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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.

- Kim Sullivan

Although more people with disabilities are in supported employment than ever before, the majority of individuals are working in part-time, low wage jobs. In this session Kim Sullivan, Rob Hoffman, and Kelly Matter describe why employer involvement and education and training are critical to improving supported employment outcomes.

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