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Webinars

Charting the Course to Employment Success With Family Supports and Cross-System Partnerships

 

Webinar Date: February 24, 2026 | Time: 3:00 to 4:30 PM Eastern Time

 

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Employment is a core component of a good life. The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Institute for Human Development’s Charting the LifeCourse framework helps individuals and families of all abilities and ages articulate a vision for a good life, identify needed supports, and navigate pathways to achieve the lives they want to live. The framework recognizes that people need different supports at different life stages and that no single service system can meet all needs. This webinar will explore how family engagement and cross-system approaches can help remove barriers to achieving meaningful employment outcomes for people with disabilities across the lifespan.

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the core principles of the LifeCourse framework and how they guide employment planning, to support job attainment and retention.
  • Discover how aligning supports across education, vocational rehabilitation, and community-based services systems can remove barriers and expand access to CIE.
  • Identify how the Administration on Disabilities (AoD) grantees can champion knowledge exchange, capacity building, and collaborative engagement to scale effective practices and increase visibility and access to services.

 

Presenters

Headshot of Michelle "Sheli" Reynolds in a black blazer smiling at the camera Headshot of Sarah Adams in a white patterned blouse and teal cardigan smiling at the camera

Michelle “Sheli” Reynolds

Director

LifeCourse Nexus, UMKC

Sarah Adams

Assistant Director

LifeCourse Nexus, UMKC