Meet Christine Gudgin, President of Georgia APSE and employment support professional with Briggs & Associates. She talks with National APSE’s Erica Belois-Pacer and Kari Tietjen about how she started in the field of employment supports (it includes horses!), what the Georgia APSE Board leadership is focusing on, and shares advice for providers in the field…

New APSE podcast! Meet Lorie (Arizona)! Lorie Sandaine is an Arizona APSE leader and CESP credential holder. She and moved to Tucson Arizona from Washington state. In this APSE podcast, Lorie and National APSE's Kari Tietjen speak about AZ APSE, NDEAM, and how Lorie found inspiration from her mother to do this work.

New APSE podcast! Meet Stirling (Vermont)!

“I’m making a difference for young adults to have an option of going to post-secondary education programs.”

New APSE podcast! Meet Shannon (Washington)! Shannon is new to the field of employment supports, working out of the Northwest Center in Spokane. She has a background in Special Education and shares her experience with having a disability herself impacts her work.

New APSE podcast! Meet Brianna (Maryland)! She works at Kennedy Krieger in Maryland, and shares her employment story with National APSE's Erica Belois-Pacer.

Wade is a business owner in Minnesota, running a handyman business. He speaks on the APSE podcast with National APSE’s Erica Belois-Pacer. He now employes several employees, including four with disabilities. Wade shares how his own experiences with disability have influenced how he acts as a business owner. Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month! #NDEAM…

This podcast is a recording of the APSE NDEAM event from Thursday, October 14th. Listen in to hear from Julie Christensen, APSE's Executive Director and Director of Policy & Advocacy, plus John Butterworth (ICI UMass Boston) and Brian Shepley with Source America. Talking all things disability employment, what COVID-19's impact has been on the job market, and how providers of employment supports are adjusting as we look forward.

New APSE podcast! Meet Wendy (California)!

"Employment is the key to independence." Wendy works with the Helen Keller center and closely with Deaf/Blind individuals to support employment. Listen in to hear more about her experience coming to the United States.

New APSE podcast! Meet Robert (New Jersey)!

"Employment First matters because everyone should be given the chance to work if they want to be more self-sufficient. It also gives the person who works the respect they deserve from society."

Meet Angela Pinson, with Buckeye Community Services in Ohio! She's a Certified Employment Support Professional™ and works directly with people with disabilities. Listen to a podcast with Angela and National APSE's Kari Tietjen.