A New Vision: What if we lived in a world where disabilities become possibilities?
| Blog URL: | http://donlavin.blogspot.com |
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This blog features articles, commentaries, and real stories to encourage new practices and policies so unemployed Minnesotans with disabilities join the workforce and become contributing members of our communities and economy. |
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| Located: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Tags: | disability, employment, customized employment, supported employment, employment first, rehabilitation, integrated employment, mental illness, intellectual disability |
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on Oct 4, 2009Why?It’s one of the most intriguing words in the English language. It forces a person to drill down deeper. It makes us work and think a little harder to discover, or perhaps to uncover, an underlying rationale for the human condition and its conne...
A Whack on the Side of the Head on Sep 14, 2009To my readers, please take a careful look at the chart I’ve attached at the beginning of this article. I will wait for you at the next paragraph, OK? If you would like to enlarge the chart for ease of reading, click on it twice.OK, are you back wit...
Wow! Thanks. on Aug 29, 2009When I started A New Vision more than three years ago, I had a simple goal. I wanted to encourage, educate, and support various constituents. I wanted to encourage others to consider the full range of possibilities as well as importance of connecting...
MNTAT: Tackling Minnesota's T&TA Needs on Aug 24, 2009Back in November of 2007, the Minnesota Employment First Coalition convened the first of its annual summits with more than 120 invited stakeholders inside our state. The first summit was a new beginning and important revitalization of a lost focus am...
Establishing a National Employment First Agenda on Jul 26, 2009Recently, National APSE released a white paper promoting and supporting the Employment First movement in the United States. Entitled Establishing a National Employment First Agenda, the white paper identifies key principles and issues behind launchin...
The Minnesota Employment Policy Initiative on Jul 18, 2009What is your next bold move?This was one of the core questions posed to APSE members at a community organizing session held at the National APSE Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 7-2-09. The purpose of this session was to motivate APSE members in...
