Session 2 - Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City
Session 2 - Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City
Session 2 - Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City
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Transition Bootcamp<br />
<strong>Session</strong> 2: What Happens After<br />
the Bus Stops Coming<br />
Presented By:<br />
Kelly Chapman,<br />
Kathy Kennedy,<br />
Nancy Plunkett,<br />
Mary Rogers<br />
Amy Allison<br />
Executive Director
Topics for this evening<br />
• Work Experience- Kelly Chapman<br />
• Post Secondary Programs-Kathy Kennedy<br />
• Entrepreneurship- Nancy Plunkett
Employment Options<br />
KELLY CHAPMAN<br />
SHAWNEE MISSION PUBLIC SCHOOLS<br />
SECONDARY TRANSITION FACILITATOR
Work Experience Opportunities<br />
Students have the opportunity to<br />
begin learning vocational skills and<br />
behaviors such as time<br />
management, problem solving and<br />
independence.
Work Experience<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> this course is to provide work experiences<br />
and training for students in community job sites. Students<br />
will be prepared to function in work situations with minimal<br />
supervision. Based upon individual needs the student will be<br />
placed on jobs in community and school work settings for<br />
training or employment. Based upon the individual needs <strong>of</strong><br />
the student, the student will be placed on one the following:<br />
1. Job Coach – a job coach provides on-the-job training as<br />
needed.<br />
2. Work Sample – unpaid vocational training<br />
3. Work Study – paid employment in a community worksite
Job Club<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> this type <strong>of</strong> course is to prepare students<br />
for work and post-graduation careers. Students will be<br />
ready to participate in either community work samples<br />
or paid employment. Students complete interest<br />
surveys, explore careers and community resources,<br />
learn job-seeking skills during both a classroom<br />
component, and an actual unpaid community job<br />
exploration experience.
Employment First in <strong>Kansas</strong><br />
Integrated competitive employment is the first<br />
option for all individuals regardless <strong>of</strong><br />
disability level or support needs<br />
<strong>Kansas</strong> activities:<br />
Employment First Work Group<br />
Employment First Summit<br />
Executive Order 10-10<br />
Website http://employment1st.org/<br />
House Bill No. 2336, <strong>Session</strong> <strong>of</strong> 2011<br />
Senate Bill No. 205, <strong>Session</strong> <strong>of</strong> 2011
Employment Possibilities after School<br />
Services<br />
Integrated Competitive Employment<br />
Supported and Customized Employment<br />
Created Jobs<br />
Carved Jobs<br />
Business Within a Business -- Self Employment<br />
Employer-Initiated Models
Integrated Competitive Employment<br />
Real work in real businesses<br />
20 hours a week or more<br />
Minimum Wage or higher<br />
Individualized supports
Supported and Customized<br />
Employment<br />
SUPPORTED<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
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<br />
Real work<br />
Integrated businesses<br />
Job match<br />
Assistance from job<br />
coach<br />
On-going support<br />
services<br />
(Rehabilitation Act,<br />
1973)<br />
CUSTOMIZED<br />
Real work<br />
Integrated businesses<br />
Negotiation between<br />
needs <strong>of</strong> employer and<br />
individual<br />
One person at a time . . .<br />
one employer at a time<br />
(Office <strong>of</strong> Disability<br />
Employment Policy)
Created Jobs<br />
‣ Establish a new job or job duties that did not<br />
previously<br />
‣ exist as a position within a business<br />
Driven by the skills and support needs <strong>of</strong> the<br />
individual and the needs <strong>of</strong> the business<br />
Negotiated by a skilled job coach, employment<br />
specialist, or job placement consultant
Carved Jobs<br />
‣ Redistribute job duties from one position to another,<br />
‣ tailoring them to the job seeker’s unique skills and<br />
‣ abilities<br />
Job Carving is NOT:<br />
Pulling tasks no one wants to do<br />
Used to devalue the worker<br />
Used to segregate from coworkers<br />
Used to create something “special”<br />
Done in a way to violate the work culture<br />
Because the employer should be nice<br />
Made up and the first to go
Self-Employment<br />
‣ Become a small business owner and operator<br />
Come up with a business idea<br />
Develop a business plan<br />
Obtain start-up funds<br />
Arrange supports<br />
‣ Who can help with funding and plan<br />
development<br />
<strong>Kansas</strong> Council on Developmental Disabilities<br />
Small Business Development Center<br />
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)<br />
Supported Employment Provider
Business Within a Business<br />
Develop a self-employment venture within an<br />
existing business setting<br />
Offer something the business does not have but<br />
would enhance their market<br />
Established customer base<br />
Access to coworkers and natural supports<br />
A win-win situation
Employer-Initiated Models<br />
Project SEARCH<br />
Walgreens<br />
AMC
Resources<br />
Information for this presentation was obtained from a<br />
presentation by Judith Gross <strong>of</strong> FEAT: Family<br />
Employment Awareness Training -- A partnership<br />
among the <strong>Kansas</strong> Health Policy Authority, Beach<br />
Center on Disability at the University <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kansas</strong>, and<br />
Families Together, Inc.
Post Secondary Educational<br />
Opportunities<br />
KATHY KENNEDY<br />
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE<br />
CLEAR PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Think College<br />
Provides information on college opportunities for<br />
students with Intellectual Disabilities across the<br />
United States listing them by location and type <strong>of</strong><br />
program.This website also provides wonderful<br />
resources,videos and information for<br />
parents,students and educators.<br />
www.ThinkCollege.net
Think College-<strong>Kansas</strong><br />
http://www.thinkcollegekansas.lsi.ku.edu/
A Plan for Inclusive Postsecondary Education<br />
Go here for interactive chart to plan
Think College- Missouri
ACED<br />
(Adult Continuing Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities)<br />
(Saturday morning only program)<br />
Metropolitan Community College- Longview<br />
ACED (Adult Continuing Education for Persons with<br />
Developmental Disabilities)(Saturday morning only<br />
program) Metropolitan Community College- Longview<br />
500 SW Longview Road<br />
Lee's Summit, MO 64081<br />
Nancy Carter,Coordinator<br />
Phone: 816-604-2187<br />
Fa x: 816-672-2676<br />
E-mail: nancy.carter@mcckc.edu<br />
http://www.ihd.umkc.edu/aced/
ACED Program<br />
(Saturday only program) MCC-Blue River Community Education<br />
Metropolitan Community College-Blue River<br />
ACED Program(Saturday only program) MCC-Biue River<br />
Community Education Metropolitan Community College-<br />
Blue River<br />
20301E. Hwy. 78<br />
lndependence, MO 64057<br />
Karen Crowell,Coordinator<br />
Phone: 816-604-6629<br />
Fax: 816-220-6595<br />
E-mail: Karen.Crowell@mcckc.edu<br />
http://www.ihd.umkc.edu/aced/
ACED<br />
(Adult Continuing Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities)<br />
(Saturday morning only program)<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Missouri,<strong>Kansas</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
ACED (Adult Continuing Education for Persons with<br />
Developmental Disabilities) (Saturday morning only<br />
program)<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Missouri,<strong>Kansas</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
215 W. Pershing Rd., 61 Floor <strong>Kansas</strong> <strong>City</strong>,MO 64108<br />
Wendy Seelbinder,Project Coordinator<br />
Phone: 816-235-1754<br />
Fax: 816-235-1762<br />
E-mail: seelbinderw@ umkc.edu<br />
http://www.ihd.umkc.edu/aced/
CEADD<br />
(College Experience for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Saturday morning only program)<br />
Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods<br />
CEADD (College Experience for Adults with<br />
Developmental Disabilities)(Saturday morning only<br />
program)<br />
Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods<br />
2601NE Barry Road<br />
<strong>Kansas</strong> <strong>City</strong>,MO 64156-1299<br />
Betsy Keleher, Program Coordinator<br />
Phone: 816-604-3043<br />
Fax: 816-437-3300<br />
E-mail: Betsy.Keleher@mcckc.edu<br />
http://www.mcckc.edu/classes/commed/maplewoods/CEADD.asp
CLEAR Program<br />
(College Learning Experiences, Activities and Resources)<br />
(Weekday transition and Saturdays)<br />
Johnson County Community College<br />
CLEAR Program (College Learning Experiences,<br />
Activities and Resources) (Weekday transition and<br />
Saturdays)<br />
Johnson County Community College<br />
12345 College Blvd.,Box 82<br />
Overland Park,KS 66210-1299<br />
Kathy Kennedy, Program Manager<br />
Phone: 913-469-8500 x3247<br />
Fax: 913-469-3177<br />
E-mail: kathrynk@jccc.edu<br />
http://www.jccc.edu/clear/index.html
EXCELL<br />
(Extending College Education for Lifelong Learning)<br />
(Saturday only program)<br />
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY<br />
EXCELL(Extending College Education for Lifelong<br />
Learning (Saturday only program)<br />
<strong>Kansas</strong> State University<br />
Manhattan, KS 66506<br />
785-456-9195.<br />
Contact the Wamego Special Education Cooperative<br />
for more information<br />
http://www.k-state.edu/cecd/partnerships/excell.html
GOALS PROGRAM<br />
INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE<br />
GOALS Program<br />
Independence Community College<br />
Offered through:<br />
New Beginnings Enterprises, Inc<br />
PO Box 344, Neodesha,KS.66757<br />
620-325-3333<br />
http://nbeinc.org/GOALS.html
REACH PROGRAM<br />
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA<br />
REACH Program (A two year certificate<br />
programand college living, with dormitory<br />
experience)<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Iowa<br />
REACH<br />
5229 Lindquist Center<br />
Iowa <strong>City</strong>, lA 52242<br />
319-384-2127 www.education.uiowa.edu/services/reach<br />
http://www.education.uiowa.edu/services/reach/default.aspx
THRIVE PROGRAM<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Central Missouri State<br />
THRIVE Program(A two year certificate program and<br />
college living, with dormitory experience) University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Central Missouri<br />
THRIVE<br />
Lovinger 2160<br />
520 S. Maguire<br />
Warrensburg, MO 64093<br />
Phone: 660-543-4204<br />
Fax: 660-543-4167 thrive@ucmo.edu<br />
http://www.ucmo.edu/thrive/
Entreprenuership<br />
NANCY PLUNKETT
Helpful Websites regarding Entrepreneurship<br />
The Abilities Fund committed to the economic advancement <strong>of</strong> people with disabilities and devoted to the<br />
fullest expression <strong>of</strong> their entrepreneurial spirit.<br />
The Coleman Foundation <strong>of</strong>fers entrepreneurship education for individuals with developmental<br />
disabilities and could be possible grant funder.<br />
Job Accommodation Network- Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source <strong>of</strong> free, expert,<br />
and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues<br />
Disability Rights Center <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kansas</strong> - Disability Rights Center <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kansas</strong> (DRC), is a public interest legal<br />
advocacy agency empowered by federal law to advocate for the civil and legal rights <strong>of</strong> Kansans with<br />
disabilities advocates for the civil and legal rights <strong>of</strong> Kansans disabilities<br />
Entrepreneurship: A Flexible Route to Economic Independence for People with Disabilities Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> Labor<br />
Employment First! Stemming from House Bill 2336
Helpful Websites regarding Entrepreneurship<br />
• Consortium for Entrepreneurship An organization recognized as the national leader in advocating<br />
entrepreneurship education as a lifelong learning process<br />
•<br />
• Families Together parent training and information center<br />
•<br />
• GriffinHammisLLC Leaders in the field <strong>of</strong> entrepreneurship and disabilities.<br />
•<br />
• <strong>Kansas</strong> Small Business Development Center Small Business Development Center's goal is to increase<br />
se economic prosperity in <strong>Kansas</strong> by helping entrepreneurs and small business owners start and grow<br />
their businesses through pr<strong>of</strong>essional counseling, training and resources.<br />
•<br />
• Self-Emloyment and Entrepreneurship Focuses on partnerships, information, and referral at the<br />
state, regional, and local level. They provide policy recommendations to the State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kansas</strong> on changes<br />
to laws, regulations and programs that affect people with disabilities<br />
•<br />
• Road to Self-Sufficiency: A Guide to Entrepreneurship for Youth with Disabilities National<br />
Collaboration on Workforce and Disability provides information about employment and youth with<br />
disabilities. They partner with experts in disability, education, employment, and workforce<br />
development. This particular article is a guide to entrepreneurship.
Helpful Websites regarding Entrepreneurship<br />
Partners for Youth with Disabilities - Young Entrepreneurs Program The Young<br />
Entrepreneurs Program utilizes mentoring as the basis for a comprehensive, hands-on,<br />
practical program that takes participants with disabilities through the process o f starting<br />
a small business.<br />
Social Security PASS information -Information on PASS Plan<br />
Self-Employment Technical Assistance, Resources, & Training Self Employment Technical<br />
Assistance, Resources, and Training.<br />
Small Business Administration Small Business Administration <strong>of</strong>fers information regarding<br />
business plans<br />
SCORE SCORE is a nonpr<strong>of</strong>it association dedicated to helping small businesses get <strong>of</strong>f the<br />
ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship
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