Self-employment October workshop

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Bob Wessels

Employment Coordinator, Community Outreach, FCC Liaison

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

201 West Broward Blvd., Suite 305

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

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The Agency supports Persons with Developmental Disabilities in Living,

Learning and Working in their Community.

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START-UP/FLORIDA TO OFFER OCTOBER

WORKSHOP

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SAVE THE DATE!

OCTOBER 27, 2008

GETTING TO KNOW YOU, GETTING TO KNOW THE COMMUNITY:

A WORKSHOP ON:

DISCOVERY: THE FOUNDATION OF SUCCESSFUL CUSTOMIZED SELF-EMPLOYMENT

TARGET AUDIENCE: Individuals with disabilities, their families and friends;

APD Staff, VR Counselors and Supervisors, Community Rehabilitation

Providers, Job Coaches and Employment Counselors, School Teachers and

Transition Staff; and anyone interested in learning more about how to

improve and enhance employment outcomes for persons with disabilities.

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

¨ Finding a job that “fits†the jobseeker

¨ Understanding self-employment and how many people can achieve

success through small business ownership

¨ Customizing an individual’s workplace by learning about a

person’s strengths and interests

¨ Discovering the ideal conditions of employment, developing the

business concept and looking for opportunity in the community

¨ Learning a concrete set of strategies, tools and techniques

that can be used immediately to increase successful employment

outcomes

LOCATION AND TIME:

Gore Building

201 W. Broward Blvd., Room 104-B (first floor), Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (LUNCH ON YOUR OWN)

NO FEES AND PRE-REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED

PRESENTED BY:

Tammara Geary: Tammara is Lead Associate with -Hammis LLC,

providing training and technical assistance on various topics related to

employment of people with disabilities. She is co-author of The Job

Developer’s Handbook: Practical Tactics for Customized Employment (s

Publishing, 2007) along with Cary and Dave Hammis. Prior to working

with GHA, she led APSE: The Network on Employment, where she served as its

Executive Director for 10 of her 12 years with the organization. Tammara

has been a leader in protecting recent advancements in public policy that

impact employment of people with disabilities.

QUESTIONS?

Contacts: Tammy nsen – or tjsmith@...

Friedman-Chavez – or lfchavez@...

This training opportunity and preparation of this item are provided by

Start-Up-USA, Start-Up/Florida , Virginia Commonwealth University

(#E-9-4-6-0111) and -Hammis Associates, LLC, funded by cooperative

agreements from the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability

Employment Policy (USDOL, ODEP). Local activity is funded in part by a

cooperative agreement from USDOL, ODEP to the Florida Agency for Workforce

Innovation (#E-9-4-6-0110). Sub-recipients of the Florida grant include

the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the University of South

Florida’s Center for Inclusive Communities, and Regional Workforce Boards

WorkSource, Inc and WorkForce One. This document does not necessarily

reflect the views or policies of the Office of Disability Employment

Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, nor does the mention of trade names,

commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S.

Government. For additional information, contact Debra Noel, Project

Director; Start-Up/Florida at or dnoel@....

Debra Noel, Project Director

Start-Up/Florida

Agency for Persons With Disabilities

University of South Florida

Center for Inclusive Communities

13301 N Bruce B Downs Blvd, MHC 2113A

Tampa, FL 33612

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(See attached file: BROWARD.STD.FLYER.OCT08.final.doc)

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