E1MN Updates
Minnesota Transformation Initiative
You can get technical assistance to help build capacity for competitive integrated employment. Minnesota Transformation Initiative offers individualized technical assistance to provider agencies. Two different styles of support for providers are available. Complete this application by August 9th to apply to participate in the next year-long technical assistance cohort. Complete this form to request targeted technical assistance from MTI.
Hub Spotlight
Guide to Waivers
If you want to learn more about waivers, check out the Guide to Waivers in the Work Toolkit on Disability Hub. This guide helps school staff and Vocational Rehabilitation Services/State Services for the Blind (VRS/SSB) support professionals in understanding what the four disability waivers are, who is eligible and might benefit from a waiver, what services are covered by waivers, and how to collaborate and work well with waiver case managers.
Resources
Culture and Person-Centered Practices Short Videos
Acknowledging and understanding a person’s racial and cultural identities is essential for providing person-centered supports. The National Center on Advancing Person- Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) created a series of Culture and Person-Centered Practices short videos. In these shorts, NCAPPS community members share their thoughts on how their racial and cultural identities shape their expectations and views of support systems.
Companion Guide
NCAPPS has created a companion guide to the Culture and Person-Centered Practices shorts which provides themes and quotes to facilitate selection of the videos to use in trainings and as conversation starters. In addition, most videos have an accompanying plain language summary.
Events
Age & Disabilities Odyssey
The upcoming Age & Disabilities Odyssey webinar is about the 10 principles of disability justice, which recognizes the intersectionality of people with disabilities who belong to additional marginalized communities.
When: Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 from 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Registration: Register for the Age & Disabilities Odyssey webinar here by Friday, August 9, 2024
APSE Lunch & Learn
Join MN APSE’s August Lunch & Learn with Ray McCoy who will discuss the Employer Reasonable Accommodation Fund. This is a great opportunity for professional development at no cost to you or your staff. Managers – send your staff and subject matter experts will provide the training!
When: Thursday, August 15 from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Registration: Register for the Lunch and Learn here.
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