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Employment Resources for Special Education Specialists

1/21/2019

 
Fifth Freedom has put together a collection of podcasts and webinars for Special Education professionals. If you have students going through the transition process or just thinking about employment, these resources will help you prepare them for their future.
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​Employment First and the ADA: Working Together
The Southeast ADA Center
 
“Employment First” is the idea that every person with a disability has a first employment option in an integrated workplace earning competitive wages. Learn about ensuring that people with disabilities are working in real jobs for real pay. 
 
Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/adalive/episode-61-employment-first-and-the-ada-working-together
 
The Process of Customized Employment
The Southeast ADA Center
 
Customized Employment is a flexible process that personalizes the employment relationship by hiring a job seeker with a disability to meet the specific needs of an employer, regardless of pre-existing job descriptions. Learn about the Customized Employment process, job search, negotiations, and how this benefits businesses.
 
Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/adalive/episode-49-the-process-of-customized-employment
 
It is Not Charity: Hiring People with IDD
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
 
Learn how the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities’ approaches hiring and their Unified Workplace. The webinar also covers their approach to employee engagement, which has led to better productivity, retention, and morale, and how hiring people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities has enabled John’s Crazy Socks to stand out in the marketplace and to achieve success. 
 
Watch here: https://aaidd.org/education/education-archive/2018/08/29/default-calendar/it-is-not-charity-hiring-the-differently-abled
 
How Families and Mentors Can Support Successful Transition to Employment
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
 
Learn strategies families and mentors can use to support their young adults with disabilities as they transition from student to employee.
 
Watch here: https://aaidd.org/education/education-archive/2018/09/04/default-calendar/engaging-allies-how-families-and-mentors-can-support-successful-transition-to-employment
 
Customized Employment - Opening Doors for People on the Autism Spectrum
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
 
Learn about the customized employment process, integrating customized employment strategies into vocational rehabilitation systems, and how customized employment can aid competitive employment outcomes for people with Autism and other disabilities. 
 
Watch here: https://www.aucd.org/itac/detail/event.cfm?event_id=7997
 
Why Jobseekers with Disabilities Need a Digital Brand
Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology
 
A successful job search starts by creating your own digital “brand”. For students with disabilities in particular, strategically shaping an online persona can open many career doors. Learn how several people with disabilities leveraged social media to start successful careers.
 
Watch here: http://www.peatworks.org/content/webinars/2017/06/Intuit
 
Neurodiversity & Workplace Technology
Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology
 
Learn how technology solutions are changing employment opportunities for people with cognitive disabilities. 
 
Watch here: http://www.peatworks.org/content/2017/07/Coleman
 
Your Pathway to Employment – The Job Interview
The United Spinal Association
 
Job interviews can be intimidating when you’re living with a spinal cord injury or disorder (SCI/D). How do you convey your skills and qualifications to an interviewer who is not accustomed to working with people with disabilities? How do you answer questions the interviewer is not supposed to ask? This webinar provides strategies for answering these and other questions.
 
Watch here: http://www.spinalcord.org/video-pathway-employment-job-interview/
 
For more employment resources to share with your students, visit http://jobdoozy.org!
 

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