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March 27, 2012
Ohio Gov Signs Executive Order on Community Employment
Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed an executive order establishing the state’s Employment First Policy and Taskforce to expand community employment opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities.
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
February 12, 2012
TASH Members Receive Discounted Rate to APSE Webinar
Tired of being hung up on and having doors slammed in your face? Ever feel like your candidates aren’t as invested in the job development process as you are? Ever had a candidate find their own job and wish they could all be that easy? This webinar will discuss successful methods for how to best obtain and utilize clients’ social networks as well as how to discover business needs and ultimately define how to connect the two to ensure a successful job match. It will further emphasize the importance of fostering a partnership in both developer/business and candidate/developer relationships. It’s not about working harder, it’s about working smarter!
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
January 3, 2012
New Resource on Developing and Implementing PASS Plans
Griggin-Hammis Associates has issued a paper entitled Plans for Achieving Self-Support: There’s No Greater Burden Than Potential. The report outlines the benefits of The Plan for Achieving Self-Support, known as PASS, a powerful work incentive from the Social Security Administration that sees little use.
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
December 6, 2011
Williams Praises Employment Choices for People with Disabilities at 2011 TASH Conference
As a former TASH Board member and officer, Bob Williams knows that TASH has always been a strong ally of children, adults, and older Americans with the most significant disabilities through the very best and worst of times. Born with cerebral palsy, Williams has had a long, public service career and is a recognized expert on issues affecting the health, independence, employment, and economic well-being of people with disabilities.
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
October 11, 2011
TASH Delivers Recommendations to White House on Increasing Integrated Employment
TASH staff Barb Trader and Serena Lowe presented recommendations to increase integrated employment and to promote effective youth transition to employment at a White House meeting attended by White House staff and several agencies on September 22. As members of the National Disability Leadership Alliance, TASH had an opportunity to share recommendations of actions the Administration can take without Congressional action with agency leadership from Office of Disability Employment Policy, Office of Special Education, Health and Human Services, Centers on Medicaid and Medicare Services, Social Security Administration, Rehabilitation Services Administration, and the President’s advisors on disability policy.
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
October 10, 2011
Latest Jobs Report Shows Troubles Remain
The September jobs report has been released, and although the economy added 103,000 jobs during the month, the unemployment rate was unchanged for Americans with disabilities. The current 16.1 percent unemployment rate among individuals with disabilities is significantly higher than the national average (9.1 percent), and remains much higher than the unemployment rate for those with disabilities one year ago (14.8 percent).
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
September 28, 2011
Using a Webinar for Class Instruction on Discovery and Employment
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and TASH is offering five webinars on Discovery & Employment that will be available 24/7 for the entire month! You can now view the webinar anytime you like, and as many times as you like, for a significantly reduced cost as low as $35 per webinar. A sample [...]
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
September 19, 2011
MEDICAID ALCHEMY: A Guest Post from Tom Nerney
Tom Nerney of the Center for Self-Determination contributes this guest post on a recently released report – Federal Financing of Supported Employment and Customized Employment for People with Mental Illness.
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
August 30, 2011
Baylor College of Medicine seeks candidates for NIDRR research fellowship
The Baylor College of Medicine Alliance Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is seeking resident physicians and PhDs interested in a one-to-two year NIDRR research fellowship in either spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury research tracts.
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
August 25, 2011
Assistant Division Director for Vermont Dept of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
The Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living is hiring a new Developmental Disabilities Assistant Division Director. Vermont has long been a national leader in community-based services for people with developmental disabilities. A $170 million budget makes this one of Vermont’s largest human service programs. It is an ideal opportunity to lead Vermont’s developmental services state team, help the designated agencies sustain a high level of service, and keep Vermont’s values of independence strong. This newly created position requires someone with strong leadership skills as well as the ability to work autonomously to identify and implement process improvements, expand outreach to people with developmental disabilities, and create safe and supportive communities.
