TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2024
7:15-8:15 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30-9:45 BRINGING IN THE SUNSHINE
AI-Powered Strategies for Future-Ready Disability Services
Erik Nelson Room 203
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Outside The Box with Pre-ETS
Angela Davis and Doc Myers Room 204
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Promoting Quality Employment Services Through Best Practice Tools
Duane Shumate Room 205
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Who are the Heroes? A History of the Disability Rights Movement
Barry Whaley Room 209
10:00-11:15 WATERING FOR NEW LIFE
Discovering Your Purpose: Centering Work, Goals, and Change in Supported Employment
Chisa O'Quinn Room 203
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Commercial Job Creation and Work Experience: Promoting the Benefits of Our Community Employment Programs to Arkansas Employers
Travis Pearson Room 204
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Story Telling as a Tool in Job Development
Abby Cooper Room 209
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Project SEARCH Arkansas: ACCESS Initiative – Journey to Work
Rebekah Seljan Room 209
11:20-1:00 AR APSE MEMEBER LUNCHEON
1:05-2:20 WINDS OF CHANGE
Seamless Transition in Arkansas
Brent Thomas Williams, PhD and Maryanne Caldwell Room 203
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Making Employment First Personal: Individualizing Supports from Discovery to Job Development
Katie Wolf Whaley Room 204
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Project SEARCH Arkansas: ACCESS Initiative – Journey to Work
Rebekah Seljan Room 205
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Commercial Job Creation and Work Experience: Promoting the Benefits of Our Community Employment Programs to Arkansas Employers
Travis Pearson Room 209
2:35-3:50 COLORS IGNITE BEAUTY
Seamless Transition in Arkansas
Brent Thomas Williams, PhD and Maryanne Caldwell Room 203
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Employment First in a Changing Climate
Julie Christensen Room 204
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Tragedy to Triumph - Transitioning Back to Work after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Constance Tullis Room 205
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The Fundamentals of Employer Outreach in Our Current Climate
Abby Cooper Room 209
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2024
8:30-9:45 TURNING UP THE HEAT
Employment First in a Changing Climate
Julie Christensen Room 203
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Arkansas ABLE: Transforming Savings Without Benefit Impact
Chris Scott Room 204
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Delivering the Message: Communication and Support Strategies to Empower Individuals with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss and Other Barriers to Employment
Leanne Cook & Ryan Odland Room 205
​Relationships are like CATTS and DOGGS
Karla Yochum Room 209
10:00-11:15 FLIP FLOP DIFFERENCE
What's Your Passion?
Angela Davis & Doc Myers Room 203
Arkansas ABLE: Transforming Savings Without Benefit Impact
Chris Scott Room 204
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Delivering the Message: Communication and Support Strategies to Empower Individuals with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss and Other Barriers to Employment
Leanne Cook & Ryan Odland Room 205
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​Relationships are like CATTS and DOGGS
Karla Yochum Room 209
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11:20-1:00 KEYNOTE LUNCHEON: TELL YOUR EMPLOYMENT STORY
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2024
8:30-9:30 REGISTRATION
9:30-10:45 WEATHERED THE STORM
Discovering Your Purpose: Centering Work, Goals, and Change In Supported Employment
Chisa O'Quinn Room 203
Effective Engagement: What does It Look Like
Gretchen Newton Room 204
Beyond Sight, Beyond Limits: Pioneering Employment in a Climate of Change
Eric Yarberry Room 205
​Career Counseling, Information & Referral Services for Arkansas Subminimum Wage Employees
JoAnnn Benson & Brent Thomas Williams, PhD Room 209
11:00-12:15 LOOKING FOR THE SILVER LINING
AI-Powered Strategies for Future-Ready Disability Services
Erik Nelson Room 203
Beyond Sight, Beyond Limits: Pioneering Employment in a Climate of Change
Eric Yarberry Room 204
Managing Generational Differences
Jonathan Taylor Room 205
Promoting Quality Employment Services Through Best Practice Tools
Duane Shumate Room 209
12:15-1:45 WELCOME LUNCHEON
Keynote Speaker: Chisa O'Quinn Rooms 207-208
2:00-3:15 OVER THE RAINBOW
Encouraging Employment through Social Security Work Incentives: First-Hand Experience
Shannon Long Room 203
Effective Engagement: What does it look like?
Gretchen Newton Room 204
Who are the Heroes? A History of the Disability Rights Movement.
Barry Whaley Room 205
Tragedy to Triumph - Transitioning Back to Work after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Constance Tullis Room 209
3:30-4:45 POWER OF NATURE
Encouraging Employment through Social Security Work Incentives: First-Hand Experience
Shannon Long Room 203
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Managing Generational Differences
Jonathan Taylor Room 204
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Making Employment First Personal: Individualizing Supports from Discovery to Job Development
Katie Wolf Whaley Room 205
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Career Counseling, Information & Referral Services for Arkansas Subminimum Wage Employees
JoAnn Benson and Brent Thomas Williams, PhD Room 209