Disability.gov Update: Accessible Technology's Impact on the Employment of People with Cognitive & Developmental Disabilities

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From: Florida Developmental Disabilities Council Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 4:31 PMTo: denisekarp@...Subject: Disability.gov Update: Accessible Technology's Impact on the Employment of People with Cognitive & Developmental Disabilities - August 2 Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Announcement FromThe Florida Developmental Disabilities Council Florida Center for Inclusive Communities's2012 Employment Webinar Series Join us on the third Wednesday of each month from 5:00pm - 6:00pm EST*for an opportunity to participate in a series of webinars geared to build capacity on an array of employment related topics.Marketing Your Strengths for Your Job SearchWednesday, August 15, 20125:00pm to 6:00pm ESTABOUT THE WEBINAR: Marketing Your Strengths for Your Job Search webinar focuses on utilizing community social capital. Participants will be given tips on job development to small business and independent companies for customized employment opportunities. Discussions will include tips to appeal to large corporations and strategies to develop profitable relationships with your Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development organizations, Business Leadership Networks and other business community forums. Best practices on how to capture the attention of hiring managers to market the array of possibilities for contributions to the workforce by the untapped and under-utilized human resource of job seekers with developmental disabilities. ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Tara Crawford, Trio Employment Network, President With over twenty years of marketing, recruiting and training experience earned in corporate America, Tara Crawford leaped into the field of supported employment after her son's autism diagnosis in 2003. At that time she was employed by the nation's fourth largest airline, Continental Airlines. In her role while there, she managed and directed a team of fifty recruiters, hired over two thousand individuals and delivered corporate trainings to over four thousand. Today she owns and manages a Florida Based Supported Employment Agency, Trio Employment Network. The diverse workforce is a talented, endowed and highly skilled resource that has been under-utilized to date. Tara Crawford and her staff dedicate their time to the delivery of this message to potential employers and to the change that is needed for those who desire employment. TO ATTEND THE WEBINAR: No registration is required. Click here to simply join in on August 15th at 5:00pm. On the login page, enter your name in the guest field. No aliases please.Should you experience difficulty with the audio through your computer, you may listen via telephone by calling 1-; participant code #. Please make sure that you place your phone on MUTE during the course of the presentation.Submit any questions regarding technical problems during the meeting directly to Dan Souders, IT Specialist, who will be listed as " Tech Support " on your monitor.Instructions for receiving a Certificate of Completion will be given at the close of the meeting. Make sure you sign in using your full name if you will be requesting a certificate.FOR MORE INFORMATION:contact or call .NOTE: This webinar will be archived and can be viewed following the event on FCIC'sEMPLOYMENT WEBINAR LIBRARY. Visit our Website Forward emailThis email was sent to denisekarp@... by vandab@... | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy.Florida Developmental Disabilities Council | 124 Marriott Drive | Suite 203 | Tallahassee | FL | 32301