Welcome to the Project E3 Leadership Academy. This community came together to share resources, interact, and continue conversations begun at the conference in New Orleans in September 2019.
Project E3 partners, state participants, and others interested in Project E3 outcomes and initiatives shared ideas and strategies to improve employment and independent living goals of people with disabilities from underserved communities.
Topics:
- The Story of Maxine Gretchokoff
- Civility Defined: Promoting Civility, Compassion, and Courage
- Self-Employment
- Transition Age Youth Who Are Dear or Hard of Hearing
- Project E3 Sustainability Plans
- Faith Based Involvement and Reaching Transition Age Youth
- Development of an LGBTQ+ Repository
- Going Virtual Challenges, Accessibility, Communication Microagressions, Social Media Sparks, State Sustainability Plans
- Community Academy
- Integrated Resource Teams (IRTs)
- Self-Employment
- E3 Grant: South Carolina - Working with diverse populations, partnering with local churches and faith communities, and developing a resource guide
- Expanding Employment Opportunities for Underserved Populations
- Client Engagement in a Virtual Environment
- Ethics and Self-Care & Quality Indicators of Customized Employment
- Financial Empowerment
- Introduction to Implicit Bias
- Intersectionality
- Constructive Discourse: How to Have Tough Yet Safe Conversations
The Story of Maxine Gretchokoff
Recorded on May 2021
Presented by:
Maxine Gretchokoff
Self-Employment
Recorded on April 2021
Presented by:
Philip Adams, Forge Community Load Fund
Civility Defined: Promoting Civility, Compassion, and Courage
Recorded on March 2021
Presented by:
Veronica Jackson, UA Currents
Transition Age Youth Who Are Dear or Hard of Hearing
Recorded on February 2021
Presented by:
Cathy Corrado
Project E3 Sustainability Plans
Recorded on January 2021
Faith Based Involvement and Reaching Transition Age Youth
Recorded on December 2020
Presented by:
Erik Carter
Development of an LGBTQ+ Repository
Recorded on November 2020
Presented by:
Robert Stevens, PhD, CRC, LPC, Arkansas Tech University
Erica L. Wondolowski, PhD, CRC, Arkansas Tech University
Leadership Academy 2.0
Community Academy
Recorded on September 2020
Presented by:
D.J. Ralston, George Washington University
Related Resources:
- Presentation Slides (PowerPoint)
- Sample List of Potential Participants for Community Academy (Word Doc)
- Community Academy Invite Template (Word Doc)
- Community Academy Registration How To (Word Doc)
- Community Academy Agenda Template (Word Doc)
- Project E3 Strategy: Integrated Resource Teams
- Project E3 Resource Roundup: Integrated Resource Teams
Integrated Resource Teams (IRTs)
Watch on Youtube | Recorded on August 2020
Presented by:
John Walsh, Southern University – Baton Rouge
Brian Ingram, National Disability Institute
D.J. Ralston, George Washington University
Donna Martin, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
Self-Employment
Watch on Youtube | Recorded on July 2020
Presented by:
Araceli Holland, SJVD Regional Director
Priscilla Varela, SVJD Regional Business Specialist
Related Resources:
E3 Grant: South Carolina
Watch on Youtube | Recorded on June 2020
Topics Covered:
Working with diverse populations, partnering with local churches and faith communities, and developing a resource guide.
Presented by:
Cassandra Sligh Conway
Professor, South Caroline State University, CRC, GCDF, aPHR
Related Resources:
Expanding Employment Opportunities for Underserved Populations
Watch on Youtube | Recorded on May 2020
Presented by:
Sagashus Levingston, PhD, Founder of Infamous Mothers
Related Resources:
Client Engagement in a Virtual Environment
Watch on Youtube | Recorded on April 2020
Presented by:
Matthew Ballinger, MA, CRC
Youth Business Relations Coordinator,
SWEP Third Track Program Coordinator,
Oregon Commission for the Blind
Ethics and Self-Care & Quality Indicators of Customized Employment
Watch on Youtube | Recorded on March 2020
Presented by:
Dr. Rob Froehlich, Ed.D., LPC, CRC, Project Director/Adjunct Professor,
The George Washington University Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education (CRCRE)
David Strauser, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Financial Empowerment
Watch on Youtube | Recorded on February 2020
Presented by:
Cayte Anderson
E3 Project Partner at the UW-Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute
David Strauser, Ph.D., CRC, Professor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Intersectionality
Watch on Youtube | Recorded on January 2020
Presented by:
Dr. Rob Froehlich, Ed.D., LPC, CRC, Project Director/Adjunct Professor,
The George Washington University Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education (CRCRE)
David Strauser, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Related Resources:
Introduction to Implicit Bias
Watch on Youtube | Recorded on January 2020
Constructive Discourse: How to Have Tough Yet Safe Conversations
Watch on Youtube | Recorded on November 2019
Presented by:
Ryan Eller
Experiential-Based Facilitator and Doctoral Candidate at University of Arkansas
Targeted Communities Overview
Project E3 partnered with State VR Agencies and local community partners to improve outreach and employment-related services to underserved people with disabilities in this community.