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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 CRAVE camp designed to help them tackle the future of their choosing.
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. “You know, as sighted people, we always hear about a blind person who does something, but not many.”
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 and self-determination on each guest speaker, we could get the word out.”
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 the autism spectrum,” said Kate Green, a developmental specialist.
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.
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 to point B.”
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 discussion.
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 and saunter over to the next group.
But for the people in the data room, the work is just beginning.
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 Summit, but it’s the sixth for Melarkey and Castle.
