Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Vegas CRAVE camp encourages college and career goals

30 Jun 2010

For about 35 students with disabilities in Las Vegas, last week was extremely busy. The teenagers attended the 5-day intensive …

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Blending abilities into new job opportunities

28 Jun 2010

“One of the things that scared me to death was how am I going to make a living?” he said. …

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Capturing stories of self-advocacy

25 Jun 2010

“I have a disability myself and I like to advocate the People First members,” Mills said. “If we do self-advocacy …

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UCAN paves way to ASD diagnoses

24 Jun 2010

“A common concern was that people didn’t have access to reliable diagnoses for parents who were concerned about kids on …

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Elko wraps up 2010 Employment Summit

17 Jun 2010

The closing of the two-day Elko Employment Summit marked the end of the statewide 2010 Employment Summit.

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Exploring options at the NATRC

“Streamlining the books, bags, weather and that kind of thing is one of my goals in getting from point A …

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Elko Summit tackles unique issue

16 Jun 2010

Elko was the only Summit out of Las Vegas, Elko and Reno to identify transportation as a major focus for …

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Elko ascends Summit day two

Group members pick one topic and discuss it all day.

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Behind the scenes of the Employment Summit

15 Jun 2010

At the end of each half hour in a brainstorming group, the participants have five minutes to relax their brains …

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Three Summits, six days, two tired facilitators

Rosie Melarkey and Howard Castle run a smooth team. It may be the first day of the Elko 2010 Employment …

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