National Service to Employment Program (NextSTEP)

Posted by on October 15, 2012

NSIP Webinar Announcement: A Presentation by the National Service to Employment Program (NextSTEP)

Date: October 17th, 2012
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST (2:00 PM Central, 1:00 PM Mountain, 12:00 PM Pacific)

The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) would like to announce our next webinar which will be presented by speakers Sheila Fesko, Senior Research Fellow, and Nancy Keeler, Training Associate, of the National Service to Employment Program (NextSTEP).

The National Service to Employment Program has identified key features that make a difference in the success of individuals with disabilities in their service experience and in using this experience to prepare them for employment and/or post secondary education. This webinar will include a description of these features as well as how to apply these tools/concepts developed for service programs, disability entities, and individuals with disabilities.

More details on this webinar will be forthcoming.

To register for this event, please email nsip@umb.edu by 12:00 PM EST on Tuesday, October 16th with the following info:

-Name
-Organization
-Email
-Phone
-If you require CART* to participate, please also indicate that in your email.

Please note: We will send out confirmation emails by Tuesday afternoon, October 16th with instructions on how to sign into the web conference.

*CART service provides instantaneous translation of the speech text using real-time software. Teleconference participants receive caption services over the web. This is an accommodation we provide to participants who are Deaf or hard of hearing.

PRESENTERS’ BIOS:
Sheila Fesko-
Sheila Fesko has 25 years of experience working on the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the workplace. As the director of NextSTEP, Sheila is working with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) on increasing employment opportunities for youth with disabilities through community service and volunteerism. Areas of her research include inclusion of people with disabilities in the general workforce development system, effective job development strategies, and universal strategies to support inclusion of all employees in the workplace.

Nancy Keeler-
Nancy Keeler works as a training associate with NextSTEP for the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.  As part of NextSTEP, Nancy facilitates two policy model demonstrations, trains at national conferences, and collaborates with the business community on service to employment.  Prior to working for ICI, Nancy was an AmeriCorps VISTA with a Community Development Financial Institution in central Pennsylvania. She holds a Bachelors of Arts from Roanoke College in Economics and Art History.

INFORMATION ON PROJECTS:
About NextSTEP-
The National Service to Employment Project (NextSTEP) is funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service (Cooperative agreement #09TAHMA001). NextSTEP is a collaboration of the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at UMass Boston; the State Employment Leadership Network of the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services and the ICI; and the US Business Leadership Network.

About NSIP-
The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) is training and technical assistance provider on disability inclusion, under a cooperative agreement (#08TAHMA001) from Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). NSIP partners with the Association on University Centers on Disability, National Council on Independent Living, Association on Higher Education and Disability and National Down Syndrome Congress to build connections among disability organizations and all CNCS grantees, to increase the participation of people with disabilities in national service.