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Employment First: Full Throttle Ahead!: April 2010
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Employment First: Full Throttle Ahead! We need everyone in the workforce for businesses to thrive and communities to prosper.". Friday, April 30, 2010. The Gateway to Customized Employment: Think Laterally! Is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand. Imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”. A couple of weeks ago, I was talking with my colleague, Bob Niemiec, Director of the. As I observed the struggle to ...
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Employment First: Full Throttle Ahead!: The Politics of "Choice"
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Employment First: Full Throttle Ahead! We need everyone in the workforce for businesses to thrive and communities to prosper.". Wednesday, February 24, 2010. The Politics of "Choice". National Employment First Movement. So going to work is a choice? Well I guess there are a lot of people who believe it should be if you live with a disability. If fact, individual choice is imbedded in many public policies associated with disability education and adult services. Despite strong values about the importance o...
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A New Vision: What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities?
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A New Vision: November 2005. What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities? Thursday, November 24, 2005. On November 5, 2005, John E. Rice. According to news reports, John, age 53, had broken his leg in a nasty fall on November 5th. Only one day later, he passed away at G. Ood Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida of a heart attack while being put under anesthesia for surgery to repair it. Shortest living identical twins in the world. John fully understood the challenges an...
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A New Vision: What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities?
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A New Vision: October 2005. What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities? Sunday, October 30, 2005. Still "trying another way" after all these years. OTC, now known as Minnesota Diversified Industries) in St. Paul, Minnesota. As a new vocational rehabilitation counselor, I learned quickly that not all service approaches were equal in their capacities to produce employment opportunities and life improvements for the people I was working with. After serving as a rehabilitation counse...
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A New Vision: What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities?
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A New Vision: January 2005. What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities? Monday, January 17, 2005. A New Vision: The Coffeetable Book. What If We Lived In A World Where Disabilities Become Possibilities. Imagine a world without disability. Where human differences aren’t measured as flaws. And people are accepted for who they are. Just belonging can open closed doors. Imagine a world without barriers. Where anyone can go anywhere. Where freedom of movement is valued. Extending priv...
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A New Vision: What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities?
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A New Vision: August 2005. What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities? Sunday, August 28, 2005. Had been been on the job for only a couple of weeks. And this was her very first solo assignment. As the work hours wore on, she was becoming ever more nervous. All of the warning signs were there. Was just not catching on and was in danger of being let go by her new employer. In fact, the harder Helen tried, the more mistakes she made. Yep, that would be me. I am really bummed! I have...
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A New Vision: What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities?
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A New Vision: March 2005. What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities? Monday, March 28, 2005. Reshaping Work Incentives for People with Serious Mental Illnesses. Is the inspirational slogan of. The Employment Network (formerly known as. Association for Persons in Supported Employment). The Social Security Administration (SSA) is our nation’s principle provider of cash benefits for unemployed Americans with SMI. Under SSA’s. Social Security Disability Income. Despite noble intenti...
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A New Vision: What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities?
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A New Vision: February 2005. What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities? Saturday, February 26, 2005. Opening Doors to Self-Employment and Supported Entrepreneurship. About two weeks ago, my organization hosted a staff development workshop on the topic of self-employment and microenterprises for people with significant disabilities. A national training expert on this subject,. Business plans. An enthusiastic group of 24 professionals, principally from Rise, came prepared with...
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A New Vision: What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities?
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A New Vision: July 2005. What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities? Saturday, July 30, 2005. This past week I had the good fortune to attend. APSE’s 16th Annual Conference. Held in Mobile, Alabama. For those who may be unfamiliar with APSE The Employment Network. The opening keynote speaker was New York Times best selling author, entertainer, and Alabama-native Andy Andrews. You want to talk about energy? Andrews shared the underlying theory of "The Butterfly Effect". Many of hi...
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A New Vision: What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities?
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A New Vision: May 2005. What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities? Sunday, May 29, 2005. Customized Employment: A Supply and Demand-Side Workforce Strategy. One of the guiding principles of the. They make perfect sense. Well almost, that is. Service practices rarely lead to competitive employment for job seekers with significant disabilities and related challenges. Why? National research studies document that two-thirds of adults with significant disabilities are not actively wo...
