Employ ablekesslerpresentation

Signature Employment Grant Kessler Foundation

January 18, 2012

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Megan Conway Thomas Conway Steven Brown

EmployAble A World Without Barriers

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Steven Brown

Megan Conway

Thomas Conway

Megan Conway

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Megan Conway

Megan Conway Thomas Conway Steven Brown

Need for:

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Megan Conway

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Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury

Estimate 19% Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq have TBI.

TBI effects work-related skills such as communication, physical coordination and cognitive processing.

Other People with Disabilities

Only 21% of working-age people with disabilities nationally and 3% of people with disabilities in Hawai‘i are employed.

Employers

Employers want employees who can do the job.Often involves high level of communication and technological skills.

Population

500 anticipated users of Employable.

50 participants in pilot study of users with disabilities.

Half will be Veterans with TBI.

ParticipantsMegan Conway

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Virtual Employment Center: First of Its Kind

Accessible

Anonymous

Interactive

Multisensory

Real-Time

Virtual Skill Building

Self-Directed

Requires higher level of technology skills

New venues for recruitment and training

Employment driven by new technologyEmployment driven by new technology

Megan Conway

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Overall GoalDevelop and demonstrate a highly innovative and viable, model virtual employment orientation and support center.

Objective One

Develop Virtual Employment Center resulting in improved resources, tools and networking for persons with disabilities and employers.

Objective One

Develop Virtual Employment Center resulting in improved resources, tools and networking for persons with disabilities and employers.

Objective Two

Demonstrate Virtual Employment Center resulting in increases in employment options, access and retention for people with disabilities.

Objective Two

Demonstrate Virtual Employment Center resulting in increases in employment options, access and retention for people with disabilities.

Thomas Conway

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ActivitiesPhase One

Development and ImplementationPhase Two

Pilot and Demonstration

1. Assemble team• Principal Investigators• Project Director/Builder• Content Specialists• Graduate Assistant/Technology• Administrative Assistant• Advisory Board• Partners

1. Beta Testing• Skill-Builder• Access-Info• Match-Maker

2. Solicit Ideas from Multiple Stakeholders

2. Pilot Study

3. Build Site 3. Analysis and Evaluation

4. In-House Testing and Review 4. Dissemination of Findings

5. Preparation for Sustainability

Thomas Conway

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Skill Build

er

enhancing

employment skill

s

Match Maker

building connections

between employees,

employers and

mentors

Major Components/Rooms

Access Info

supporting hirin

g and

retention through

information

Thomas Conway

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Thomas Conway

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Virtual AbilityAlice Krueger, President

Neil Jacobson, President

Steven Brown

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o Abilicorp follow-up

o Tool design

o Mentors

Skill Transfer•Virtual world to real world

o Website Gateway

o Virtual Ability trainings and technical assistance

o Emerging adaptations

Technology Interface•Users with visual impairments

•Users with limited technology access or skills

Steven Brown

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Leveraging with CDS Projects

Leveraging with Partners and Advisory Board

Franchising

Steven Brown

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Steven Brown

Megan Conway Thomas Conway Steven Brown

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