[NIFL-LD:3997] Fw: TRN Disability Update

From: Mary Ann Corley (macorley1@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Jun 03 2002 - 21:58:49 EDT
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TRN Disability UpdateTo LD Listers:

Although the Training Resource Network provides information and =
resources related to all disabilities--not just LD, there is so much  =
good information in the monthly postings that also relate to persons =
with LD that I wanted to share this with you.

Best,
-Mary Ann Corley
 =20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Training Resource Network=20
To: TRN4=20
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 10:45 AM
Subject: TRN Disability Update



Welcome to this month's=20
Training Resource Network Disability Update

Please forward this e-mail to your colleagues.

Visit http://www.trninc.com for updates on training events and new =
resources in the field!
For a free copy of our catalog, http://www.trninc.com/Catalog2002.pdf=20

Due to the volume of e-mail we receive, we cannot reply individually to =
requests for more information. Details of these reports, plus news and =
features on the employment of people with disabilities, can be obtained =
by ordering a subscription to Supported Employment InfoLines ($99 US per =
year, $139 international rate) at http://www.trninc.com/infolines.htm or =
by calling 904-823-9800.
****
DOL to Support Employment for Persons with Significant Disabilities
DOL's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) will initiate an =
Olmstead Community Employment Initiative, a strategy to ensure that all =
DOL policies and activities address the employment and training needs of =
people with disabilities who are at risk of institutionalization or who =
are transitioning from institutions into the workplace and community. =
ODEP will award Olmstead Community Employment Grants to states that =
develop an employment focus in their Olmstead state implementation =
plans. President Bush has requested $8.3 million of new money in FY 2002 =
to fund the grants, for nonprofit advocacy or service agencies and Local =
Workforce Investment Boards. Recipients must conduct aggressive outreach =
to persons with significant disabilities who are leaving or have already =
left institutions and who are currently in segregated environments =
and/or at risk of segregation.=20
****
RSA Seeking Input on Reauthorization of Rehabilitation Act
The Rehabilitation Act, the law that empowers "individuals with =
disabilities to maximize employment . and integration into society," is =
scheduled for reathorization prior to September 30, 2003. The =
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) is seeking input on =
proposed changes to the act. Send comments to: rehab.reauth@ed.gov

NOD Calls for National Benchmark for Employment of People with =
Disabilities
The National Organization on Disability (NOD) has released the =
following: We now call on the president and Congress to keep employment =
a priority and work together toward a national goal of 38% employment of =
people with disability by 2005, with continuing progress toward 50% in =
the decade that follows.
****
Training Resources Available
TRN has announced the availability of a new instructional CD resource on =
PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING, Whose Life Is It Anyway? This self-paced =
training covers circles of support, the PATH process, and MAPS with =
video, text, audio and self study activities. Only $49.99.
http://www.trninc.com/whoselifeisit.htm
For other resources in person-centered planning, check out:
http://www.trninc.com/pcpresources.html
The Road Ahead is a new resource on strategies and ideas for improving =
the TRANSITION of people with disabilities to adult life.=20
http://www.trninc.com/roadahead.htm
Also available: the basics of SELF-DETERMINATION: Self-Determination =
Pocket Guide $8
http://www.trninc.com/selfdetpg.htm
Supported living and individual support: One Person at a Time $24.95
http://www.trninc.com/oneperson.htm
30 nationally known authors provide supported employment best practices: =
Supported Employment in Business $34.95
http://www.trninc.com/seinbusiness.htm
**
To order: Call toll free 866-823-9800 with a credit card or PO# or order =
directly from the web site.
****
Help with Recruitment for Disability Programs=20
Looking to hire qualified and experience staff? Or looking for a new =
job? The quickest way to reach the disability provider community is =
through JobLines on the web: http://www.trninc.com/jobline.htm. Job =
postings from around the country with one click! Featured jobs of the =
month (click on Jobline website for details):
**
Options for Better Living, Bloomington, IN
Supported Employment Manager
**
New Horizons, Los Angeles, CA
Program Director
**
Kennedy Institute, Washington, DC=20
Director Of Adult Education And Career Development
****
Characteristics of Workers with Mental Illness with Long-Term Job =
Success
A recent study found long-term workers with severe mental illnesses who =
held a job for over one year possessed a positive attitude and set more =
realistic vocational goals compared to matched workers who held jobs =
less than a year.
****
Some Other Stories in This Month's InfoLines =
http://www.trninc.com/infolines.htm
- Using Photographs in Job Development and Marketing
- SSA Seeks Employment Network Providers in Phase 2 Ticket-to-Work
- Understanding Social Security Work Incentives
- DOL Public Awareness Campaign to Combat Disability Stereotypes
- Assessing Work Function among Individuals with Psychiatric =
Disabilities
- Employment and Income Status of Adults with Developmental Disabilities =

- Massachusetts APSE Chapter Offers Mini-Grants for Self-Employment
- Georgia Employers' Association Conducts SE Survey; Suggests Steps

Recipients of this e-mail either submitted a message to join our mail =
list or your name was submitted to us by a colleague. If you do not wish =
to continue to receive this posting, reply to this message with =
unsubscribe in the text of your reply. To add a name to our list, reply =
with his or her e-mail address.
--=20
TRN: Resources for the community inclusion of people with disabilities.=20
Web: http://www.trninc.com Phone: 904-823-9800 Fax: 904-823-3554
For a free copy of our catalog, http://www.trninc.com/Catalog2002.pdf


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To LD Listers:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Although the Training Resource Network =
provides=20
information and resources related to all disabilities--not just LD,=20
there&nbsp;is so much &nbsp;good information&nbsp;in the monthly =
postings that=20
also relate to persons with LD that I wanted to share this with=20
you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Mary Ann Corley</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20
<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
title=3Dtrninc@aug.com href=3D"mailto:trninc@aug.com">Training Resource =
Network</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dtrninc@aug.com =
href=3D"mailto:trninc@aug.com">TRN4</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 03, 2002 10:45 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<H2>Welcome to this month's <BR>Training Resource Network Disability=20
Update<BR></H2><B>Please forward this e-mail to your =
colleagues.<BR><BR>Visit=20
<FONT color=3D#0000ff><U><A=20
href=3D"http://www.trninc.com">http://www.trninc.com></U></FONT> for =
updates on=20
training events and new resources in the field!<BR>For a free copy of =
our=20
catalog, <FONT color=3D#0000ff><U><A=20
href=3D"http://www.trninc.com/Catalog2002.pdf">http://www.trninc.com/Cata=
log2002.pdf</A></U></FONT>=20
</B></FONT>
<P><FONT face=3DHelvetica><BR><I>Due to the volume of e-mail we receive, =
we cannot=20
reply individually to requests for more information. Details of these =
reports,=20
plus news and features on the employment of people with disabilities, =
can be=20
obtained by ordering a subscription to Supported Employment InfoLines =
($99 US=20
per year, $139 international rate) at <FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><U>http://www.trninc.com/infolines.htm></FONT> or by =
calling=20
904-823-9800.<BR></I>****<BR><B>DOL to Support Employment for Persons =
with=20
Significant Disabilities<BR></B>DOL=92s Office of Disability Employment =
Policy=20
(ODEP) will initiate an Olmstead Community Employment Initiative, a =
strategy to=20
ensure that all DOL policies and activities address the employment and =
training=20
needs of people with disabilities who are at risk of =
institutionalization or who=20
are transitioning from institutions into the workplace and community. =
ODEP will=20
award Olmstead Community Employment Grants to states that develop an =
employment=20
focus in their Olmstead state implementation plans. President Bush has =
requested=20
$8.3 million of new money in FY 2002 to fund the grants, for nonprofit =
advocacy=20
or service agencies and Local Workforce Investment Boards. Recipients =
must=20
conduct aggressive outreach to persons with significant disabilities who =
are=20
leaving or have already left institutions and who are currently in =
segregated=20
environments and/or at risk of segregation. <BR>****<BR><B>RSA Seeking =
Input on=20
Reauthorization of Rehabilitation Act<BR></B>The Rehabilitation Act, the =
law=20
that empowers =93individuals with disabilities to maximize employment =
=85 and=20
integration into society,=94 is scheduled for reathorization prior to =
September=20
30, 2003. The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) is seeking =
input on=20
proposed changes to the act. Send comments to: <FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><U>rehab.reauth@ed.gov<BR></U></FONT><BR><B>NOD Calls =
for National=20
Benchmark for Employment of People with Disabilities<BR></B>The National =

Organization on Disability (NOD) has released the following: We now call =
on the=20
president and Congress to keep employment a priority and work together =
toward a=20
national goal of 38% employment of people with disability by 2005, with=20
continuing progress toward 50% in the decade that=20
follows=85<BR>****<BR><B>Training Resources Available<BR></B>TRN has =
announced the=20
availability of a new instructional CD resource on <FONT=20
color=3D#008000><B>PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING</B></FONT>, <B>Whose Life Is =
It=20
Anyway?</B> This self-paced training covers circles of support, the PATH =

process, and MAPS with video, text, audio and self study activities. =
Only=20
$49.99.<BR><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><U>http://www.trninc.com/whoselifeisit.htm></U></FONT>=
For other=20
resources in person-centered planning, check out:<BR><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><U>http://www.trninc.com/pcpresources.html></U></FONT>=
<B>The=20
Road Ahead</B> is a new resource on strategies and ideas for improving =
the <FONT=20
color=3D#008000><B>TRANSITION</B></FONT> of people with disabilities to =
adult=20
life. <BR><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><U>http://www.trninc.com/roadahead.htm></U></FONT><FON=
T=20
color=3D#008000><B>Also available: </B></FONT>the basics of<B> <FONT=20
color=3D#008000>SELF-DETERMINATION: </FONT>Self-Determination Pocket =
Guide=20
</B>$8<BR><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><U>http://www.trninc.com/selfdetpg.htm></U></FONT><FON=
T=20
color=3D#008000><B>Supported living</B></FONT> and individual support: =
<B>One=20
Person at a Time</B> $24.95<BR><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><U>http://www.trninc.com/oneperson.htm></U></FONT>30 =
nationally=20
known authors provide supported employment best<FONT color=3D#008000><B> =

</B></FONT>practices: <B>Supported Employment in Business</B> =
$34.95<BR><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><U>http://www.trninc.com/seinbusiness.htm></U></FONT>*=
*<BR>To=20
order: Call toll free 866-823-9800 with a credit card or PO# or order =
directly=20
from the web site.<BR>****<BR><B>Help with Recruitment for Disability =
Programs=20
<BR></B>Looking to hire qualified and experience staff? Or looking for a =
new=20
job? The quickest way to reach the disability provider community is =
through=20
JobLines on the web: <FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><U>http://www.trninc.com/jobline.htm></FONT>. Job =
postings from=20
around the country with one click! Featured jobs of the month (click on =
Jobline=20
website for details):<BR>**<BR>Options for Better Living, Bloomington,=20
IN<BR>Supported Employment Manager<BR>**<BR>New Horizons, Los Angeles,=20
CA<BR>Program Director<BR>**<BR>Kennedy Institute, Washington, DC =
<BR>Director=20
Of Adult Education And Career Development<BR>****<BR><B>Characteristics =
of=20
Workers with Mental Illness with Long-Term Job Success<BR></B>A recent =
study=20
found long-term workers with severe mental illnesses who held a job for =
over one=20
year possessed a positive attitude and set more realistic vocational =
goals=20
compared to matched workers who held jobs less than a =
year.<BR>****<BR><B>Some=20
Other Stories in This Month=92s InfoLines</B> <FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><U>http://www.trninc.com/infolines.htm></U></FONT>- =
Using=20
Photographs in Job Development and Marketing<BR>- SSA Seeks Employment =
Network=20
Providers in Phase 2 Ticket-to-Work<BR>- Understanding Social Security =
Work=20
Incentives<BR>- DOL Public Awareness Campaign to Combat Disability=20
Stereotypes<BR>- Assessing Work Function among Individuals with =
Psychiatric=20
Disabilities<BR>- Employment and Income Status of Adults with =
Developmental=20
Disabilities <BR>- Massachusetts APSE Chapter Offers Mini-Grants for=20
Self-Employment<BR>- Georgia Employers=92 Association Conducts SE =
Survey; Suggests=20
Steps<BR><BR>Recipients of this e-mail either submitted a message to =
join our=20
mail list or your name was submitted to us by a colleague. If you do not =
wish to=20
continue to receive this posting, reply to this message with unsubscribe =
in the=20
text of your reply. To add a name to our list, reply with his or her =
e-mail=20
address.<BR>-- <BR>TRN: Resources for the community inclusion of people =
with=20
disabilities. <BR>Web: <FONT =
color=3D#0000ff><U>http://www.trninc.com></FONT>=20
Phone: 904-823-9800 Fax: 904-823-3554<BR>For a free copy of our catalog, =
<FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff><U>http://www.trninc.com/Catalog2002.pdf></FONT><BR></=
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