explore VR – A New Data Collection and Dissemination Resource

Explore VR is a web application that provides easy and convenient access to a range of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) data for planning, evaluation, and decision-making. Through this data-sharing effort, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDDIR) is seeking to increase knowledge about the public VR program and its role within the larger employment and disability service system, within and across states and territories. This initiative is part of the NIDDR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Vocational Rehabilitation (VR-RRTC). For more information, visit http://explorevr.org/.

6) Bullying - Share Your Story with Others

“My son Luke is 8 years old and is in the third grade. I’m not really a sports kind of guy so Luke does not have that influence from me and therefore has other interests. He came home one day from school and, after my usual question of ‘How was your day?’ he offered this reply: ‘All the boys in my class like sports, so they kind of tease me, but that's OK,’ he said as he shrugged his shoulders. ‘They laugh at me because I am different; I laugh at them because they’re all the same.’ I asked him where he heard that. He answered, ‘I read it somewhere.’ I cried with pride.” Read more contributions and offer one of your own – a video, story, poem, artwork, or audio clip that expresses how you feel about bullying and its impact on the world around you at http://www.pacer.org/bullying/stories/.

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Monday, November 12, 2012

[Mspe] MSPE Live.WORK.Achieve Listserv - November 2012

Live.WORK.Achieve

A Listserv for the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment

For Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Including Intellectual Disabilities Project

November 2012

Inside this edition:

1) Partnerships in Employment Technical Assistance Center Website

2) Office of Disability Employment Programs Releases Workplace Flexibility Toolkit

3) Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Report on Youth Employment

4) Campaign Pushes for Creation of Presidential Youth Council

5) Workplace Accommodations: Low Cost, High Impact
6) Universal Design for Learning in Workforce Development Programs

1) Partnerships in Employment Technical Assistance Center Website

The Partnerships in Employment (PIE) Technical Assistance Center website is now live. PIE is working to increase employment outcomes for youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The project is currently underway in six states: California, Iowa, Mississippi, New York, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Mississippi Partnerships for Employment for Youth with Developmental Disabilities (MSPE) and this listserv are part of the Partnerships in Employment initiative funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. The new website provides information such as the seven key indicators of high-performing states, resources and publications. The resource section include information gathered from site visits to the funded states, including Mississippi, and resources associated with the indicators from high performing states in systems change. For more information, visit the new website at http://partnershipsinemployment.com/.

2) Office of Disability Employment Programs Releases Workplace Flexibility Toolkit

The Office of Disability Employment Programs (ODEP) at the US Department of Labor has developed this unique Workplace Flexibility Toolkit to provide useful valuable information to employees, employers, policymakers, and researchers related to time and place but also around task. The Toolkit provides case studies, fact and tip sheets, issue briefs, reports, articles, websites, other toolkits, and frequently-asked questions. For more information, visit http://www.dol.gov/odep/workplaceflexibility.

3) Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Report on Youth Employment

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released a summary report on summer youth employment recently. The youth labor force—16- to 24-year-olds working or actively looking for work—grows sharply between April and July each year, as large numbers of young people look for or take summer jobs. The report focuses on the growth in the youth labor force during these months, gains in youth employment and unemployment. The report also provides youth employment statistics for targeted industries, like health services, manufacturing, and transportation. For more information, visit http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/youth.pdf.

4) Campaign Pushes for Creation of Presidential Youth Council

More than a year ago a group of remarkable young people came together to advocate for a new addition to government: youth leadership. Their proposal was to create a Presidential Youth Council that would advise the President and every federal department in the Cabinet. Now, the Campaign for the Presidential Youth Council has officially launched and is gaining traction with the support of more than 100 leading youth-focused organizations. Read on to learn more about this exciting initiative and the latest developments in the Campaign. The Presidential Youth Council, comprised of young Americans ages 16-24, will advise the president on the perspectives of youth, offer suggestions on how to make federally funded youth programs more efficient and effective, and will create shared recommendations on issues that will affect the long-term future of our country. For more information, visit http://www.presidentialyouthcouncil.org/Presidential_Youth_Council/The_Presidential_Youth_Council.html.

5) Workplace Accommodations: Low Cost, High Impact

"Low Cost, High Impact" is a study conducted by the Job Accommodation Network that consistently shows that the benefits employers receive from making workplace accommodations far outweigh the low cost. Employers reported that providing accommodations resulted in such benefits as retaining valuable employees, improving productivity and morale, reducing workers' compensation and training costs, and improving company diversity. These benefits were obtained with little investment. The employers in the study reported that a high percentage (57%) of accommodations cost absolutely nothing to make, while the rest typically cost only $500. For more information, visit http://askjan.org/media/downloads/LowCostHighImpact.pdf.

6) Universal Design for Learning in Workforce Development Programs

Everybody Learns, Everybody Works: Using Universal Design for Learning in Workforce Development Programs is a brief for professionals who work directly with youth in workforce development programs. The document explains the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), an educational model that makes any general curriculum accessible to all learners, regardless of learning style. The brief describes how UDL principles can be used in work experiences and training settings to more effectively and efficiently engage all youth, including youth with disabilities. For more information, visit http://www.ncwd-youth.info/information-brief-37%20.

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Monday, October 15, 2012

[Mspe] MSPE Live.WORK.Achieve Listserv - Positions Available

Live.WORK.Achieve

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Mississippi Partnerships for Employment

For Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Including Intellectual Disabilities Project

October 15, 2012

Inside this edition:

Positions Available - Security/Computer Operator in Stennis, MS

Qualifications:

· An Associates in IT related area and some experience, or a certification or minimum of high school diploma with one year of experience

· Must be able to work full time and rotating shifts as needed, Sunday – Wednesday or Thursday to Saturday

· Must be able to pass all background and credit checks to obtain a security clearance

Position Description:

· Physical escort for visitors, vendors, and anyone else that company requires to be escorted.

· This means they meet visitors, walk the various zones, ensure that the visitor has a valid change request and does the work they are supposed to perform

· Ensure racks are locked, badges are properly displayed and reconcile visitor log

· Monitor IDS, logs, antivirus definitions, etc.

Contact Person: Brandon Kazmierczak, Bender Consulting Services, Inc.

Email Address: resume@benderconsult.com

Telephone Number: 412.446.4451

Fax: 412.787.7178

Bender Consulting Services, Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specializes in hiring individuals with disabilities for competitive employment opportunities. For more information visit their website at www.benderconsult.com.

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