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SUMMARY:Learn at Lunch: Strengthening the Workforce—The Business Case for Hiring and Retaining Qualified People with Disabilities
DESCRIPTION:Presenters: Johnny Collette and Laurie Mays \nLearning Objectives  \n\nDescribe the workforce participation gap for people with disabilities and its implications for employers and workforce systems.\nSummarize the evidence supporting the business case for hiring and retaining qualified employees with disabilities.\nIdentify employer practices\, workplace strategies\, partnerships\, and resources that support the recruitment\, hiring\, retention\, and advancement of qualified employees with disabilities.\n\nRegister for the July Learn at Lunch
URL:https://tiptrain.com/event/learn-at-lunch-the-business-case-for-hiring-and-retaining-qualified-people-with-disabilities/
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SUMMARY:Setting the Record Straight About Hiring and Retaining Disabled Workers: Debunking Myths A TIP Master Class
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr Phillip Rumrill\, PhD\, CRC \nObjectives: \n\nDiscuss the progress made in making the American workforce more inclusive and accessible to the disability community.\nDescribe persistent concerns on the part of employers about hiring and accommodating workers with disabilities.\nProvide empirical evidence that workers with disabilities often prove equal to the task in comparisons with non-disabled workers\, suggesting that within the disability community lies a valuable labor resource.\n\nPresenter: Phillip Rumrill\, Ph.D.\, CRC\, is the Red Cedar Distinguished Professor of Counseling and Counselor Education at Michigan State University. He is one of the leading disability and employment researchers in the United States. He is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences in Vocational Rehabilitation\, and his books (e.g.\, Foundations of the Vocational Rehabilitation Process\, Case management and Rehabilitation Counseling\, Rehabilitation Counseling and Emerging Disabilities\, Research in Rehabilitation Counseling) are widely used in graduate training programs and professional development courses. \nTIP Master Classes are advanced sessions that go beyond the basics\, offering practical strategies\, real-world applications\, and expert insights to strengthen skills and drive meaningful outcomes. \nRegister for the TIP Master Class \n 
URL:https://tiptrain.com/event/setting-the-record-straight-about-hiring-and-retaining-disabled-workers-debunking-myths-a-tip-master-class/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Communities of Practice: Training Innovation Project
DESCRIPTION:Communities of Practice (COP) are groups of people who come together because \nthey care about improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities. \nMembers share ideas\, solve problems\, build skills\, and create practical tools that \nsupport competitive integrated employment. \n  \nThe COP is meant to grow naturally over time and will eventually be led by its \nmembers\, giving participants the chance to shape discussions and activities around \nwhat matters most to them and their work. \nJoin the COP Zoom Session
URL:https://tiptrain.com/event/communities-of-practice-training-innovation-project-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Learn at Lunch_Redefining Opportunity: A National Look at Disability Employment Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dina Klimkina  \nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to:  \n\nIdentify emerging national trends\, policies\, and innovative practices that are improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities. \nDescribe how state and local initiatives are addressing barriers to competitive integrated employment through partnerships\, technology\, and systems change strategies. \nDiscuss ways that promising disability employment practices and lessons learned from across the country to enhance employment opportunities and outcomes within their own organizations and communities. \n\nOnline Zoom Session: Register for Learn at Lunch
URL:https://tiptrain.com/event/learn-at-lunch_redefining-opportunity-a-national-look-at-disability-employment-innovation/
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SUMMARY:Why Competitive Integrated Employment Matters to Business: The Bottom Line: Learn at Lunch
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Merry-Reid Sheffer \nFor too long\, “special” has come to mean “separate”— and the cost of segregation is borne not only by people with disabilities\, but by employers as well. As we move into 2026\, organizations are grappling with a growing workforce crisis driven by mass retirements and a shrinking labor pool. Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) offers a powerful\, practical solution. By supporting people with disabilities to work alongside people without disabilities—earning comparable wages for comparable work—CIE expands talent pipelines while strengthening workplace culture. Join Merry Reid Sheffer\, Director of Employment Services at Mattingly Edge\, to explore what CIE is\, why it matters\, and how it’s reshaping the workforce for the better.  \nThis event is co-hosted by TIP and the Kentucky Employment First Council. There will be an opportunity for further discussion with TIP staff immediately following the presentation. \nRegister for the Learn at Lunch
URL:https://tiptrain.com/event/why-competitive-integrated-employment-matters-to-business-the-bottom-line-learn-at-lunch/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Communities of Practice: Training Innovation Project
DESCRIPTION:Communities of Practice (COP) are groups of people who come together because \nthey care about improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities. \nMembers share ideas\, solve problems\, build skills\, and create practical tools that \nsupport competitive integrated employment. \n  \nThe COP is meant to grow naturally over time and will eventually be led by its \nmembers\, giving participants the chance to shape discussions and activities around \nwhat matters most to them and their work. \nJoin the COP Zoom Session
URL:https://tiptrain.com/event/communities-of-practice-training-innovation-project/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Enabling Employment Opportunity with Immersive Technology: Learn at Lunch
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Matthew Chaussee\, CEO\, CareerViewXR \nAttendees will gain practical strategies to promote employment opportunities by: \n\nExploring the use of immersive technologies\nIncreasing awareness of assistive technology solutions\nUnderstanding how these tools can be effectively applied in business and workplace settings\n\nThe Training Innovation Project\, in partnership with the Kentucky Employment First Council\, presents Learn at Lunch. These sessions are designed for rehabilitation professionals and employers to connect\, learn\, and share ideas in a relaxed space with others in the field. \nRegister for the Learn at Lunch
URL:https://tiptrain.com/event/enabling-employment-opportunity-with-immersive-technology-lunch-at-learn/
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