Work Based Learning & Jobs For Students And Adults With Disabilities

DEVELOPING AUTHENTIC CUSTOMIZED WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND JOBS FOR STUDENTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES:

AN INTENSIVE ONLINE BOOT CAMP FOR EDUCATORS & EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS

By George Tilson, Keith Bosco & Carol Burbank

Sponsored by The Delaware Department of Education, Division for Developmental Disabilities Services, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Division for the Visually Impaired.

Announcing the latest version of this popular training, that combines asynchronous online instruction and a live interactive coaching seminar!  Topics include:

  • Cultivate a Mindset of Possibility
  • A Career Coaching Approach to Vocational Support
  • Whole Person Assessment
  • Position and Pitch Yourself as a Business Person
  • Build Your Employer Network
  • Pave the Road to Customized Employment
  • Workplace Supports (Part 1): From Job Coach to Workplace Consultant
  • Workplace Supports (Part 2): Techniques Through a Career Coach Lens

When:  On Wednesday July 14, 2021 —  eight video recorded modules and a workbook of activities will be released to registered participants to complete on your own. An online, live coaching seminar will be held on Wednesday July 21, 2021 (from 3:30-5:30 pm). 

 

In order to receive a certificate of completion for the course, for 15 seat hours, participants MUST:

 

(1) Watch the 8 recorded lectures and complete all associated activities in the workbook;

(2) Attend the live online coaching seminar (Wed, July 21, 3:30-5:30 pm); and

(3) Complete the online course quiz/survey administered at the end of the live seminar.

 

 

To apply:  Complete the attached application form AND a completed Positive Personal Profile and submit to:

employmentbootcampde@gmail.com   There is no fee charged to you for this training.

VERY IMPORTANT: This class will be limited to 15 participants. The deadline for applications is 5 pm on Friday July 9, 2021.  We will close the application once we have 15 eligible applicants.  If you are not selected for this cohort, we will add you to an applicant list for a later cohort, on another date. 

You must complete the application for yourself.  Multiple submissions by a supervisor will not be accepted. 

We will notify you of your acceptance status on Monday July 12, 2021.  Course materials will be released on Wednesday, July 14 —  by 2 pm.

Childcare Out-Of-School Care Resources Workshop

 

 

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Junior Partners in Policy-Making NEW DEADLINE

Junior Partners in Policymaking

August 9-12, 10 am – 5 pm in Dover, DE

Deadline for applications  JULY 1, 2021

NEW DEADLINE

Space is limited so register early!

A FREE program aimed at helping young adults ages 15-22 both with and without disabilities get involved in disability advocacy at the local, state, and national levels.

Students are taught valuable skills such as creating an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and how to develop public policy. 

Junior Partners in Policymaking is offered every other year since 2005. It was created by the Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council (DDDC). 

For additional information and frequently asked questions CLICK HERE.

Lunch and snacks provided.

To submit your application online CLICK HERE.  You can also mail it in or fax it to:

The Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council

Attention: Stefanie Lancaster

Margaret O’Neil Building, Suite 2

410 Federal Street, Dover, DE 19901

Fax: 302-739-2015

 

 

Criminal Justice and Disability Webinar Series

 

New Webinar Series!

Contemporary Issues in Disability and Criminal Justice

June 9, 17 & 29

 

Join the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center for our new series that will address hot topics related to disability in law enforcement, courts and corrections agencies.

Using Self-Advocate Educators with Disabilities for Training Emergency Responders

Wednesday June 9, 2021

1:00 – 2:00 PM Eastern

Approximately 6.5 million people in the United States are diagnosed with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities (IDD/DD). In Session 1 of the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center’s “Contemporary Issues in Disability and Criminal Justice” Series, a panel of experts and self-advocate educators with disabilities will discuss a research-based training model called Leading Forward, for Law Enforcement and Emergency Medical Service providers. Through this model, Self-Advocate Educators (SAEs) are trained in how to teach firefighters, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and law enforcement about the range of characteristics of people with ID/DD and how their behaviors and communication abilities may vary from the non-disabled population in crises or emergency situations.

Panelists

·         Lisa Schoenbrodt, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology, Loyola College in Maryland

·         Leah Katherine Saal, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Literacy, School of Education, Loyola College in Maryland

·         Patrick Chaney, Self-Advocate Educator

·         Elaina Camacho, Self-Advocate Educator

 

Learn More and Register for Using Self-Advocate Educators

Making Arrests and Detention Accessible for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

Thursday, June 17, 2021

2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern

This session describes a model to implement and oversee a comprehensive range of accommodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) people throughout any detention or supervision, in state or county prisons, state or county parole or probation. The key to this model is having a specialist, D/HH ADA Coordinator who is given the authority and budget to ensure access for this often “silenced’ population” The session will also describe the list of specific accommodations needed, from specialized phones, interpreters, captioning equipment & services, and staff training.

Presenter

·         Bill Lockard, Program Director, DeafCAN! (Deaf Community Action Network)

Learn More and Register for Making Arrests and Detention Accessible

 

The ADA and Our Jails: Delivering Service to All with Dignity and Respect

Thursday, June 29, 2021

2:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern

This session will take a look at the ADA and our jails, from the time an individual enters booking until the day they are released. How do you properly ensure that all individuals in your custody have access to programs, services and a level playing field? Regardless of the disability, it is our responsibility to ensure that those entrusted to us while serving their sentences are treated with dignity and respect.

Presenter

·         Captain James P. McMichael, Arlington County Sheriff’s Office

Learn More and Register for The ADA and Our Jails

Additional Information about the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center’s Webinars

·         There is no charge to access these sessions.

·         Certificates of participation are available for a fee.

·         Real-time captions will be available for all sessions.

·         The sessions will be recorded for later viewing.

 

Stay tuned as more sessions will be added to this series!

 

 

 

 

Save the Date!

Mid-Atlantic ADA Conference

28th Annual Conference on the Americans with Disabilities Act

September 21 – 23, 2021

Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland

COVID -19 Stops with US

 

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