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This multi-media training series will provide you with an overview of
different disability topics. At the end of each session, we have
included resources and links for additional information on this topic.
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In honor of the Americans with
Disabilities Act anniversary and in memory of Justin Dart...
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Justin Dart Jr.
Video
5 min.
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Max Starkloff reads the Farewell
Message of Justin Dart Jr.
Justin Dart,
Jr. advocated for human rights for over four decades. He
served five Presidential appointments in the area of disability
policy.
During the last 16 years, Justin
played a leading role in the development of and advocacy for
national disability, civil rights, and health care policy,
particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act.
He had recently resigned as Chairman of
the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
in order to advocate full-time for the civil rights and empowerment
of people with disabilities in every nation. |
Helpful Link
ADA
Watch - A Campaign to Protect the Civil Rights of People with
Disabilities, National Coalition for Disability Rights
Thirteen years after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), ADA Watch is pleased to present the work of Tom Olin and his
photographic history of the disability rights movement.
Previous Brown Bag Seminars
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Manpower, VCU-RRTC, &
SunTrust Bank Put Ability to Work in the 21st Century
Millie Hewett,
MANPOWER; Paul Wehman,
VCU-RRTC; C.T. Hill,
CEO, SunTrust Bank; Katherine
McCary, SunTrust Bank; Howard Green,
VCU-RRTC
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Telecommuting
and People with Disabilities
Debra Ruh, C.E.O. TecAccess,
Over 75% of
the staff at TecAccess are people with disabilities. |
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Work Incentives
Associated with Medical Insurance Coverage
Connie Ferrell is a consultant and trainer providing information
on employment and inclusion for people with disabilities. |
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SSI and Work Incentives - 1619b
Susan O'Mara is the
Technical Assistance Associate with the Virginia Commonwealth
University Project Office |
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Employment & Individuals with
Psychiatric Disabilities
Laurie Ford, Dir. for Community Rehab
Training at the Center for Continuing Ed in Rehab (CCER), WWU |
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and
Return to Work - Case Study
Dr. Paul Wehman, Professor, VCU & Director of the RRTC on
Workplace Supports |
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Disability Management Best Practices
Don Shrey, Ph.D., C.R.C. is the President of Advanced
Transitions, Inc. an international consulting business |
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Investing in People Through
Technology
Lex Frieden, Sr VP, Institute for Rehabilitation & Research,
Houston,TX |
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Supported Employment Best Practices
Dr. Paul Wehman, Professor, VCU & Director of the RRTC on
Workplace Supports |
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Self Determination
Wendy Wood, Associate Professor, UNC
Larry Cooper, Self-Advocate |
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Ticket to Work and Work Incentives
Improvement Act
Ken McGill |
Please
email us with your
questions or comments.
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