On the first Friday of every month, corresponding with the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability and the Kessler Foundation offers a live broadcast via Zoom Webinar to share the results of the latest nTIDE findings and news and updates from the field of Disability Employment.
Historically, students with intellectual disability (ID) have not been included in college level education. Over the last decade, as more institutions begin to realize that programs that serve students with ID fit in with their mission and vision, the numbers of programs offered nationwide have substantially grown. Think College, a national initiative dedicated to developing, expanding, and improving research and practice in inclusive higher education for students with ID, estimates there are dedicated programs for college students with ID on 300+ campuses across the country.
This webcast will be 2-fold. The webcast’s first part will focus on finding college options for students with intellectual disabilities. It will include a review of resources to help students and families to find the right fit, prepare for college, and pay for college. The webcast’s second part will focus on the Tennessee Alliance for Inclusive Higher Education and Tennessee resources to help students and families pay for college, and review college options currently available in the state.
In this Summer Learning Series, hosted by Perkins School for the Blind, leading experts and students with lived experience will come together to investigate the state of college readiness for students with vision loss, to examine best practices, explore areas for growth and offer fresh approaches for students, their families, and educators.
In this webinar hosted by the Midwest Inclusive Postsecondary Alliance (MIPSA), learn how Albany Technical College and the University of Central Florida are offering micro-credentials.
Join Employment First Florida on April 12, 2022 to hear from self-advocates as they discuss their membership in the Florida Developmental Disabilities Network Leadership Development Program. Attendees will learn about work being done to identify barriers and solutions to improve quality employment services for those with developmental disabilities. During the event, our speakers will describe the creation of a scorecard that allows people with disabilities to determine whether they are receiving high quality employment services.
This session, presented by members of the NTACT:C Youth Engagement Transition Initiative (YETI), will provide state and local interagency team members with strategies and resources to meaningfully engage students, youth, and young adults in transition team meetings and related activities. State team leaders who will be attending this year’s May 3-5, 2022 NTACT:C Capacity Building Virtual Institute are encouraged to participate in this session and to actively recruit and engage a student/youth/young adult to be on your state’s CBVI team.
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Thursday, March 3, 2:00-3:30 Eastern/11:00-12:30 Pacific
College Matters. It is the name of the project but also a statement. College for students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) matters, a lot! On February 8, Employment First Florida welcomse Jaimie Timmons, coordinator of the College Matters Florida (CMF) project. Jaimie will explain the CMF project, it’s evolution and share key resources available to you, including a 5-part series of videos about inclusive secondary and postsecondary education.
This AUCD Community Education and Dissemination Council (CEDC) webinar will discuss how to intentionally use social media to boost outreach to policy members, stakeholders, advocates, and people with disabilities, how to encourage engagement with social media posts, ensuring that accessible post design is top of mind, and how to track and use social media analytics to make communication decisions to your social media platforms.