Not exact matches
«Kessler Foundation's Signature
Employment Grants are awarded nationally to fund new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that generate
innovative ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with
disabilities,» said Elaine E. Katz, senior vice president of Grants and Communications at Kessler Foundation.
«These
innovative initiatives will lead to
employment and generate effective strategies so that more individuals with
disabilities earn a paycheck and contribute to the workplace and economy.»
Mercy is part of the Inclusion Coalition for
Employment — a collaboration of disability providers, funders, school personnel and parent advocates in the St. Louis region who share best practices, troubleshoot challenges and develop innovative projects to increase employment oppo
Employment — a collaboration of
disability providers, funders, school personnel and parent advocates in the St. Louis region who share best practices, troubleshoot challenges and develop
innovative projects to increase
employment oppo
employment opportunities.
Kessler Foundation supports full inclusion for people with
disabilities by researching optimal ways of restoring function to individuals with cognitive and physical
disabilities and by funding
innovative employment initiatives.
«Our Signature
Employment Grants are awarded nationally to fund new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that generate
innovative ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with
disabilities,» said Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC - SLP, senior vice president of grants and communications at Kessler Foundation.
«Kessler Foundation's Signature
Employment Grants are awarded nationally to fund new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that generate
innovative ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with
disabilities,» said Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC - SLP, senior vice president of grants and communications at Kessler Foundation.
Survey results will inform the
disability field as it strives to develop
innovative and sustainable approaches to improving
employment opportunities.»
With your generous support, our scientists translate decades of rehabilitation research into revolutionary treatments and our grant makers fund
innovative and scalable
disability employment initiatives that create access to
employment opportunities never before possible.
In addition, Kessler Foundation awards grants to
innovative initiatives across the nation that expand
employment opportunities for people with
disabilities.
«We are thrilled to partner with Kessler Foundation on this important project - Just in Time
Employment Supports - which is based on a unique multi-state approach to finding innovative solutions for expanding access to long - term employment services and supports for people with disabiliti
Employment Supports - which is based on a unique multi-state approach to finding
innovative solutions for expanding access to long - term
employment services and supports for people with disabiliti
employment services and supports for people with
disabilities.»
These funds propel new research discoveries and fund
innovative employment initiatives that help people with
disabilities re-imagine what's possible and realize the extraordinary.
At Kessler Foundation, our grant funding of
innovative strategies create and expand
employment opportunities and have led to more than three thousand Americans with
disabilities, mostly in New Jersey, earning a paycheck and eliminating their reliance on government assistance.»
Preparing for adulthood • Planning for young people's futures • A broad range of education and learning opportunities: Wolf Review •
Employment opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding ar
Employment opportunities and support: the role of
disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding ar
employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative,
innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangements
(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the
innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the
employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical
disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.
Join Marcie and Whistle as Day Al - Mohamed, Senior Policy Advisor and her guide dog, Vinny, stop by to talk about the
innovative way the Department of Labor honored assistance dogs for IADW and all the awesome work they are doing to support the
employment of individuals with
disabilities.
Furthermore, the office continued its traditional civil rights work by, for example, conducting a multi-year investigation into the treatment of adolescent males at Rikers Island and filing Americans with
Disabilities Act cases against leading New York City institutions like Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, while simultaneously bringing new and
innovative cases under the Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.