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Register! 12/1 Learning Connections, 12/6 Forum!

Dear VRS Community Partners,

We have two exciting ways to connect with VRS in December. Please register for these upcoming opportunities taking place Thursday, December 1 and Tuesday, December 6.

VR Learning Connections

VRS is pleased to announce the launch of a new training series called “Vocational Rehabilitation Community Learning Connections.” For more information on this new training series, please go to the “Learning Connections” tab of the VRS Community Partners webpage.

An Introduction to working with LGBTQ+ Individuals with Disabilities

  • Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022
  • Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
  • Registration: Register here - After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the VR Community Learning Sessions training you registered for.
  • Presenter: DJ Ralston, M.A. (They/Them/Theirs), Senior Technical Assistance & Research Analyst at The George Washington University Center for Innovative Training in Vocational Rehabilitation (CIT-VR).
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Increased knowledge on the application of CRC/ACA ethics for working with LGBTQ+ persons
    • Increased knowledge and ability to utilize common language related to LGBTQ+ identity(ies)
    • Increase knowledge of how to create affirming and inclusive spaces for LGBTQ+ identified individuals
    • How to support LGBTQ+ people, including Transgender and Gender Expansive persons, in their pursuit of work.
  • CRC: 1 CRC

VRS Community Partner + VRS Staff Forum

Pease register to join us for the December VRS Community Partner + VRS Staff Forum on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, from 10:30am – 12:00pm. Please register in advance for the Zoom meeting by clicking on this link.

  • Date: December 6, 2022 
  • Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm 
  • Agenda: Contracted Services Training, Contracted Service Review Process Update
  • Register:  Register by clicking this link (https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcOquqTsiH1RMgOwuN242NxlX7kuTT_k). After registering you’ll receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the forum. 
  • Forum Accommodations: ASL Interpreters and Live-Closed Captioning are be provided for each VRS Community Partners + VRS Staff Forum. If you need any other accommodation, please contact Janeen Oien at Janeen.Oien@state.mn.us.
  • Forum Materials: The Forum materials for the VRS Community Partners + VRS Staff Forum will be posted prior to the Forum on the VRS Community Partners webpage.

If you have any questions about any forum, please contact Janeen Oien at Janeen.Oien@state.mn.us

Thank you! Looking forward to connecting with you!

My best,  

Kim  

Kim Babine  
VRS Director of Community Partnerships  
651-259-7349  
Kim.Babine@state.mn.us