Information, resources and research about work and disability issues
Upcoming Webcast!
Date: 08/15/2005
Time: 2:00 PM ET (Online archive available after the event for registrants.)
Title: Increasing Employment for People with Disabilities who are Homeless
Presenter: Gary Shaheen
In this webcast, Gary Shaheen will discuss current approaches to help people with disabilities who are homeless re-enter the mainstream workforce. He will cover the common obstacles to accessing and maintaining employment and will discuss strategies for overcoming these barriers. He will explain the importance of developing cross-systems collaborations in supporting consumers' employment efforts.
Gary Shaheen is the Director of Employment Program Development for Advocates for Human Potential. He serves as Project Manager for the USDOL Office of Disability Employment Policy/HUD Chronic Homelessness Employment Technical Assistance Center (CHETA), and provides technical assistance under the CMHS Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Program. Register Online
The APSE - JVR Connection
APSE: The Network on Employment is a membership organization formed in 1988 to improve and expand integrated employment opportunities, services, and outcomes for persons experiencing disabilities. A benefit to APSE members is online access to new and archived Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation (JVR) articles.
To find out more about the JVR access and other benefits of being an APSE member, please visit the ASPE website, http://www.apse.org/.
Working With Parents CD-ROM
This CD provides the viewer with information to assist families when preparing their sons or daughters with disabilities to work in their local communities. The multimedia CD contains audio interviews with Dale Dutton, a parent, and Suzanne Hutcheson, a T-TAP Community Rehabilitation Provider Leader.
There is also a video presentation by the Dutton family highlighting
Dusty Dutton's puppet business. In addition, the CD includes fact sheets,
useful web links, and important contact information.
Price $24.95. Order
Online
New T-TAP Fact Sheet:
Developing Collaborative Community Partnerships
The formation of meaningful collaborative partnerships among public and
private programs and agencies is an essential way to maximize resources.
Skilled professionals know that few community rehabilitation programs
can undertake their employment mission alone. The sharing of the targeted
resources of many agencies to different tasks is an extraordinary way
to leverage dollars. Inevitably, any successful customized employment
program will reflect shared interagency partnerships and collaboration.
This fact sheet describes strategies that enhance the development of effective collaborative community partnerships focusing on competitive employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Read this factsheet
1314 West Main Street | P.O. Box 842011 | Richmond, Virginia 23284-2011
Phone: (804) 828-1851 | TTY: (804) 828-2494 | Fax: (804) 828-2193
| | |