National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC-AAPI)
Òto increase
employment opportunities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with
DisabilitiesÓ - FUNDED BY: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, REHABILITATION
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Semi-monthly e.News / May 15, 2003
You can find this and previous issues of e.News online at http://www.ntac.hawaii.edu
~ Announcements
~ Resources
~ Institutes / Conferences
~ Research
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Shows "Spirit of the
Fire" Visual Art Exhibit May 9 Ð May 30.
In his first solo visual exhibit, University of HawaiÔi-Manoa Pacific Island Studies graduate student and mouth painter Matthew KalialiÔi Kaopio showcases a body of work that he created over the course the nine years since he became paralyzed in a diving accident on WaipaheÔe Kauai. For more information on Volcano JoeÕs Gallery Space, contact Becca Bowen at Becca247@aol.com; or Les Iczkovitz, lesisko@aol.com.
Ready, Set, Go!
Ready, Set, Go! is a FREE project designed for adults with disabilities who want to learn more about themselves and community service opportunities while gaining valuable job-enhancing skills. Participants will be involved in self-development classes, service membership opportunities at AMERICORPS sites and a one-on-one mentorship with a trained mentor. Earn a stipend, bus pass and education award for your efforts. For more information contact Madeline Harcourt, M.A., Ready, Set, Go! Coordinator, Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawai`i at Manoa at 808-956-9392 or email harcourt@hawaii.edu
RESOURCES
DisabilityInfo.gov, the result of this collaborative effort, is the Bush Administration's latest step toward a citizen-centric Federal government. It is a comprehensive online resource specifically designed to provide people with disabilities with the information they need to know quickly. With just a few clicks, the portal provides access to disability-related information and programs available across the government on numerous subjects, including civil rights, education, employment, housing, health, income support, technology, transportation, and community life. http://disabilityinfo.gov
The National Business & Disability Council is the leading resource for employers seeking to integrate people with disabilities into the workplace and companies seeking to reach them in the consumer marketplace. http://www.business-disability.com
Office of Employment Support Programs (OESP)
OESP provides a focus within the Social Security Administration on matters affecting the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities. OESP is pledged to ensure that SSA delivers "world class" service to beneficiaries who want to work. This means that they will not only learn about our cash benefit programs, they will also receive accurate information about our employment support programs and where they can get the services they need to make a successful entry into the workforce. http://www.socialsecurity.gov
An online guide produced by Robin Jacobs at the Office for Students with Disabilities, Portland Community College, Portland, OR. http://spot.pcc.edu/%7Erjacobs/career/new_page_2.htm
INSTITUTES /
CONFERENCES
ADA Symposium and EXPO 2003 - June 3-5
Hyatt Regency Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Learning tracks include: Employment and the ADA, Accessible Design, State and Local Governments, Community Issues, Accessible Information Techology. Registration: $295 before May 2, 2003; $345 after May 2. For more information, telephone 800-949-4232, email ada@missouri.edu or see http://www.adaproject.org/Symposium2003Info.html.
Postsecondary Disability Training Institute - June 3-7, 2003
Mystic, Connecticut
Sponsored by the Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability, University of Connecticut. The objective of this Training Institute is to assist concerned professionals to meet the unique needs of college students with disabilities. For more information, see http://vm.uconn.edu/~wwwcped/pti03.htm.
The institute begins with a five-day self-employment
conclave at the University of Hawaii-Manoa College of Business Pacific Business
and PACE centers. Staff, consumers and others from across the state will attend
the institute on self-employment topics. The five-day institute will be led by
Dave Hammis and will include guest speakers from local small business
development agencies, and local Hawaii rehabilitation experts. It will be based
on the native Hawaiian Business principles and guidelines developed by Alu Like
Business Development Center in partnership with former employment specialist
Wailani Bell who will served as one of the coordinator of the Institute.
E-mail Shannon Simonelli at simonelli@hawaii.edu
for more information.
Topics to be covered are: Individualized Self Employment
Profiles/Person-Centered Business Planning, Creating a local Self Employment
Team using Local Resources and Funding Opportunities, Developing and Testing
the Business Idea (Feasibility Studies), Writing the Business Plan (includes
personal budget development), Financial Planning and Record Keeping (Cash Flow
Analysis, Pricing, Taxes, et al.), Alternative Forms of Business Support,
Marketing, Sales, Distribution and Promotion, and Social Security Work Incentives
& Ticket to Work in Self Employment.
RESNA 26th International
Conference on Technology & Disability: Research, Design, Practice, and
Policy - June 19-23
Atlanta, Georgia
RESNA is the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, an interdisciplinary association of people with a common interest in technology and disability. For more information, email info@resna.org or see http://www.resna.org/conferences
RESEARCH
U.S. Department of Education
A new Web site has been developed by the government's Interagency Committee on
Disability Research (ICDR) to gather comments and recommendations on research
needs for Americans with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Education announced
Feb 25, 2003. The committee, chaired by Steven James Tingus, director of the
Education Department's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR), produced the site to help ensure that federal research
efforts meet the needs of the disability community. The site can be found at
<www.icdr.us/ <http://www.icdr.us/>
>.
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