Check out MN APSE's updated YouTube channel with all content! You don't want to miss out. Pallavi (Vi) Shattuck joins host Chris Davies. Shattuck is a self-advocate & aspiring chef from the Twin Cities who is legally blind. She speaks about her culinary journey, the barriers she has overcome, and her hopes for a bright…

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SetWorks is a proud sponsor of the 2022 National APSE Conference. Come meet them in June or find SetWorks online at www.setworks.com Listen to this podcast from National APSE’s Erica Belois-Pacer with Preston Finkle and Kirstie MacArthur with SetWorks about their ongoing support of National APSE and why they are supporting the conference this year. SetWorks…

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Therap is a proud sponsor of the 2022 National APSE Conference. Come meet them in June or find Therap online at www.therapservices.net Listen to this podcast from National APSE’s Erica Belois-Pacer with Kevin Dierks and Marybeth Julian from Therap. Together, they talk about data, how to use the information to improve services, and Therap’s tools…

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SourceAbled are proud members and sponsors of the 2022 National APSE Conference. Come meet them in June or find SourceAbled online at https://www.sourceabled.com/ Listen to this podcast from National APSE’s Erica Belois-Pacer with Jason Weppelman from SourceAbled. Jason describes how SourceAbled works with the employer and user end and his own background in employment and…

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Emily Ladau is a passionate disability rights activist, writer, storyteller, and digital communications consultant whose career began at the age of 10 when she appeared on several episodes of Sesame Street to educate kids about life with a physical disability. She is the Editor in Chief of the Rooted in Rights Blog, co-host of The…

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Listen in to this podcast between National APSE's Erica Belois-Pacer and Chanel Keenan, the Intersectionality Consultant for the Seattle Kraken who assists the Seattle Kraken & partnering groups on all things related to disability. From assisting fans with disabilities, employee experiences, and how they can better improve it each season. Pursuing the goal of creating a flourishing and diverse hockey community, from the youth level all the way to our Pro’s.

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Listen in to this podcast between National APSE's Erica Belois-Pacer and New Jersey Business & Industry Association Chief Government Affairs Officer Chrissy Buteas as they talk about her background in health care and legislative initiatives, plus the workforce shortage and how policymakers are listening to stories told by the people.

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Listen in to the MN APSE podcast episode!

Host Chris Davies talks with self-advocate, trainer and psychologist Bob Wagner (St. Paul. Wagner shares his personal story of disability and getting back to work, talks about the failures of the system over the last forty years and what we can all do to do better.

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Today, Julie Christensen, Executive Director of the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) joins Drs. Houtenville and O’Neill, and Denise Rozell, Policy Strategist at Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). Watch the recordings at: ResearchonDisability.org/nTIDE. Her research and policy work has focused on the areas of transition, employment, quality of life, and leisure…

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Meet Suad Bisogno, Vice President of California APSE (Cal APSE). Suad is the Executive Director of an organization providing employment, and other supports to people with disabilities. In this podcast episode, Suad talks with National APSE's Kari Tietjen about Cal APSE's efforts in supporting the 5-year elimination of 14(C) or sub-minimum wage for people with disabilities. Cal APSE has organized to be an efficient chapter, hear how tools like Slack have supported the chapter to be responsive to legislative advocacy, HCBS changes, and Employment First in the state of California!

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