Podcasts

Systems change is often considered a subject for professionals and policy makers. YES! To Employment talks with the YES! Center’s Sean Roy about the importance family members to remaking transition and employment systems for people with disabilities. As someone who has spent his career working in youth transition, and as a sibling, Sean brings a…

YES! To Employment talks with Darryl Evans, the Deputy Director of the D.C. Rehabilitation Services Administration, Montrel Tennessee, the Project Manager of D.C. Learners and Earners, the Partnerships in Employment project of the District of Columbia, and Susan Brooks, the Operations Manager at RCM of Washington, Inc. The D.C. Rehabilitation Services Administration and RCM have…

The YES! Center’s Dale Verstegen and Laura Owens talk with Kelie Hess and Tricia Jones-Parkin of the Utah Partnerships in Employment project at the Utah State University Center for Persons with Disabilities and Lavinia Gripentrog, a Transition Specialist at Utah State Board of Education, about how they use the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition…

The YES! Center’s Dale Verstegen talks with Dale DiLeo about the worrying increase in “non-work” and the importance of real competitive integrated employment.

Beth Myers and Jonathan Rushmore discuss the Taishoff Center and Syracuse University’s InclusiveU university participation program, as well as its employment initiatives, internship program and business partnerships.

David Mank discusses the six keys to success in in facilitating Competitive Integrated Employment for people with disabilities.

Dale Verstegen talks with Jared Daly, Chris Carpenter and Eric Hibinjer of the Employment Collaborative of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The Employment Collaborative of Cuyahoga County is a group of 37 local employment services providers, formed in 2014. They discuss how the Collaborative works to improve the quality of services to people with disabilities seeking employment,…

This is the second of a two part series on Project ACTION!, a coalition of self-advocates and self-advocacy groups from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (part one is here). ACTION! stands for Advocacy, Change, Training, Information, Organizing and Networking. The YES! Center’s Dale Verstegen talks to Rebecca Salon and Phyllis Holton about the beginning of…

We talk with Kristin Vandagriff, the Planner for the Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education and lead of Alaska’s PIE project about the innovative steps that Alaska has taken to engage with employers, as well as the resources that Alaska has made available on their engagement efforts.

This is part one of a two part series on Project ACTION!, a coalition of self-advocates and self-advocacy groups from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (part two is here). ACTION! stands for Advocacy, Change, Training, Information, Organizing and Networking. The YES! Center’s Dale Verstegen talks to Ricardo Thornton and Thomas Mangrum, the President and Vice…