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Briefs

Information

• Information Brief, 1(1): Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders [doc][pdf]
• Information Brief, 1(2): Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach (BPAO) Program [doc][pdf]
• Information Brief, 1(3): Refining Policies and Services for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders—Why Bother? [doc][pdf]
• Information Brief, 1(4): Providing Effective Support Services for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Persons with Disabilities [doc][pdf]
• Information Brief, 1(5): A Guide to Foundation Funding: Creating a Successful Proposal
  There are over 67,000 foundations in the United States. Many provide assistance to people and businesses for a wide variety of purposes including: scholarships, travel, internships, residencies, arts, cultural projects, scientific research, general welfare, and more. Obtaining funding from foundations generally follows a pattern. This brief provides an outline to begin successful foundation fundraising. [doc][pdf]
• Information Brief, 1(6): Attitude, Not Cost, Barrier to Disabled Workers [doc][pdf]

Culture

• Culture Brief, 2(1): Korea [doc][pdf]
• Culture Brief, 2(2): China [doc][pdf]
• Culture Brief, 2(3): Philippines [doc][pdf]
• Culture Brief, 2(4): India [doc][pdf]
• Culture Brief, 2(5): Vietnam [doc][pdf]
• Culture Brief, 2(6): Japan [doc][pdf]
• Culture Brief, 2(7): Hawaii [doc][pdf]

Outreach

• Outreach Brief, 3(1): Effective Community Outreach Strategies for Service Providers to Increase Delivery of Services to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities [doc][pdf]
• Outreach Brief, 3(1): Utilizing Faith-Based Organizations to Outreach to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities [doc][pdf]

Employment

• Employment Brief, 4(1): Employment Resources for Individuals with Disabilities [doc][pdf]
• Employment Brief, 4(2): Disability and Self-Employment: A Formula for Success [doc][pdf]
• Employment Brief, 4(3): Disability and Self-Employment: State VR Agencies Expand Self-Employment Opportunities [doc][pdf]
• Employment Brief, 4(4): Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities [doc][pdf]
• Employment Brief, 4(5): Disability and Employment: VR Agencies Ticket To Work Program [doc][pdf]
• Employment Brief, 4(6): Disability and Employment: Job Applicants with Disabilities Should Know their Rights [doc][pdf]
• Employment Brief, 4(7): Employer Perspectives on Increasing Employment Opportunities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities [doc][pdf]
• Employment Brief, 4(8): Mentoring: A valuable method for dispelling employer misconceptions about hiring workers with disabilities
  Despite passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) and subsequent policies, many individuals with disabilities of adult working age remain unemployed. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, only 56 percent of individuals with disabilities between the ages of 21 to 64 were employed. Much of this disparity between desire and tangible employment is due to misconceptions and reluctance employers have about hiring people with disabilities. This brief describes mentoring and how it may help alleviate employment barriers. [txt][pdf]
• Employment Brief, 4(9): Disability Mentoring Day Hawai‘i—2004
  Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) is a broad-based effort promoting employment of persons with disabilities through personal mentoring. During Disability Mentoring Day job-seekers and students (mentees) with disabilities are paired with representatives of locally-based businesses or agencies in career fields that match their interests. A primary goal of DMD is to provide people with disabilities insight and hands-on experience in various professions that appeal to them, rather than arbitrarily placing mentees in any job. This brief describes events in Hawai‘i in for DMD 2004. [txt][pdf]
• Employment Brief, 4(10): Disability Mentoring Day in Hawai‘i—2004
  Mentor Profile: On the job with Scott Robbs—This brief narrates the experiences of Disability Day mentee Dee Dee Freitas and her mentor, Scott Robbs, a sports broadcaster and voice of the University of Hawai‘i men’s and women’s volleyball teams. [txt][pdf]
• Employment Brief, 4(11): Disability Mentoring Day in Hawai‘i—2005 [doc][pdf]
• Employment Brief, 4(12): Disability Mentoring Day in Hawai‘i—2006 [doc][pdf]

Success Story

• Success Story Brief, 5(1): John Yeh—A Man of Few Words Words (2003) [doc][pdf]
• Success Story Brief, 5(2): Wendy Hsu—Moving toward the Dream (2004)
  Wendy Hsu, is a 44 year-old, Chinese-American, woman with cerebral palsy and significant hearing loss. Maggie Leedy, works for TransCen, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities, in the state of Maryland, USA. Each describes the experience of working with Ms. Hsu to obtain job skills and become a Financial Analyst for a Washington, D.C. area firm. [doc][pdf]
• Success Story Brief, 5(3): Dr. Young-Woo Kang—A Triumph in Faith (2004)
  David E. Starbuck takes us into the life of Dr. Young-Woo Kang, who became blind as a young boy in Korea when he was hit in the head by a soccer ball. Shortly after his injury, Kang lost his mother, and sister. Rather than letting this adversity stop him, Kang persevered. He went to college, first in Korea, then in the United States. He became a professor at Northeastern University in Chicago. He is currently a Presidential appointee to the National Council on Disability. Dr. Kang wrote an autobiography, “A Light in My Heart,” which was also made into a movie in Korea. [txt][pdf]
• Success Story Brief, 5(4): Ilchi Lee—World Peace Leader with Learning Disability (2005)
  The fourth in a series of portraits of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with disabilities who have embodied the following quote: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” [doc][pdf]
• Success Story Brief, 5(5): The Truth Will Set You Free (2005) by Jongbae Kim, Ph.D. [doc][pdf]
• Success Story Brief, 5(6): Daniel K. Inouye—A Man to be Admired (2006) [doc][pdf]

Asian Language

• Korean Brief; Vol. 6, Issue 1: ADA [doc]
• Korean Brief; Vol. 6, Issue 2: SSI [doc]
• Korean Brief; Vol. 6, Issue 3: Service Providers in Hawaii [doc]
• Korean Brief; Vol. 6, Issue 4: Etiquettes [doc]

Promising Practices Briefs

• Promising Practices Brief; Vol. 7, Issue 1: Bilingual Support [doc][pdf]
• Promising Practices Brief; Vol. 7, Issue 2: Coordination of Services [doc][pdf]
• Promising Practices Brief; Vol. 7, Issue 3: Hiring Diverse Providers [doc][pdf]
• Promising Practices Brief; Vol. 7, Issue 4: Cultural Brokering [doc][pdf]
• NEW! Promising Practices Brief; Vol. 7, Issue 5: Networking [doc][pdf]

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