Transformative Power of a Job for Youth with Disabilities

Event Description: 

Speaker/Host: Tad Asbury, VP & Executive Director, Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Time: 1:30PM (Eastern) / 12:30PM (Central) / 11:30AM (Mountain) / 10:30AM (Pacific)

Tad Asbury

Tad Asbury

Join RespectAbility on Wednesday, December 7th at 1:30pm ET for an exciting discussion of the Marriott Foundation’s transformative efforts on jobs for youth with disabilities. Established in 1989, Bridges from School to Work engages employers, schools, community resources, youth and their families to help businesses meet their workforce needs while offering young people with disabilities the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed through employment. Each year, Bridges helps more than a thousand young people–most of whom are transitioning out of high school special education–prepare for the workplace and find a job with an employer in need of qualified, entry-level applicants. Join for this exciting opportunity to learn about how to opportunities for youth while driving bottom-line results for business.

Live captioning is provided.

Dates: 
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm EST
Sponsor: 
RespectAbility
Venue: 
Event Type: 
Keywords: 
Employment Youth with Disabilities
Contact Name: 
Jennifer Mizrahi
Contact Email or Phone: 
Jenniferm@RespectAbilityUSA.org
Location: 
http://www.confertel.net/webinars/managed-webinar-service/
Registration specifics: 
https://secure.confertel.net/tsRegister.asp?course=6269032