2010-08-20 12:33
Originally posted on May 3, 2007"Find a small stream in which your strengths can flow and then see if you can carve it into the Mississippi."Marcus BuckinghamAbout a week ago, I stole a litt… Read More
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2010-07-22 23:11
I was there to say good-bye to an old friend. And I had arrived a little early to express my sympathy to his former wife and a few family members and friends. It was “disability”… Read More
2010-06-19 04:54
Following the Minnesota Employment First Summit in 2007, a consensus report (known as the Minnesota Employment First Manifesto) was published and widely distributed with eight core recommend… Read More
2010-05-06 12:35
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand. Imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and… Read More
2010-03-31 13:01
Originally posted on July 26, 2009Recently, National APSE released a white paper promoting and supporting the Employment First movement in the United States. Entitled Establishing a National… Read More
2010-03-09 14:14
I thought I would share some “sound bites” encapsulating the spirit and challenge of the Employment First movement in the United States. I take no credit for originality in… Read More
2010-02-25 21:46
Critics of the National Employment First Movement often refer to “choice” as a fundamental argument in promoting their point of view. Needless to say, a diverse range of stakehol… Read More
2010-02-25 03:30
The First Annual Minnesota Disability and Employment Conference was held on December 1-2, 2009. Sponsored by Pathways to Employment, Minnesota’s Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG), an… Read More
2010-01-27 14:15
To my readers, I work for an organization that specializes in customizing job placement, training, housing, and employment in support of people with significant disabilities and other life c… Read More
2010-01-25 15:48
Originally posted on August 24, 2009Back in November of 2007, the Minnesota Employment First Coalition convened the first of its annual summits with more than 120 invited stakeholders inside… Read More
2010-01-25 15:48
Originally posted on August 24, 2009Back in November of 2007, the Minnesota Employment First Coalition convened the first of its annual summits with more than 120 invited stakeholders inside… Read More
2010-01-25 05:07
Originally posted on July 18, 2009What is your next bold move?This was one of the core questions posed to APSE members at a community organizing session held at the National APSE Conference… Read More
2010-01-25 02:26
Originally posted on June 27, 2009 On May 18, 2009, the Minnesota Employment First Coalition released its second summit report at the Minnesota APSE State Conference. This report entitl… Read More
2010-01-25 02:18
Originally posted on March 27, 2009Editorial Note: I recently wrote this newsletter article for Minnesota APSE-The Network on Employment. It will be featured soon in our State Chapter's quar… Read More
2010-01-25 02:04
Originally posted on February 1, 2009During this past year, I was invited to participate in a State Leaders Innovation Institute (SLII). The purpose of the SLII is to improve employment oppo… Read More
2010-01-25 01:46
Originally posted on October 15, 2008 On November 14th, 2008, Minnesota’s Employment First Coalition will host its 2nd Annual Employment First Summit in St. Paul, Minnesota. This event… Read More
2010-01-25 01:35
Originally posted January 27, 2008As I have shared here in other posts, I am a member of Minnesota’s Employment First Coalition and assisted in the planning of a statewide employment s… Read More
2010-01-25 01:26
Originally posted on September 9, 2007On June 12, 2007, an "Employment First Summit" was held in the State of Minnesota at the Arboretum in Chaska, Minnesota. The goal of the Summit’s… Read More
2010-01-25 00:57
Originally posted on April 12, 2007I recently had the opportunity to attend a presentation by a team of professionals from the State of Washington. Our guests from Washington State were invi… Read More
2010-01-25 00:36
Originally posted on February 21, 2007Editorial Note: I am a member of Minnesota APSE-The Network on Employment and serve on this organization’s Board of Directors. In the past year, M… Read More
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