Webinar- Business as the Social Engine of America: Enhancing the Employment Success of Young Adults with Significant Disabilities through Supported and Customized Employment

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Description:

Presenters: Paul Wehman, PhD, is Professor of Special Education and Counseling, Director, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Virginia Commonwealth University

There are hundreds of thousands of individuals with significant disabilities who remain unemployed in this country. This is a massive waste of a valuable human resource. Businesses of all sizes and industries have indicated their interest in hiring persons with disabilities, but they want to know more about how to find qualified workers, how to support them in productive jobs and how to best retain them. The key to both of these critical issues is to help community rehabilitation programs, rehabilitation counselors, and transition specialists to reach out to business to establish long term partnerships. Supported employment and customized employment are two highly valuable strategies in making partnerships between business and rehabilitation be successful.

Date(s):


2/12/2021 1:00 PM ET - 2/12/2021 2:00 PM ET

Location(s):

Zoom

Tag(s):

Employment Intellectual Disability Multiple Disabilities Professional Development Professional Resources Transition