Tuesday, May 9, 2023 | 3:00-4:00 PM ET
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Brain injury can cause temporary or long-term cognitive, emotional, and physical challenges that impacts a person’s ability to think, learn, remember, move, act, and feel. Each brain injury is as unique as the person who sustains the injury that may interfere with their ability to find and maintain work. Brain injury is also a “hidden disability;” challenges go unseen, discounted, or forgotten, which also impacts job performance. Individuals with brain injury can be successful at starting or returning to work with the right support, preparation, and alignment of abilities and skills to employment opportunities.
Assistive technology (AT) plays a critical role in employment success. Low and high-tech options and resources are abundant, but it is important to have an AT navigator at the helm to guide best practice and application for these supports. In this DETAC webinar, learn how AT programs assess specific sensory, physical, social, emotional, and cognitive challenges. The process for analyzing, determining, and providing support to individuals, employment staff and businesses will be shared. In addition, case examples in which AT was successfully applied, resources and program information will be highlighted.
Speakers:
- Maria Crowley, NASHIA
- Ashley McLeroy, Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
- David Baker, Missouri Assistive Technology
- James A. Whitney, Maryland Assistive Technology Program
Registrants can note accommodation needs — such as captioning or sign language — on the registration page. The webinar will be live captioned. Webinars are recorded and posted with supporting materials on the DETAC website.
Contact AoDEmploymentTA@gmail.com with questions.
The ACL-funded Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center (DETAC) provides evidence-based training and technical assistance to Administration on Disabilities grantees for improving competitive, integrated employment (CIE) and economic outcomes for individuals with disabilities across the nation.