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Creating Access to Successful Employment
Note: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month Manufacturing, healthcare and information technology are three promising career pathways for Kentuckians seeking training and employment...
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Blue, Purple and Green: How I Color Coded my Child Into Middle School
Note: October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month Zoe – my color coded sixth grader with mosaic Down syndrome By Suzanne Wingard, Director of Training, Family Connection of SC Color has always been a part...
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I Can Do Anything: Learning Job Basics and Preparing for the Future
NOTE: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month By Theo Brooks When I lost my job in the food industry, I didn’t know what to do. Without my job, I was feeling defeated. I was...
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Vocational Rehabilitation for Individuals with Disabilities from High School...
The Maine Department of Labor’s Bureau of Rehabilitation Services works to bring about full access to employment, independence and community integration for people with disabilities. Working with its...
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Exploring Career Opportunities in Alaska
Note: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month This spring, 65 students with disabilities from southeast Alaska participated in the Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation’s...
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My Ever-Evolving Journey: Mom, Advocate, Board of Education Member
Note: October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month by Dria Law, Moorestown, N.J. I am the mom of two teenaged girls, one of whom has a disability. My youngest daughter, Julianna, or Juls for short, was...
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Words of Advice from a Triple Threat
NOTE: October is Learning Disabilities/ADHD/Dyslexia Awareness Month This blog is written by Alyssia Jackson, a member of the Young Adult Leadership Council of the National Center for Learning...
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October and Disability Awareness — 2019
Throughout October, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services highlighted aspects of disability awareness for national disability employment, dyslexia, learning disabilities, ADHD...
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Voices From the Field: Interview with Linda Gilkerson and Pamela Epley
Promoting Children’s Mental Health Awareness Linda Gilkerson and Pamela Epley Linda Gilkerson, Ph.D., LSW, is a professor at Erikson Institute where she directs the graduate training programs in...
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New Innovative Early Language and Literacy Program in South Carolina
NOTE: May is Better Hearing and Speech Month By Amy Holbert, chief executive officer of Family Connection of South Carolina Family Connection of South Carolina is pleased to join the Office of Special...
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California Career Innovations Success Story
NOTE: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month The California Department of Rehabilitation partnered with San Diego State University Interwork Institute for a work-based learning...
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Pathways to Partnerships
South Carolina — Partnerships Making A Difference By Kimberly Tissott, ABLE SC How can partnerships advance employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities? In the July 30 webinar,...
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Laying Educational Foundations
NOTE: October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month Rebecca Newlon By Chris and Rebecca Newlon When Rebecca, my daughter who has Down syndrome, began kindergarten, I never dreamed that the...
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We Can Do Virtually Anything
A guest blog by Courtney Hansen, Special Education Advocate Courtney is a non-attorney special education advocate. She advocates at the local, state, and national level for disability rights, and...
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Reservation, Risk, and Relief: Finding My Way to Advocacy
NOTE: October is Learning Disabilities (LD)/Dyslexia/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness (ADHD) Month. By Lia Beatty, Whitman College student My self-advocacy is a choice. Not a choice I...
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Learning to Earn
NOTE: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month From Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation Kevin Urban has strong math and foreign language skills, earned several college credits while...
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What’s Your Vision?
NOTE: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month By David D’Arcangelo, Commissioner, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind As part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month...
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Charting the Path to Every Child Reading
NOTE: October is Learning Disabilities (LD)/Dyslexia/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness (ADHD) Month. Amy Traynor, OTR, M.A., ATP, National Center for Learning Disabilities Texas Parent...
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Ability for Hire in South Dakota
NOTE: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month Originally posted by the South Dakota Department of Human Services Rehabilitation Services To shed a little more light on the real people...
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Sharing My Story to Inspire Advocacy in Others
NOTE: October is Learning Disabilities (LD)/Dyslexia/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness (ADHD) Month. By Michaela Hearst, an advocate, writer, and a social worker. I was diagnosed with...
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