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Webcast: A Webcast Series, Effective Vocational Rehabilitation Programs for

People with Autism Spectrum Disorders, July 18, 2011, 2-2:30 p.m. CDT, Featuring

POW & R

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ADVANCING RESEARCH, IMPROVING EDUCATION

A Webcast Series:

Effective Vocational Rehabilitation Programs for People with Autism

Spectrum Disorders

Part 2 Featuring POW & R

July 18, 2011, 2-2:30 p.m. CDT

Dear Colleague,

Please join us for a webcast hosted by SEDL's Vocational

Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

project, Effective VR Programs for People with ASD, Part Two Featuring POW & R.

DATE: Monday, July 18, 2011

TIME: The 30-minute webcast will begin at 3 Eastern, 2 Central, 1

Mountain, 12 Pacific, 11 Alaska

REGISTER for Webcast (no fee to participate):

http://survey.sedl.org/efm/wsb.dll/s/1gec

SEDL and partners on the National Advisory Panel of the Vocational

Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with ASD project have implemented

a rigorous process for identifying and validating vocational rehabilitation

effective practices. Three programs have been identified as being effective

programs for their successful competitive employment strategies benefitting

people with ASD. This three-part series will highlight each of these programs.

An archive of Part One of the series is available on our website at

http://autism.sedl.org/index.php/webcasts

NOTE: This series is pre-approved for 1.5 CRC CEUs. To receive

credit you must participate in each of the webcasts in the series and fill out

the evaluations. All webcasts will be archived at

http://autism.sedl.org/index.php/webcasts.

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About the Webcast

POW & R (Productive Opportunities for Work and Recreation) provides

employment services to people with ASD in Newark, Delaware. POW & R has many

qualities that will be discussed in the webcast including: including staff

knowledge of ASD, supported employment services to transition-age youth, on-site

training, and long-term fiscal strategy. For more information about the webcast

please visit (http://www.autism.sedl.org/index.php/webcasts/95-webcast-4).

About the Presenters

Theda Ellis has extensive experience with vocational rehabilitation

programs. She has an M.Ed in Rehabilitation Counseling, a certificate in

rehabilitation management, and an MBA. She is currently the Executive Director

of Autism Delaware, which has grown from an all-volunteer grassroots advocacy

agency to an autism service agency with plans to launch residential and clinical

services as well as to expand vocational and employment services.

Katina Demetriou, serves as the Director of POW & R, a service of

Autism Delaware. She has been working in the disabilities field for over fifteen

years. During this time, she has held a number of leadership positions in

vocational services such as a Direct Support Professional, Supportive Employment

Coordinator/Trainer, and Director.

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Before the Webcast

Test your computer before the webcast:

http://autism.sedl.org/index.php/webcasts/80

If you have a question, please send e-mail before or during the

webcast: vr-autism@...

NOTE: If you are not able to participate at this time, please visit

the VR Autism webcast page: http://autism.sedl.org/index.php/webcasts/

We hope you will join us on Monday, July 18, 2011!

This webcast is supported through SEDL's Vocational Rehabilitation

Service Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (VR Autism),

funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

(NIDRR), part of the U.S. Department of Education. The opinions and views

expressed are those of the presenter and no endorsement by the funding agency

should be inferred.

NIDRR Project Number: H133A080007

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