Alliance for Full Participation

Friday, November 18, 2011

3:15 - 4:45 pm

1. Path to Positive Change:  How Three States Improved their Employment Results.  Moderator:  Rie Kennedy-Lizotte, NASDDDS.  Learn how three states participating in the State Employment Leadership Network are increasing integrated employment and hear from self advocates in those states about their participation. Featuring information from Jane Boone, Washington Department of Social and Health Services; Joe Longcor, Michigan Medicaid Infrastructure Grant; Rose Melarky, Nevada Division of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
   
2. Project SEARCH:  Transition Model.  Learn about what makes Project SEARCH a success in helping people transition to integrated employment.   Moderator:  Paul Wehman, Virginia Commonwealth University.  Featuring information from:  Erin Riehle, Cincinnati Children's Hospital; Joanna Falcone, The Arc Baltimore; and Keven Shaw, and Deanna Suggs, self advocates and employees of University of Maryland Medical Center.
   
3. Successful Transition to Employment for People with Most Significant Support Needs.  Moderator:  Michael Callahan, Marc Gold Associates.  Featuring information from:  Lisa Mills, Wisconsin Medicaid Infrastructure Grant; Richard Luecking, TransCen, Inc.;  and Julie Hand, South Dakota Division of Developmental Disabilties.
   
4. Employment and Diversity Hiring:  Real World Views on What it Takes to Make it Work.  Learn from employers and self advocates who will share their stories about what makes a successful working relationship.  Moderator:  Jim Gardner, CQL| The Council on Quality and Leadership. Featuring information from:  Tony Sampson, self advocate and employee of Home Depot; Liz Weintraub,self advocate and employee of CQL| The Council on Quality and Leadership; Erik Anders and Neil Christopher, Acadia Windows and Doors.
   
5. The Employment First Bill in Kansas:  How Grassroots Movements can Achieve Change.  Moderator:  Wendy Parent, University of Kansas.  Featuring information from: Rocky Nichols and Nick Wood, Disability Rights Center of Kansas;  Kathy Lobb, Kansas Self Advocacy; and Craig Knutson, self advocate.
   
6. Transition to Post Secondary Education.  Learn about programs to help people successfully transition to college after high school.  Moderator:  Meg Grigal, Think College.  Including information from: Adrian Forsythe, self advocate and George Mason University student; Margo Vreeburg Izzo, Ohio State University Nisonger Center and Amy Dwyre, TransCen, Inc.
   
7. Employment as Empowerment:  The Key to Relationships, Respect and More!  Featuring Gail Godwin and Matt Rice of Shared Support, Maryland; and Edward Willard, Dillon Haug and James Duncan, self advocates,  on the importance of employment.
   
8. Meaningful and Inclusive Activity for When People are Not Working.  Moderator:  Pat Rogan, Indiana University School of Education.  Featuring information from Pam Walker, Syracuse University; Fredda Rosen, Job Path; Jim Meehan, KFI Maine; David DeWitt Taylor, Community Living Services of Oakland County; Jonathon Putz, self advocate and employee, Book Court, and Lourdes Rivera-Putz, United We Stand of New York. 
9. Making the Case About Cost.  Employing people with disabilities in integrated settings isn't just a good idea, it makes good economic and policy sense.  Learn how to make this case.  Featuring information from Rob Cimera, Kent State University and Linda Rolfe, Washington Division of Developmental Disabilities.
10. Learning from Experience:  Medicaid Infrastructure Grants Increasing Employment Opportunities.  Learn how states have are using funds from MIG to launch initiatives that are successfully increasing employment.  Moderated by:  Nanette Relave, American Public Human Services Association. Featuring information from Mille Ryan, Alaska Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education; Jade Gingerich, Maryland Department of Disabilities; Eric Glunt, Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Project Director, California; and Lucy Odden, self advocate and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Employee.
11. Customized Employment and Self Employment:  Changes at the State VR level.  Learn about customized employment and self employment changes at the state level.  Moderator:  David Hammis, Griffin-Hammis.  Featuring information from Chris Button, Office of Disability Employment Policy; Russell Sickles, Job Squad, Inc.; Joseph Greene, self employed self advocate; Steven Webster, Steven's Woodshop; and Kevin Websteer and Michael Flanagan, self advocates.