Listen & Learn: Access to Good Jobs for All

Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 4:00-6:00 PM

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To celebrate October as National Disability Employment Awareness month the Arlington County Developmental Disability Committee of the Community Services Board will host a Listen and Learn to highlight innovative ideas for increasing employment for people with developmental disabilities.

• Inclusion is Better Business – Takis Karantonis, Vice Chair, Arlington County Board
• Vital Connections between Employees with DD and Seniors – Pete Scampavia, Engagement Coordinator, Vitality Living, Pamela Myles, Assistant Director, Vitality Living, Madeleine Fitzgerald, Service Source
• Think Employment! A Brief Overview of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Put Ability to Work Business Services, Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitation Services (DARS)
• It Takes a Village: How Parents, Friends and Community Can Make It Work, Cherie Takemoto, Co-Chair Arlington Developmental Disabilities Committee and Director of Disability Justice and Strategic Innovation, ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia

   

 

Watch Pete’s video from the Arc of Virginia’s Are You (In)? Public Awareness Campaign https://vimeo.com/891546971

 

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