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2002 Winter Employment Conference

The Second Annual Winter Employment Conference was January 24, 2002, at the Boyd Law Building on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City. The title of the conference was "Re-Thinking Best Employment Practices" and was co-sponsored by the University of Iowa Law, Health Policy & Disability Center, Region 7 CRP-RCEP, Great Plains ADA Project, and Polk County Health Services.

- Dr. Helen Schartz

Helen Schartz has completed a research project in which she tracked the employment records of individuals with disabilities employed in sheltered workshops in seven different states. The purpose of the research was to determine if people in sheltered employment were transitioning to community employment. She reports the results of that study in this session.

Additional Information

Jay Semel - 6 minutes
Helen Schartz pt 1 - 17 minutes
Helen Schartz pt 2 - 21 minutes
Fred Menz pt 1 - 25 minutes
Fred Menz pt 2 - 29 minutes
Blanck intro - 3 minutes
Michael Morris - 20 minutes
Leonard Sandler - 7 minutes
Sullivan intro - 2 minutes
Rob Hoffman - 19 minutes
Kelly Matter - 30 minutes
Kim Sullivan - 19 minutes