Pac Rim 2009 Info
Employment
A Rightful Place in Historic Times
Not since World War II, has the United State Workforce been posed to take another giant leap into the future to become a more creative, productive, diverse workplace. Workers with disabilities have a rightful place in historic times.
However, and despite decades of social justice advocacy and education, there remains easily eliminated barriers and misconceptions associated with hiring practices, and the worth and contribution of people with disabilities as valuable employees.
This year our presentations will showcase proven, successful and practical employment practices and policies that demonstrate the common sense and the valuable contributions that workers with disabilities make in today’s global economy. There will be demonstrations of the day-to-day and routine successes of people with disabilities in their jobs, careers and self-employment. In doing so, we strive to continue the process of deconstruction of misunderstandings and diminishing hiring fears, woes and discriminatory practices. A snapshot of some of the presentations includes:
- Tunnels and Cliffs: Serving Transition Age Youth with Mental Health Needs
- Person Centered Planning and Job Development
- Achievable Social Contribution of People with Severe Disabilities—EFLY Squad as an Example
- Employment Service Delivery Model: an Achievement in Innovation
- Success in long term career path employment for people with a disability
- Advancing Employment and Economic Independence: State Activities through the National Technical Assistance and Research Leadership Center
- “Improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities through technology in Latin America: a testimony of best practices: POETA PROGRAM”
- Supported Employment for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
- DMIE: Live Healthy...Work Well Recruitment for Randomized Controlled Trial
- Experience = Employment
- “New form of employment” and Information Communication Technology for people with disabilities in Japan
- The College of Direct Support—Supporting a 21st Century Workforce
- Like A Honu, Giving Up Is Not an Option
- Work-Limitations and Labor Mobility
For information on this topic area, please contact the committee members: Susan Miller at millers@hawaii.edu; Bill Mihalke at Mihalke@hawaii.edu; Chin Lee at chinheng@chinheng.com. For general Pac Rim information, please email prinfo@hawaii.edu or call (808) 956-7539.
