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01/18/2024

12/14/2023

Are you ready to work but unsure how it will affect your disability benefits? If you receive Social Security disability benefits (SSDI or SSI), discover How Social Security Administration's FREE Ticket to Work (Ticket) Program and other Work Incentives can help you along the way.
Join us for our next Work Incentive Seminar Event (WISE) webinar on December 20 at 3 p.m. ET to learn more about how the Ticket Program can support you on your employment journey. choosework.ssa.gov/wise

11/08/2023

Veterans are known to be courageous, resilient and disciplined. These skills help them stand out in the job market. Read more. https://choosework.ssa.gov/blog/2016-11-10-veterans-with-disabilities-are-strong-job-candidates

11/08/2023

Ready to start a new career? These employers are looking for great individuals like you! https://choosework.ssa.gov/blog/2023-11-03-discover-whos-hiring-now.html

10/10/2023

Advancing access and equity means using resources available to you. Think you might need an accommodation for work? Read more. https://choosework.ssa.gov/blog/2020-12-03-but-you-dont-look-sick-invisible-disability

08/24/2023

Please consider submitting a presentation at the Pac Rim 2024 conference. Share insights on disability and employment with your peers.

Seeking 'Employment' Presentations
Due: Oct 1, 2023
Submit: http://go.hawaii.edu/na2

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Chairs Sandee Oshiro, Patrick Gartside & Ronald Deese Invitation

To achieve belonging beyond access and to highlight effective practices beyond theory, PacRim 2024 seeks presentations that demonstrably show individuals with disabilities obtaining, maintaining, and advancing in employment. While progress has been made to assist individuals with disabilities, gaps remain in achieving employment at rates attained by those without disabilities. Those who can share insights, innovations, and strategies to overcome barriers in employment are welcome to submit conference proposals guided by:

Focus Areas
✔️ Employment First policy as a systemic approach in creating a reality of meaningful work for all people with disabilities
✔️ “Building a Culture of Belonging” through equity, diversity and inclusion in the workforce
✔️ Strategies for managing disability benefits while working
✔️ Transitioning from high school or post-secondary education to the workforce
✔️ Technology for building an inclusive workforce
✔️ Workforce development, professional development, training and retention for employment support professionals

Guiding Questions
✔️ How can data collection, collaboration, and analysis enhance employment services and improve outcomes?
✔️ What workforce development strategies are effective to increase and retain direct employment support professionals?
✔️ What strategies or programs have proven to help place post-education individuals and older people with disabilities into sustainable employment?
✔️ How will evolving technologies (including artificial intelligence, robotics, and telework) impact employment opportunities and challenges for people with disabilities?

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39th Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity
Tuesday, February 27 - Wednesday, February 28, 2024, HST
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi [in-person with virtual options]

Website: https://pacrim.coe.hawaii.edu
Email listserv: http://eepurl.com/g79LAX
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PacRimHawaii
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pacrim_hawaii


If you need accommodations due to a disability, contact Genesis Leong at prcall@hawaii.edu, 808-956-5142 as soon as possible.

08/23/2023

06/15/2023

If you have innovative programs, strategies, or research on disability and employment, please consider making a presentation at the 2024 Pacific Rim Conference.

MEDIA RELEASE [Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, June 15, 2023]

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Center on Disability Studies, in the College of Education, is accepting presentation proposals for the 39th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, February 27 - 28, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Submissions are being accepted until October 1, 2023, with a preferred submission date of September 15th, at http://go.hawaii.edu/na2.

This year’s theme, Beyond Access: Building a Culture of Belonging, will highlight the following conference strands:

✔️ Built Environment: Digital, Physical and Social
✔️ Employment
✔️ Higher Education
✔️ Inclusive Physical Activity, Recreation, and Sport
✔️ Instructional Design & Technology
✔️Neurodiversity
✔️ Public Health & Healthcare

We welcome proposals from researchers, advocates, practitioners and businesses, educators and students, public health services and professionals, and all committed to creating spaces and places in which people with disabilities and diverse backgrounds can flourish. All proposals will be anonymously reviewed and notified on acceptance decisions by December 5th.

Presentation styles include research and practices, fireside chats, panels, and training that are delivered in either a two-hour poster, 25-minute topical, 60-minute breakout, or workshop.

For more information about the submission process, visit https://pacrim.coe.hawaii.edu or contact prcall@hawaii.edu. To exhibit or sponsor please contact the Conference Chair: Dr. Holly Manaseri at hmanaser@hawaii.edu.

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In its 39th year, Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity is the premier global gathering for people committed to improving the lives of people with disabilities. Organized by the Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, https://cds.coe.hawaii.edu.

05/01/2023

Did you know you can work with an Employment Network (EN) after your VR services end? Learn more about Partnership Plus. https://choosework.ssa.gov/library/partnership-plus

04/06/2023

April 28 will be the date of the Turn The Tables Reverse Job Fair for students with disabilities. At this job fair, students will share videos and appear at an online event to show off their qualifications to employers. If you are an employer, please check out this flyer and consider attending. If you are a service provider, please share with employers in your network.

Register on https://go.hawaii.edu/fVX
Flyer:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tL0XHowkDRppQVeuqUOo36a_7IGm7lrz/view?usp=sharing
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Employers can register for the University of Hawaii, Center on Disability Studies Turn the Tables Virtual Reverse Job Fair. In this unique event, registered employers will be given access to preview candidate profiles prior to live event. All registered employers will be given access to view the pro...

03/04/2023