AAPI Conferences
2003
National Summit focused upon Increasing Employment Opportunities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities
Strategic Planning: 2003 and Beyond
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:
- Documentation of recommendations for policy makers to increase employment opportunities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with disabilities nationwide, in both rural and urban areas.
- Greater commitment through subcontracts with participants and their networks for increasing employment outcomes of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with disabilities.
- Stronger and broader networks for nationwide collaboration, to be able to respond quickly to the changing needs for technical assistance by the population being served.
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
- Hosted an NTAC poster and product exhibit booth at FAPAC/DOL co-sponsored 2nd annual Asian Pacific American Federal Career Advancement Summit (May 13). More than 600 federal employees from all agencies across the country participated.
- Delivered a presentation regarding NTAC and job-site mentoring initiatives in an effort to increase employment opportunities for AAPIs with disabilities at the National Coalition for Equity in Public Service (NCEPS) forum held during the 18th Annual Congressional Seminar National Leadership Training Conference (May 12-16).
- Combined efforts of the exhibit and presentation resulted in approximately 50 federal employers committing to participate in NTAC’s mentoring program. In addition, my presentation generated a TV news interview and a newsletter article to be distributed in Alaska.
2nd Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) with Disabilities: February 6 - 7, 2003
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:
- Disability Culture and Linguistic Diversity
- Employment
- Leadership
- Arts
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:
- Increase their understanding of issues surrounding the provision of supports to AAPI individuals with disabilities as they seek employment;
- Interact before, during and after the Institute with national leaders in the field of disability and employment;
- Directly contribute to the development of policy recommendations regarding increased employment opportunities for AAPIs;
- Participate in pre-post institute on-line discussions and Q&A sessions with invited speakers/scholars.
Sponsored by:
- National Technical Assistance Center for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Pacific Partnerships in Disability and Diversity Studies
- National Center for the Study of Post-Secondary Educational Supports
- Projects for the Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Previous YLI Announcement 2002 - [doc][pdf]
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:
- Types of supports required by students with disabilities
- Preparation for transition of students with disabilities into post-school settings
- Use of technology (including internet) supports
- Role of community agencies and vocational rehabilitation
- Role of self-determination and self-efficacy of students
- Effectiveness of different models of support provision in postsecondary settings
- Carryover of educational supports into work settings
- Integrating academics and work place needs in secondary school curriculum