Community of Practice
The Disability Employment TA Center invites you to participate in our Tier One-National Community of Practice, which will provide access to educational webinars, virtual communications, specific TA events and activities, and informational resources that will be useful across various stakeholders. The goal of hosting a national Community of Practice is to create collaborative learning opportunities for all AoD grantees and other stakeholders who work with AoD grantees to improve competitive, integrated employment (CIE) outcomes and economic advancement of individuals with disabilities.
To join the National Community of Practice, register here.
Podcasts
Listen to our podcasts from AoD grantees, employers, workers with disabilities and some of the nation’s foremost subject matter experts on various topics related to the employment and economic advancement of people with disabilities.
“Am I Not?” A Conversation with Angela Greene on Leaving the Sheltered Workshop for Competitive Integrated Employment
In this episode, we talk with Angela Greene. After 21 years in a sheltered workshop, she left in favor of competitive integrated employment as a
The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA), Customized and Supported Employment Trends Across Populations Podcast
Check out the podcast by The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA), Customized and Supported Employment Trends Across Populations.
From the Sheltered Workshop to Musical Mentor: A Conversation with Sunny Cefaratti
Following last month’s webinar, “Celebrating Olmstead: It’s Time for 14(c) Phase-Out: Lessons Learned from Advancing Legislation & Leaving the Shop”, we go deeper with one
Blogs
Enjoy our monthly blogs written by AoD grantees and their partners, subject matter experts, employers, and self-advocates related to emerging themes and innovations in supporting employment and economic advancement of people with disabilities.
An Ode to Fellow Providers – Leap into CIE
By Troy Allen, Director of Employment Services, SRVS Industries Does the thought of embracing Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) give you pause or present significant business
Looking Inward: Assessment of Your Organization’s Current Culture for Promoting a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive (DEI) Workforce)
“It is hard to become something you never imagined” Hasan Davis, Hope Dealer “Our communities have been engaged in unprecedented civil rights protests, calling for
Building Our Own Career Pathway: A Self-Advocate’s Perspective
My name is Nicole LeBlanc, and I’m the self-advocate engagement consultant with the AoD Disability Employment TA Center and a disability advocate. I was diagnosed
The Power of Technology Accommodation
The spirit of the ADA and the Assistive Technology Act is equity, fair and impartial access for people with disabilities. Since its implementation in 1990,
The ADA and the End to Sheltered Workshops
Twenty years after the ADA was enacted, and more than a decade after the Olmstead case was decided, no one had challenged publicly-funded employment programs
Advancing Disability Employment During a Time of Testing
In President Biden’s Inaugural address to the nation, he said that we are living in “a time of testing” that requires boldness to address the
