• Learn at Lunch_Redefining Opportunity: A National Look at Disability Employment Innovation

    Presenter: Dina Klimkina  By the end of this session, participants will be able to:  Identify emerging national trends, policies, and innovative practices that are improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities.  Describe how state and local initiatives are addressing barriers to competitive integrated employment through partnerships, technology, and systems change strategies.  Discuss ways that promising […]

  • Communities of Practice: Training Innovation Project

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    Communities of Practice (COP) are groups of people who come together because they care about improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Members share ideas, solve problems, build skills, and create practical tools that support competitive integrated employment.   The COP is meant to grow naturally over time and will eventually be led by its […]

  • Setting the Record Straight About Hiring and Retaining Disabled Workers: Debunking Myths A TIP Master Class

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    Presenter: Dr Phillip Rumrill, PhD, CRC Objectives: Discuss the progress made in making the American workforce more inclusive and accessible to the disability community. Describe persistent concerns on the part of employers about hiring and accommodating workers with disabilities. Provide empirical evidence that workers with disabilities often prove equal to the task in comparisons with […]

  • Learn at Lunch: Strengthening the Workforce—The Business Case for Hiring and Retaining Qualified People with Disabilities

    Presenters: Johnny Collette and Laurie Mays Learning Objectives Describe the workforce participation gap for people with disabilities and its implications for employers and workforce systems. Summarize the evidence supporting the business case for hiring and retaining qualified employees with disabilities. Identify employer practices, workplace strategies, partnerships, and resources that support the recruitment, hiring, retention, and […]

  • Talk with TIP: Driving Employment Outcomes Through Innovation and Partnership_Session 1

    The Training Innovation Project (TIP) presents a four-part Talk with TIP listening and strategy series designed to engage vocational rehabilitation professionals in identifying, prioritizing, and addressing the most pressing challenges impacting competitive integrated employment outcomes. Findings will inform TIP’s year-two professional development activities. Continuing Education Units (CRCs) and SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) will be […]

  • Talk with TIP: Driving Employment Outcomes Through Innovation and Partnership_Session 2

    The Training Innovation Project (TIP) presents a four-part Talk with TIP listening and strategy series designed to engage vocational rehabilitation professionals in identifying, prioritizing, and addressing the most pressing challenges impacting competitive integrated employment outcomes. Findings will inform TIP’s year-two professional development activities. Continuing Education Units (CRCs) and SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) will be […]

  • Learn at Lunch: Services Available from Vocational Rehabilitation to Support Businesses and Employees

    Presenter: Ryan Henson Learning Objective Learn about the specific benefits and services provided to employers and employees through the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Employer Services Branch. Meet the Speaker Ryan Henson is a 22-year employee with the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and has served in a variety of roles including Vocational […]

  • Talk with TIP: Driving Employment Outcomes Through Innovation and Partnership_Session 3

    The Training Innovation Project (TIP) presents a four-part Talk with TIP listening and strategy series designed to engage vocational rehabilitation professionals in identifying, prioritizing, and addressing the most pressing challenges impacting competitive integrated employment outcomes. Findings will inform TIP’s year-two professional development activities. Continuing Education Units (CRCs) and SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) will be […]

  • Communities of Practice: Training Innovation Project

    Zoom

    Communities of Practice (COP) are groups of people who come together because they care about improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Members share ideas, solve problems, build skills, and create practical tools that support competitive integrated employment.   The COP is meant to grow naturally over time and will eventually be led by its […]

  • Talk with TIP: Driving Employment Outcomes Through Innovation and Partnership_Session 4

    The Training Innovation Project (TIP) presents a four-part Talk with TIP listening and strategy series designed to engage vocational rehabilitation professionals in identifying, prioritizing, and addressing the most pressing challenges impacting competitive integrated employment outcomes. Findings will inform TIP’s year-two professional development activities. Continuing Education Units (CRCs) and SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) will be […]