Conference Registration is OPEN!
Catch the Wave
Increasing Self-Employment Outcomes to Drive Innovation
Date: Sept 14 & 15, 2022 |12 pm - 4 pm ET
Location: Virtual | FREE Registration
Audience: VR Counselors, Administrators, & Employment Staff
This virtual conference will explore self-employment topics including effective policy and innovative practices that facilitate access to self-employment for people with disabilities.
Learn from rehabilitation professionals as they discuss their experiences and discover how impactful self-employment has been for the success of individual business owners.
This virtual conference is proudly designed for vocational rehabilitation counselors, administrators, and employment staff by the National Center on Self-Employment, Business Ownership, and Telecommuting.
Agenda at A Glance:
Day 1 - September 14th (12 pm to 4 pm EST)
- Welcome - Beth Keeton, Project Director, National Center on Self-Employment, Business Ownership and Telecommuting
- Keynote - Corinna H. Stiles, PhD, JD Director, Training and Service Programs Unit Rehabilitation Services Administration
- Needs Assessment - Katherine Inge, Ph.D., O.T.R., Director of Research VCU-RRTC; Director of Instructional Technology; Project Director VCU-RRTC DRRP on Customized Employment
- Success Story - Monica Doyle, Self-Employment Consultant, CBTAC
- Ticket and Self-Employment - David Leon, Virginia DARS Olivia Clawson, Employment Network
Day 2 - September 15th (12 pm to 4 pm EST)
- Bias and Accessibility - Issac Carter, Ph.D. The Coaching Imperative
- Incubator Project - Diego Mariscal 2Gether International
- ABLE and Self-Employment - Brian Ingram, Technical Assistant Liaison, National Disability Institute (NDI)
- Success Story: Supported Self-Employment - Kochell Weber-Ricklefs, Business Specialist, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Service
Registration:
https://centeronselfemployment.org/registration/conference/ |