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July 2009 | Visit Worksupport.com

Upcoming Self Employment Webcast

Rich Sanders

Pam Sprout

The Customized Self-Employment Model

Date: 7/22/09
Time: 2:00 - 2:45pm ET

Presenters: Rich Sanders & Pam Sprout

(Scholarships available to individuals with disabilities.)

START-UP/Alaska will be highlighting innovative small businesses that focus on the "customized" aspects of the project and how the customization of self-employment services sets them apart from everyday small business or microenterprise business startups. In addition, the presenters will provide an overview of accomplishments and successful innovations to date from the project as a whole including mentoring, the methods used in the virtual incubator model, and other unique aspects of the project. Lastly, the presenters will provide strategies and progress with integrating the customized self-employment model into existing employment systems serving individuals in both rural and urban areas state to ensure sustainability of the model.

Find out More & Register | Brochure

Start-Up-USA is funded by cooperative agreement # E-9-4-6-0111 from the U.S. DOL-ODEP.

START-UP/USA Online Seminar

Teri Tosti The Process of Approving Small Business Loans

An interview with Teri Tosti, VP of Commercial Lending-Sonabank

Teri Tosti is the Vice President of Commercial Lending-Sonabank. They are a full-service bank providing both personal and business banking services. Ms. Tosti is the vice president of commercial lending. In this interview, she discusses the process of approving small business loans. Also included are Sonabank's Business Loan Application Guidelines.

Listen to this interview

Start-Up-USA is funded by cooperative agreement # E-9-4-6-0111 from the U.S. DOL-ODEP.

Autism Webcourse

Autism flyer Into Adulthood: Transition to Work for Individuals with Autism (Oct 5 – Nov 16)

More than ever, individuals with autism spectrum disorders are participating in the mainstream of school, work, and the community. Careful transition planning from secondary education is critical for young people with autism spectrum disorders to be successful in the community however; there is limited information on this topic. This 6 week course will provide the participant with an in-depth understanding of the concepts related to positive transition planning for youth with autism.

Upon successful completion, you may earn CRCs, CEUs, or 45 points toward teacher licensure re-certification under the professional development category with prior approval of your
school district.

(Tuition is $275 per person, plus the purchase of the book Autism: Transition to Work by Wehman, Datlow-Smith and Schall for $23.07 at Amazon.com .) Find out More and Register Online

VCU-RRTC is funded by grant #H133B040011 with the US DOE - NIDRR.

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Article

Survey results from a national survey of community rehabilitation providers holding special wage certificates

by Katherine J. Inge, Paul Wehman, Grant Revell, Doug Erickson, John Butterworth, Dana Gilmore

The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from a national survey of a random sample of community rehabilitation programs (CRPs) that hold Special Wage Certificates established under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 214(c). The intent of the survey was to identify the types of services provided, the trends in the employment services, and the factors that were perceived as inhibiting and facilitating integrated employment outcomes. The survey results are categorized for this report in the following three areas: 1) characteristics of community rehabilitation programs, 2) organizational change trends, and 3) factors that influence the type of employment program utilized by consumers with disabilities.

Read this JVR article

The contents of this newsletter were developed under a grant from the Department of Education, NIDRR grant # H133B040011. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.