Evaluating Employment Outcomes in Diverse Communities: Lessons Learned from Community Collaborations for Employment (CCE) Grantees in Texas and Virginia

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The Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center (DETAC) is hosting a webinar titled "Evaluating Employment Outcomes in Diverse Communities: Lessons Learned from Community Collaborations for Employment (CCE) Grantees in Texas and Virginia." This webinar focuses on ACL's CCE grants, which aim to enhance collaborations for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) transitioning between school and work in racially minoritized and limited English-speaking households. Participants will gain insights from the Virginia and Texas CCE grantees' internal evaluations, providing strategies for evaluating the efficacy of employment programs in diverse communities. 

Presenters:  

  • Seb M. Prohn, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Research & Evaluation, Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth University 

  • Cheryl Grenwelge, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension 

  • Denise Catalano, Ph.D., CRC, Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling, RSA Scholarship Project Director, University of North Texas 

  • Peggy Schmidt, Program Administrator, Supported Employment, LifePath Systems 

Dates: 
Monday, August 14, 2023 - 4:00pm EDT
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The Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center (DETAC)
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