Designed primarily for secondary special education staff, this online training module provides an overview of transition supports necessary for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities and explains the process of job development, placement, and support. After completing the module participants will be able to identify the critical features of successful transition programs for adolescents with ED/BD, describe the transition specialist's role in the process, and apply models of job development and support. Numerous resources and materials for further content and implementation are provided.

This guide is a comprehensive analysis of hiring employees with disabilities that includes information about how to find qualified workers with disabilities, how to put disability and employment research into practice, and how to model what other businesses have done to successfully integrate individuals with disabilities into the workforce.  Among other things, the guide provides information regarding Department-funded vocational rehabilitation agencies, Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers, and Centers for Independent Living.  It also includes checklists and various other resources to aid employers as they prepare to employ people with disabilities.

In 1987, the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities created a ground-breaking, innovative training program called Partners in Policymaking to teach parents and self-advocates the power of advocacy to change the way people with disablities are supporte, viewed, taught, live and work. Since 1987, Partners programs have been implemented nationally and internationally. More than 15,000 Partners graduates are part of a growing national and international network of community leaders serving on policy making committees, commissions, and boards at all levels of government. Partners in Policymaking offers 5 online courses: 1) Partners in Living (concepts of self-determination, family ...

Designed primarily for secondary special education staff, this online training module

provides comprehensive information defining transition assessment and identifying critical elements of the assessment process. Upon completion of the module the participant will be able to: identify the most appropriate uses of both formal and informal assessment during transition planning; identify various types and approaches to transition assessment; as well as understand the steps in a continuous assessment process. This module also allows the user to apply the knowledge gained to evaluate the current assessment process in place within their school or program. Numerous resources and materials for ...

These free multimedia training sessions will provide you with an overview of a variety of topics.   A large number of sessions are available, from 2003 to the present. Among the titles are (a) Transition from School to Adulthood for Youth with Disabilities; Where Are We in 2009?; (b) Test-Taking Strategies; (c) Self-Determination; (d) Supported Employment Best Practices; (e) Customized Employment; (f) Making Your Business Accessible -- and 33 more.  PowerPoints and links to resources accompany many of thesepresentations.  Free sign-in.   (The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention is located at Virginia Commonwealth ...

This is a self-paced webcourse for people interested in discovering best practices for working with customers who have disabilities.   Anyone interested in learning more about interacting effectively with individuals who have a disability will benefit from this webcourse.  However, this webcourse was created as a training tool for Customer Service Representatives employed at Department of Labor One-Stop Centers and for Navigators in the Disability Program Navigator Initiative, jointly funded by Department of Labor and the Social Security Administration.  (“At Your Service” is a project of he National Network of ADA Centers funded by the National Institute on Disability ...

This online self-study course is intended for community rehabilitation programs and other community-based service providers.  It provides an overview of issues facing agencies when facilitating competitive employment for individuals with disabilities. There are five video lectures: (a) National Trends in Community Services; (b) Organization Structure and Human Resources; (c) Process of Conversion; (d) Consumer Funding Choices; and (e) Systems Change -- Providing Quality Service Delivery for Persons with Disabilities. Transcripts are included with the video clips. (T-TAP is a project of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention,  Virginia ...

The training activities and content contained in this manual are based on a comprehensive set of  20 competencies that Community Work Incentives Coordinators  (CWICs) must acquire in order to be “certified” to provide work incentive planning and assistance services to Social Security Administration (SSA) beneficiaries.  The 20 competencies, which have been approved by SSA, have been grouped into six distinct competency areas which are presented as modules: (a) promoting and supporting employment outcomes for SSA beneficiaries with disabilities; (b) partnering with community agencies and conducting community research; (c) understanding the Social Security disability benefits, ...

The JAN Multimedia Training Library provides training resources for JAN's users. These materials may be used in group training or by individuals. They may easily be incorporated into larger training events. Some resources are for general audiences, some are quite specific.  These programs include such topics as  (a) practical tips for providing and maintaining effective job accommodations; (b) the Americans with Disabilities Act and substance abuse in the workplace; (c) personal assistance services in the workplace; (d) examples of effective accommodations by businesses; and others.

As a service for  community rehabilitation programs and other community-based service providers, T-TAP offers audios, transcripts, and links to resources from 29 archived seminars.  Topics of the presentations include (a) Self-Determination: The Natural Support; (b) Supporting a Person with Difficult Behaviors; (c) Customized Employment; (d) Self-Employment; (e) Staff Training and Development for Organizational Change -- and 24 more. (T-TAP is a project of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention, Virginia Commonwealth University, in partnership with the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts.  This ...

This free online seminar covers diversity training specific to disability awareness for Human Resource professionals. Through this seminar you will have the opportunity to learn more about topics such as (a) current history, (b) myths and facts,(c)  research, (d) tips for communication, (e) tips for interviewing, and (f) tips for accommodations -- all related to employing individuals with disabilities.  Free sign-in.  (The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention is located at Virginia Commonwealth University.  Worksupport.com is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, OSERS, U.S. Department ...

This online seminar gives you an overview of Workplace Personal Assistance Services (WPAS). The background and history of this workplace support is covered, as well as the role of the  Americans with Disabilities Act  in Workplace Personal Assistance Services.  Ten topics related to WPAS are examined, such as: (a) assistive technology, (c) self-employment, (c) funding, (d) employers' perspectives -- and others. This complimentary course is beneficial to individuals with disabilities, employers, and community rehabilitation providers.  Free sign-in.  (The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention is located at Virginia Commonwealth ...

These seminars focus on building skills and knowledge about self-employment among individuals with disabilities themselves but would also be useful for rehabilitation personnel and other service providers.  Topics include (a) Self-Employment for People with Disabilities;  (b) How to Finance a Business: Self-Employment Course; (c) The Role of Vocational Rehabilitation in Self-Employment; (d) Family Support and Self-Employment; (e) Discovering Personal Genius -- and many more.  Video, audio, transcripts, PowerPoints, and links to resources are included.  (START-UP USA is a project of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention, ...