AAPI Conferences

2003

National Summit focused upon Increasing Employment Opportunities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities
Strategic Planning: 2003 and Beyond

Photo: Robert Stodden

Washington D.C.: September 16, 2003
Main Conference Room, 1st Floor NW, American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging, 2519 Connecticut Avenue, Washington D.C.

Opening Remarks by: Dr. Robert A. Stodden, Principal Investigator, National Technical Assistance Center for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities.

Keynote Speakers: Dr. Roy Grizzard (ODEP/DOL), Commissioner Joanne Wilson (RSA/DOE), Dr. Robert Pasternack (OSERS/DOE), Eric Wang (The White House Initiative on AAPI), and John Yeh (Viable Technologies).

Purpose of this national summit is to gain input from key national representatives for strategic planning for increasing employment opportunities of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities for the next year and beyond. Also the group will participate in a discussion on the purpose and current work-scope of the NTAC. The participants will contribute to forward thinking goal areas and innovative ways to reach those goals.

Intended Outcomes:

For information, contact Pollie Bith, NTAC Assistant Specialist at (808) 956-5048 or email: pollie@hawaii.edu

 

Co-sponsor of Summer 2003 Institute: Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment for Artists with Disabilities: June 16-20, 2003

A 5-day intensive program led by Dave Hammis, nationally renowned business and enterprise expert specializing in self-employment for people with disabilities, with a focus on safeguarding social security and other health and welfare benefits. The program also featured guest speakers from local small business development agencies and rehabilitation experts.

June 23 - September 3, 2003: The Institute continues for artists with disabilities and their circle of support in a 12-week format that will include lectures, group exercises, case studies, and community fieldwork to develop a business plan and begin self-employment. Weekly sessions will cover business and marketing planning and development, facilitated by UH-Manoa Pacific Business Center faculty and other Honolulu community enterprise and small business and marketiing development experts. Also co-sponsored by VSA arts of Hawaii-Pacific.

Summer 2003 Institute: Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment for Artists with Disabilities [doc][pdf]

 

FAPAC Conference: May 12-16, 2003

Soon Kim-Rupnow, NTAC-APPI Project Director, accomplishments on her trip to the FAPAC Conference, Washington DC., May 12-16, 2003

 

2nd Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) with Disabilities: February 6 - 7, 2003

Photo: Participantsat Leadership Institute

University of Hawaii at Manoa Campus Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
An in-depth, scholarly focus on issues in the field of Disability Studies with an emphasis on implications across race, culture, and ethnicity. During the past 20 years, Disability Studies focused on examining the day-to-day lives and individual needs of people with disabilities for the purpose of developing practical supports and policies based on empirical research. Invited speakers/scholars presented papers on topics that included:

The Youth Leadership Institute focused on current research and expert perspectives to provide invaluable insights and knowledge for graduate students and professionals from different disciplines. Participants had opportunities to:

Sponsored by:

 

19th Annual Pacific Rim Conference

Honolulu HI: February 9, 10, & 11, 2003
“Supporting Students with Disabilities in Secondary Education, Transition, & Postsecondary Educational /Employment Settings.” The strand consisted of more than ten nationally recognized speakers and over fifty research and program demonstration presentations, as well as forums, special topic discussions, and poster presentations focused upon this area of work.

The National Technical Assistance Center for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities (NTAC-AAPI), National Center for the Study of Postsecondary Educational Supports (NCSPES), and the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) collaborated with this year’s Pacific Rim Conference Program Committee to conduct this important program strand around secondary and postsecondary educational supports for persons with disabilities. The strand brought together researchers from around the nation to discuss and move forward with a national research agenda.

Topical areas explored and discussed within the strand included:

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