{"id":261,"date":"2021-02-19T08:25:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T14:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tashaod.wpengine.com\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2024-02-14T14:17:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:17:20","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"261\" class=\"elementor elementor-261\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93f9ded elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93f9ded\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0951232\" data-id=\"0951232\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a477a73 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a477a73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58c0dcc1\" data-id=\"58c0dcc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423d3dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"423d3dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Purpose<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5885696b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5885696b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Center will provide evidence-based training and technical assistance (TA) to the Administration on Disabilities (AoD) grantees aimed at improving competitive, integrated employment (CIE) and economic outcomes for individuals with disabilities across the nation. AoD grantees include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b0d98 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"20b0d98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Centers for Independent Living (CIL)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">State Councils on Developmental Disabilities (Councils)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">State Protection and Advocacy Systems (P&A)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Programs (TBI)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Projects of National Significance, Community Collaborations for Employment (PNS)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2644264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2644264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AoD_Disability_Employment_TA_Center_Overview_Year_Two-1.pdf\">About DETAC One-pager<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24564e50 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"24564e50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b9685a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60b9685a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-web-circle-08.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-web-circle-08.png 800w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-web-circle-08-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-web-circle-08-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-web-circle-08-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" 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https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-web-circle-08-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73fe088 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73fe088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-web-circle-07.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-web-circle-07.png 800w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-web-circle-07-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-web-circle-07-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-web-circle-07-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79268a9 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79268a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47a079d\" data-id=\"47a079d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1cfe54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1cfe54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Demonstrable improvements in CIE and economic outcomes for individuals with an array of abilities directly in connection with efforts by the AoD grantees. <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3093909 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3093909\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"our-funders\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5da7f69\" data-id=\"5da7f69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e932612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e932612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Funders<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bce4526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bce4526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Disability Employment TA Center is funded through a federal contract awarded to the Lewin Group and TASH by the <a href=\"https:\/\/acl.gov\/about-acl\/administration-disabilities#:~:text=The%20Administration%20on%20Disabilities%20works%20with%20states%2C%20communities%2C,productivity%2C%20and%20community%20integration%20of%20individuals%20with%20disabilities.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Administration on Disabilities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/acl.gov\/about-acl\/administration-disabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Administration for Community Living<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/d.docs.live.net\/f6cc1eb874893aec\/Documents\/Aneres%20Strategies\/TASH\/Grants\/AOD%20Employment%20TA%20Center\/Website\/hhs.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Department of Health &amp; Human Services<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64f57eab elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64f57eab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c8690cd\" data-id=\"6c8690cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18d20c dce_masking-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e18d20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ACL-Logo-CMYK.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-214\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46a8c4ae\" data-id=\"46a8c4ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf6960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edf6960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Administration for Community Living (ACL)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1109ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1109ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is headed by the Administrator, who reports directly to the Secretary of HHS. ACL&#8217;s Principal Deputy Administrator serves as Senior Advisor to the HHS Secretary for Disability Policy. ACL is structured to provide general policy coordination while retaining unique programmatic operations specific to the needs of each population it serves.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Mission:<\/strong> Maximize the independence, well-being, and health of older adults, people with disabilities across the lifespan, and their families and caregivers.<\/p><p><strong>Vision:<\/strong> For all people, regardless of age and disability, to live with dignity, make their own choices, and participate fully in society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6402a2a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6402a2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bb4d2e\" data-id=\"0bb4d2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c885234 dce_masking-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c885234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-Logo-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-664\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0df90d9\" data-id=\"0df90d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de132a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2de132a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Administration on Disabilities (AoD)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7130f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7130f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Administration on Disabilities works with states, communities, and partners in the disability networks to increase the independence, productivity, and community integration of individuals with disabilities. Under authorities provided by the:<\/p><ul><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/acl.gov\/node\/106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/acl.gov\/node\/75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rehabilitation Act of 1973<\/a>,<\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/acl.gov\/node\/663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Help America Vote Act (HAVA)<\/a>,<\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/acl.gov\/node\/75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assistive Technology Act of 1998<\/a>,<\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/acl.gov\/node\/75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Section 398 of the Public Health Service Act<\/a><\/em>, the AoD works to improve opportunities for people with disabilities to access quality services and supports, achieve economic self-sufficiency, and experience equality and inclusion in all facets of community life.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17b929f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17b929f\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"team\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac743b3\" data-id=\"ac743b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b873b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79b873b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Team<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-948dc78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"948dc78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AoD Disability Employment TA Center Project Team: Lewin Group<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5407062 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5407062\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f2f190\" data-id=\"8f2f190\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c026621 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c026621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Diana-Caldwell.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1881\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Diana-Caldwell.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Diana-Caldwell-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Diana-Caldwell-45x50.jpg 45w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Diana-Caldwell-91x100.jpg 91w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa39cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa39cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diana Caldwell<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b7739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0b7739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Director<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44e4c99\" data-id=\"44e4c99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48022b dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c48022b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/photo-v2-scaled-e1707941435762.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e20ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4e20ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Megan Ketchell<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b5cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76b5cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Manager<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98f05a7\" data-id=\"98f05a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8905dc dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8905dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/umaima-website-photo-v2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-3042\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/umaima-website-photo-v2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/umaima-website-photo-v2-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/umaima-website-photo-v2-46x50.jpg 46w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/umaima-website-photo-v2-93x100.jpg 93w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7bed18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7bed18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Umaima Memon<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f260155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f260155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lewin Evaluation Analyst<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637d049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"637d049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AoD Disability Employment TA Center Project Team: TASH<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2026585 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2026585\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94f4265\" data-id=\"94f4265\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2064592 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2064592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-DETAC-Team-Mike-Brogiolir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-DETAC-Team-Mike-Brogiolir.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-DETAC-Team-Mike-Brogiolir-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72a98e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c72a98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mike Brogioli<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc077d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dc077d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TASH's Executive Director<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5861b6\" data-id=\"e5861b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7621e90 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7621e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-DETAC-Team-Nicole-LeBlanc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-DETAC-Team-Nicole-LeBlanc.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AoD-DETAC-Team-Nicole-LeBlanc-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ad34c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2ad34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nicole Leblanc<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a465bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a465bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Self-Advocate Adviser<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-346a5b8 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"346a5b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e78fda7\" data-id=\"e78fda7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aca4d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7aca4d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AoD TA Work Group Members<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a1b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61a1b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Centers for Independent Living<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc116fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc116fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c802af\" data-id=\"7c802af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f810b6c dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f810b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Sarah-Michaud.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-648\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Sarah-Michaud.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Sarah-Michaud-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf55c7b\" data-id=\"cf55c7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b1f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7b1f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sarah Michaud<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f3956c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f3956c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director \u2013 New Vistas, New Mexico<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c02057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"2c02057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4611\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4611\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4611\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4611\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah Michaud is the Executive Director for New Vistas, a Center for Independent Living serving northern New Mexico.\u00a0 She graduated with a Masters of Education in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Missouri and has worked in the disability field for 17 years.\u00a0 Her work experience includes an emphasis on multicultural service provision, program management and educational and employment support services.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before coming to New Vistas, Ms. Michaud worked for the Pueblo of Jemez Vocational Rehabilitation Program as the VR Program Manager.\u00a0 In this role, she was responsible for vocational rehabilitation service delivery to tribal members with disabilities, overall program and grant management, programmatic outreach and community education, federal reporting on program performance and the development and maintenance of two intertribal agreements for the provision of VR services to previously unserved tribal communities.\u00a0 In additional to her VR work, Ms. Michaud assisted with disability advocacy efforts in New Mexico &#8211; serving on the NM DVR State Rehabilitation Council, the NM Statewide Independent Living Council, and the Board of Directors for New Mexico Allies for Advocacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Michaud joined the team at New Vistas in 2015 as the Deputy Director and then took over as the Executive Director in 2017.\u00a0 Ms. Michaud currently oversees the agency\u2019s three main programs that include Early Intervention services providing services to children birth to three who have or are at risk for developmental delays, Disability Support and Advocacy services providing independent living supports, and the Microbusiness that fills production contracts as part of the agency\u2019s resource development effort.\u00a0 Working together with her team, Ms. Michaud directs agency and program systems, maintains and monitors agency financials, provides systems and individual advocacy, directs outreach and curriculum development, and ensures that services for people with disabilities across the lifespan are provided across New Vistas nine county service area.<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5401dd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5401dd4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcc9733\" data-id=\"fcc9733\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4070d5d dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4070d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Cindy-Milstead.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-634\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Cindy-Milstead.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Cindy-Milstead-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-260f673\" data-id=\"260f673\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c6e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87c6e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cyndy Milstead Anzek<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8062384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8062384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director \u2013 Walton Options for Independent Living Inc., South Carolina <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c093878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"c093878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2011\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2011\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2011\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2011\"><p>Cyndy Milstead-Anzek is a graduate of Michigan State University with a bachelor\u2019s degree in Psychology with an additional specialization in anthropology (socio-cultural) and then a master\u2019s degree from UALR in Rehabilitation Counseling. Cyndy has extensive experience within the disability field of practice starting as far back as the mid 1980\u2019s. She was able to garner additional insight through her work\/study in neuroscience and endocrinology while at Michigan State University. Moving forward, she has experience as a case manager for the SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (SC DDSN) as a Head and Spinal Cord Injury Service Coordinator where she managed the largest caseload in the state at that time. She also began and implemented a personal attendant care program while there as well as a still functioning support and advocacy group called the CSRA Dream Catchers.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>After leaving SC DDSN Cyndy became the program manager for the benefits planning assistance and outreach program for a center for independent living (CIL) called Walton Options. Cyndy remains employed for this CIL and currently operates as the Director for Walton Options South Carolina. Among the programs offered through the CIL are Pre-Employment Training Skills through a contract with the SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department and the SC Commission for the Blind, an Employment First Initiative collaboration with other partners, and the SSA Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program.\u00a0 Cyndy has managed the then BPAO and now WIPA program for going on 20 years. She is also a certified work incentives coordinator (CWIC). The WIPA program she oversees serves the entire state of South Carolina. She has served on the boards of the SC brain injury association and the statewide independent living council as well as numerous committees and coalitions. She has certifications as a rehabilitation counselor, a brain injury specialist, a life care planner and a work incentives coordinator. She has also been a volunteer guardian ad litem for nearly two decades and enjoys volunteering as an assistant volleyball and track and field coach for her local high school.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-735fd68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"735fd68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d3eb73\" data-id=\"0d3eb73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff15270 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff15270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Chamane-Barrow.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-633\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Chamane-Barrow.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Chamane-Barrow-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-218b49a\" data-id=\"218b49a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734a095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"734a095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chamane Barrow<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1401608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1401608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Houston Center for Independent Living, Texas\n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4baa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"5e4baa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9881\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9881\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9881\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9881\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chamane Barrow is the Executive Director of the Houston Center for Independent Living (HCIL).\u00a0 She is a long-time disability rights advocate and has worked with the HCIL organization since 1998, starting at and managing HCIL\u2019s Brazoria County CIL satellite office in Angleton, Texas. Chamane is a past Partners in Policymaking graduate and has also participated in systems advocacy efforts in numerous cooperative projects with several organizations at local, regional, and federal levels that are relevant to improving the full inclusion, equal opportunity, and participations of persons with disabilities in every aspect of community life, including employment.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chamane is a sitting member on the Houston-Galveston Area Council Regional Transit Coordination Subcommittee and was one of twenty Mobility Management Independent Living (MMIL) Coaches chosen nationwide to work to educate state mobility managers about transportation issues from an independent living and disability perspective through the MMIL demonstration program.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, Chamane also partnered with the University of Montana Rural Institute for their implementation and evaluation of the Safety Project, a safety education program for men and women with intellectual disabilities. Prior to working at the CIL, Chamane was employed as a community health nurse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2881f47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2881f47\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed4d8e0\" data-id=\"ed4d8e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05983f8 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05983f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Melanie-Holgan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-643\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Melanie-Holgan.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Melanie-Holgan-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c3a3fc\" data-id=\"0c3a3fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564878b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"564878b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melanie Hogan<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9ff5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac9ff5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director \u2013 Linking Employment Abilities and Potential, Ohio <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e88698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3e88698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6551\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6551\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6551\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6551\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melanie is the Executive Director of Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential (LEAP), a Center for Independent Living, in Cleveland, Ohio. Melanie has been with the organization, which serves individuals with disabilities in six Ohio counties, for 25 years. Previous positions with LEAP include the agency\u2019s Interim Director, Associate Director and Education Coordinator. She has been actively involved in the human service field her entire career, working with individuals with disabilities in a number of capacities, including residential services, vocational rehabilitation and independent living services. Melanie has served on numerous boards and councils on the local, state and national level. She holds a Master\u2019s Degree in Education from Cleveland State University and a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Psychology, with minors in Sociology and Theology, from Wheeling University.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-41762e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41762e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d6ca26\" data-id=\"3d6ca26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dabf7f4 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dabf7f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Kevin-Smith.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-641\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Kevin-Smith.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Kevin-Smith-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9cf403\" data-id=\"f9cf403\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd698d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dd698d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kevin Smith<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edaef6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edaef6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant Director - Mental Health Peer Connection\/West New York Independent Living, New York<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fe788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e6fe788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2421\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2421\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2421\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2421\"><p>My name is Kevin Smith and I hold a Bachelor of Science from Buffalo State College. I am a New York Certified Peer Support Specialist, Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Facilitator, Certified Recovery Peer Advocate- Provisional and Opioid Overdose Prevention Trainer.\u00a0 I am currently the Assistant Director of Mental Health Peer Connection (MHPC), part of Western New York Independent Living\u2019s Family of Agencies.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Our vision statement at MHPC is \u201cPeers Empowering Peers Together,\u201d and I am a strong believer of wellness through employment.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7d93ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7d93ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53068b9\" data-id=\"53068b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbb3d1 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bbb3d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Kathy-Kay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-640\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Kathy-Kay.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Kathy-Kay-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e31ed99\" data-id=\"e31ed99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf19864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf19864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kathy Kay<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b77729d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b77729d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director \u2013 League of Human Dignity, Nebraska<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b618f elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"71b618f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1191\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1191\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1191\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1191\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have my Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Business, and Spanish and my Master of Arts in Speech Communication.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I experience multiple disabilities, some from birth, and I also have a son on the Autism Spectrum.\u00a0 From an early age, I was involved in teaching students with disabilities.\u00a0 I have been involved in Independent Living for over 30 plus years!<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am currently the \u00a0 CEO of the League of Human Dignity, Inc., an organization that supports independent Living for people with disabilities.\u00a0 We operate four Centers for Independent Living, three in Nebraska and one in Iowa.\u00a0 We also have six Medicaid Waiver offices where we administer the Nebraska Home and Community Based Services Waiver.\u00a0 This enables people who meet nursing facility level of care to remain in their own homes and communities.\u00a0 The LHD, Inc., also has 66 Housing and Urban Development units to help create affordable and accessible housing in Nebraska.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am on the State Independent Living Council for Nebraska.\u00a0 I am also on the Equity Subcommittee for Lancaster County as well as the Transportation Focus Group for Lancaster County.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My goal is that individual with disabilities will be regarded in the same way as we look at hair or eye color.\u00a0 It is simply one element of a person and does not define them.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3737509 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3737509\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c527939\" data-id=\"c527939\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8bd061 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8bd061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Jessica-Minor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-637\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Jessica-Minor.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Jessica-Minor-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c4826c\" data-id=\"5c4826c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324e092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"324e092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jessica Minor<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b712f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b712f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Programs & Assessment \u2013 Accessibility Center for Independent Living, Indiana<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0cb11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"0a0cb11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1051\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1051\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1051\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1051\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jessica Minor recently moved back to Indianapolis after living in the DC-area for the past eight years. Currently at accessABILITY, Jessica is the Director of Programs and Assessment where works to develop program implementation plans, outreach strategy and outcomes assessment. She is excited to be back in her hometown, working with a community that she loves. Prior to joining accessABILITY she worked with a health systems organization focusing on process improvement, community engagement and outreach and data analysis. Jessica has also worked with several disability organizations focusing on the intersection of public health, health policy and people with disabilities. She has extensive experience with program management and implementation, strategic planning and nonprofit management. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Xavier University and a Master of Public Policy from University of Maryland.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f6719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3f6719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Councils on Developmental Disabilities <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-71e04e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71e04e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ba4570\" data-id=\"8ba4570\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846a00f dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"846a00f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Rachel-London.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-653\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Rachel-London.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Rachel-London-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b07b88\" data-id=\"4b07b88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c390b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92c390b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rachel London<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8eb6c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8eb6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director \u2013 Maryland Council on Developmental Disabilities<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e3345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"73e3345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\"><p>Rachel London is the Executive Director of the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council, a statewide public policy and advocacy organization promoting the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all facets of community life. Rachel has been with the Council for 12 years, serving as the Director of Children &amp; Family Policy and Deputy Director prior to becoming Executive Director.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Rachel earned her Bachelor\u2019s Degree and Law Degree from the University of Maryland.\u00a0 After law school, she was a staff attorney at Disability Rights Maryland where she was active in many important civil rights issues for adults with developmental disabilities, including the closure of the Rosewood Center.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a9a25c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a9a25c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa12c50\" data-id=\"aa12c50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105999c dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"105999c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Santa-Perez.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Santa-Perez.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Santa-Perez-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b905ec0\" data-id=\"b905ec0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6372e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6372e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Santa Perez<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a87dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34a87dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nevada Council on Developmental Disabilities<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b316cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"b316cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1871\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1871\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1871\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1871\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santa Perez is from Southern California where she was very active in the self-advocacy field. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Cal State Northridge.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Santa moved to Las Vegas in the mid 90`s she discovered that there were no advocacy groups for people with disabilities. This was unacceptable for Santa and she started her quest to bring a self-advocacy group to Nevada. Santa co-founded People First of Nevada and her dream is now a reality with 7 chapters all around the state. Santa is a very proud and active former Statewide President of the People First of Nevada. She has testified before the state legislation and was instrumental in getting the Signature Stamp Law and the People First Respectful Language Law passed. Santa has sat on many disability committees, both state and federal. Santa was appointed by Secretary Tom Perez, Department of Labor, to be on the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (ACICIEID). Santa is also a proud Council member serving on the Nevada Governor\u2019s Council on Developmental Disabilities. Santa is a well-known writer and blogger, and she is the author of Sitting At Eye Level: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Life as an Advocate, a Professional, a Woman, a Mom and a Person with a Significant Disability.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0She is also hoping to start her own\u00a0consulting\u00a0firm in the future.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In her personal life Santa has accomplished many things. She has her own home and is a part of her community, but in her eyes, her greatest accomplishment is her son Noah.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3192ac2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3192ac2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bab5cb6\" data-id=\"bab5cb6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4916c38 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4916c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Kristen-Larson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-642\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Kristen-Larson.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Kristen-Larson-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f7abdf\" data-id=\"0f7abdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec41355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec41355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kristen Larson<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345f79a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"345f79a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director \u2013 Nebraska Council on Developmental Disabilities  <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70edd95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"70edd95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1181\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1181\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1181\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1181\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kristen Larsen currently serves as the Executive Director of the Nebraska Council on Developmental Disabilities.\u00a0 Kristen\u2019s passion for disability advocacy is a result of years of personal lived experience with her 27 year-old son, Carl, who has autism and an intellectual disability.\u00a0 Serving as Carl\u2019s advocate within the education and the HCBS waiver system led to her pursuit of a career focused on helping individuals and families who face the obstacles, challenges, and rewards that having a disability may pose.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to her appointment to the Nebraska DD Council as the Executive Director in 2014, she served seven years at The Arc of Buffalo County in Kearney, Nebraska as the Executive Director\/Youth Director. She had the experience of interacting with many individuals with developmental disabilities and their family members and learned firsthand about their challenges and barriers to finding and keeping competitive employment.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within her role as the Executive Director for the Nebraska Council, Kristen has collaborated extensively with all of the Nebraska AoD grantee partners.\u00a0 Recent Council projects including the Juvenile Justice Cross-Disability Task Force, the Munroe-Meyer Institute Statewide Disability Leadership Training, and the current Person-Centered Planning Initiative are a few if the AoD grantee partners\u2019 collaborative efforts. Additionally, the Nebraska Council is addressing employment in their current and new State Plans, and Kristen welcomes this opportunity to gain and share valuable knowledge to bring employment improvements to Nebraska and across the nation.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865be52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"865be52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f9b347 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f9b347\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb81500\" data-id=\"cb81500\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa2ad3 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fa2ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Robin-Jones.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-646\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Robin-Jones.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Robin-Jones-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eee0d1\" data-id=\"7eee0d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190936b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"190936b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Robin Jones<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313f86a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"313f86a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Illinois, Institute on Disability and Human Development<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68722e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"68722e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1091\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1091\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1091\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1091\"><p>Robin Jones is the Project Director of the Great Lakes ADA Center and an Instructor in the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago.\u00a0 The Great Lakes Center was founded in 1991 and is one of 10 Centers established nationally by Administration on Aging (ACL), National Institute on Independent Living, Disability Rehabilitation and Research (NIDLRR) to provide technical assistance regarding the ADA.\u00a0 Robin has served as the Project Director since the Center\u2019s inception.\u00a0 Prior to joining the Center she served as founding director of an independent living center in the Chicago area. Other professional experiences include working as an occupational therapy practitioner at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and as Assistant to the Head within the School of Occupational Therapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Robin Jones has extensive experiences as a consultant and trainer on the ADA for business, government, education and disability organizations within the Great Lakes Region and beyond. Her skills and expertise have been recognized by government leaders including appointments to serve as the Chairperson of the State of Illinois Task Force on Employment and Economic Self-Sufficiency for Persons with Disabilities and the City of Chicago Mayoral Task Force on Employment of Persons with Disabilities.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>As an instructor within the Department on Disability and Human Development Robin teaches courses related to disability policy and is a guest lecturer within other Departments including Occupational Therapy, Education, Museum Studies, Business and Urban Planning on issues associated with hiring people with disabilities, reasonable accommodations, accessible technology and the accessible built environment.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition to her work on the Great Lakes Center, Robin plays an active role in several other funded research projects including Co-Investigator of the Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment of Persons with Physical Disabilities funded by NIDILRR under the direction of Principal Investigator Allen Heinemann, PhD at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab and Co-Investigator of the ADA Participatory Action Research Consortium (ADA-PARC) funded by NIDILRR under the direction of Co-Project Directors Joy Hammel, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago and Lex Frieden, University of Texas Health Science Center.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1572190 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1572190\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5c4bf5\" data-id=\"c5c4bf5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e5bb2 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44e5bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Jill-Pleasant.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Jill-Pleasant.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Jill-Pleasant-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df3250b\" data-id=\"df3250b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a929f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a929f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jill Pleasant (Alternate)<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbec89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cbec89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Northern Arizona University\/Institute for Human Development<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3716f14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3716f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5771\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5771\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5771\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5771\"><p>Jill S. Pleasant, MA, OTR\/L is the Associate Director for the Institute for Human Development (IHD) at Northern Arizona University \u2013 a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Her responsibilities encompass oversight for a wide range of IHD\u2019s Community Service Programs that directly impact persons across disability categories and age ranges including youth transition and employment. She has coordinated numerous statewide disability conferences where employment of persons with disabilities was and continues to be a focus area. She has many years of experience providing leadership for assistive technology services in Arizona, promoting awareness and access to assistive technology for persons with disabilities related to inclusive education, employment, and community living.\u00a0 She has also successfully submitted and executed grant and contract projects funded through government agencies and private foundations, the most recent of which is a current HHS Administration on Disabilities Transition Planning Grant.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Ms. Pleasant has a BS in Occupational Therapy, an MA in Educational Leadership, and a Certificate in Assistive Technology Applications. She is a licensed occupational therapist (OT) with experience providing OT services in healthcare, education, and community environments.\u00a0 Her professional perspective as an OT and personal experiences as a family member of an individual with disabilities, underscores her belief that supporting persons with disabilities to engage in self-determined, meaningful activities is critical for independence and true community inclusion.\u00a0 She is a published author and has presented on disability related topics locally, nationally, and abroad.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602dfbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"602dfbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">State Protection and Advocacy Entities<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d9a0c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d9a0c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea25f31\" data-id=\"ea25f31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6356ec0 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6356ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Emily-Munson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-636\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Emily-Munson.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Emily-Munson-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9308603\" data-id=\"9308603\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b2ae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5b2ae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emily Munson<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-509c5ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"509c5ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disability Rights Indiana<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68bbe91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"68bbe91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1091\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1091\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1091\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1091\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emily Munson is an Indianapolis attorney with a passion for disability rights and health law. Currently, she serves as Indiana Disability Rights\u2019 Senior Attorney for Health Care and Policy, conducting litigation for individual clients and systemic advocacy projects. Prior to that, she led the agency\u2019s Employment practice group. Earlier still, Munson was an attorney and administrative law judge for Indiana\u2019s Family &amp; Social Services administration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2017, Munson graduated with distinction from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law with her LL.M. in Health Law, Policy &amp; Bioethics. Her thesis addressed patient autonomy in the context of traumatic, disabling injury. In 2010, Munson earned her J.D. with a health law concentration and M.A. in Philosophy. She graduated with honors from Hanover College in 2006.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, Munson spoke about disability employment at TEDxIndianapolis. She was recognized by The Indiana Lawyer as an Up &amp; Coming Lawyer in 2015 and was Ms. Wheelchair Indiana 2009. She has published articles in numerous periodicals and is regularly invited to speak on health policy issues and work incentives. In her spare time, Munson enjoys playing power soccer (in a specialized wheelchair) and kicking butt in board games!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd9393e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd9393e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a4c678\" data-id=\"2a4c678\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb298b dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdb298b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Shandra.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Shandra.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Shandra-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e33b5b\" data-id=\"3e33b5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe360e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe360e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shandra Monterastelli (Alternate)<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92ef1ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92ef1ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe39672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"fe39672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2661\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2661\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2661\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2661\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shandra Monterastelli is a staff attorney at the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, where she began as a law clerk in 2016 while attending The University of Alabama School of Law. After graduating cum laude in 2018, she became a law fellow, and transitioned to a staff attorney in 2019. Shandra primarily monitors compliance with the consent decree in Hunter v. Boswell, and advocates on behalf of individuals in facilities and individuals who receive Medicaid or Medicaid waiver services. Before moving to Alabama to attend law school, Shandra taught special education at the elementary level through AmeriCorps in Rochester, Washington.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5905e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b5905e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Traumatic Brain Injury <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7977e48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7977e48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d270ac9\" data-id=\"d270ac9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3832df2 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3832df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Eileen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-635\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Eileen.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Eileen-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5d53e7\" data-id=\"d5d53e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d766dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d766dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eileen Kelly<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e8cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37e8cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Traumatic Brain Injury Grant Manager \u2013 State of Minnesota<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdce7b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"bdce7b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1991\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1991\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1991\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1991\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My name is Eileen Faith Kelly. This will be my 10th year with the Minnesota Department of Human Services. I\u2019ve worked helping people with disabilities navigate benefits, employment and community resources. I was a certified Social Security Administration Community Work Incentive Coordinator and focused on piloting financial counseling and benefit counseling into vocational rehabilitation services. Through this work I became a licensed financial planner and broker dealer.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My current role is the Administration on Community Living\u2019s State Partnership brain injury grant manager. I coordinate and manage the brain injury partnership grant in collaboration with Minnesota\u2019s TBI Advisory Committee liaison, BI Interagency Leadership Council, tribal liaisons, and the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance. I have been busy building partnerships to help create strategies to fund, manage, deliver, and evaluate awareness and services for people with brain injury. My goal is to continue to support the person-centered services offered to people with disabilities, with a focus on brain injury infrastructure, training, and education opportunities statewide.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270216b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"270216b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ex-Officio<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7f981f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7f981f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f102193\" data-id=\"f102193\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ebb437 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ebb437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Abigail-Helget.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-632\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Abigail-Helget.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Abigail-Helget-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b00380\" data-id=\"7b00380\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f39f55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f39f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abigail Helget<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d601d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d601d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits Planning Capacity Builder - Minnesota Department of Human Services <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6311f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"6311f74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1031\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1031\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1031\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1031\"><p>Abigail\u00a0Helget\u00a0has worked for the Minnesota Department of Human Services for over 3 years in the Disability Services Division, doing work to expand Benefits Planning in Minnesota as well as promoting the use of work incentives for people with disabilities. She has been a Community Partner Work Incentives Counselor (CPWIC) for almost six years and has done work around benefits planning for close to seven years.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Currently, Abigail works closely with the Disability Hub MN, Vocational Rehabilitation, Centers for Independent Living and Waiver Service providers to expand benefits planning in the state of Minnesota. \u00a0Prior to coming to DHS, she worked with the Disability Hub MN for more than 4 years. Most of the time that Abigail worked at the Hub she coordinated services and specialized projects focused on financial and benefits planning for people with disabilities going to work.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2092363 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2092363\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-162ad32\" data-id=\"162ad32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff1f4f dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ff1f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Patricia-Henke.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-644\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Patricia-Henke.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AoD-DETAC-Patricia-Henke-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f13aeb5\" data-id=\"f13aeb5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437d89f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"437d89f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patricia Henke (Alternate)<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f0c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63f0c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director - Colorado Office of Employment <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e30f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"2e30f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4841\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4841\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read Bio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4841\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4841\"><p>Patricia is the Director of the Colorado Office of Employment First. Previously, Patricia was the supported employment program manager at the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and has 25 years of direct and program management experience focused on employment of people with disabilities.<\/p><p><br \/>Outside of work, Patricia is likely to be found at the baseball fields, hiking, fishing, or skiing with her son. 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