Join us for a Conversation on Disability Employment Opportunities
The
U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy’s
(ODEP) Youth IMPACT Center is seeking transition age youth and young
adults with disabilities who are about to or have recently
transitioned from high school to post-secondary education or
employment to participate in a series of online dialogues.
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The Youth IMPACT Center is working to improve employment
outcomes for youth and young adults with disabilities by helping
states build capacity in their youth service delivery and workforce
systems. These dialogues will focus on strategies and approaches that
can improve access to career pathways and encourage professional
development, including:
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Apprenticeships
Pre-apprenticeships
Trainings
Individualized employment plans
Internships and work-based learning
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TUNE
IN!
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Join
us on Go to Webinar for a conversation on the impact services have
had on the transition from school to work.
JUNE
2 | 3 – 4 p.m. EDT
JUNE
16 | 3 – 4 p.m. EDT
Conversations
will take place via Go to Webinar platform.
Closed
captioning will be provided.
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About the Youth IMPACT Center:
The Youth IMPACT Center works to improve employment
outcomes for youth and young adults with disabilities by helping
states build capacity in their youth service delivery and workforce
systems. The center is a collaboration between The Council of State Governments,
the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and
Disability at Cornell University, the Transitions to Adulthood Center
for Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and
U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy
(ODEP). The Youth IMPACT Center conducts research, develops
partnerships and shares best practices. In addition, the center helps
states identify new opportunities to expand career pathways,
work-based learning opportunities, strategic partnerships, systems
coordination and professional development for youth and young
adults.
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For more information, contact:
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updates on programming, join our Facebook group:
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Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2020