BUILDING A NETWORK
SPEAKERS: CHRIS KING, DEREK ROY, JACQUELINE HARRISON
Third-party agencies encourage the building of networks in the community. Engaging with schools and building relationships within the community is a crucial step to find future success in your child’s employment.
MAKING EARLY CONNECTIONS
SPEAKERS: CHRIS KING, DEREK ROY
Early connections can lead to successful employment for persons with intellectual disabilities.
SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT – FROM AGENCIES
SPEAKERS: DEREK ROY, CHRIS KING, JACQUELINE HARRISON, DIANE ANGLESTEAD
Third-party agencies are more than just an employment service. They should understand individual job seeker’s needs and wants and build connections that will help them achieve success.
EVOLVING PRACTICES: A NEW MODEL
SPEAKERS: JEANETTE CAMPBELL, ANGELA HOYT
Employment service agencies need to evolve from job-readiness models to a relationship model connecting job seekers and their skills to employers and their needs.
WHAT IS A REAL JOB?
SPEAKER: RIMA AL-SALAH
Gainful employment and independence is an integral part of everyone’s life. How do we change current perceptions that suggest otherwise?
OUR VISION
We seek to help families generate a positive vision about the future of their children and youth with an intellectual disability – a future that includes “real work for real pay”