BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-AUCD VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DCREATED:20240328T215223 LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T215223 DTSTART:20171010T040000Z DTEND:20171011T040000Z SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Organizational Change Forum: Sheltered Workshop Conversion to Community Employment LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Burlington, VT DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:=0D=0A=0D=0AIn 2002, Vermont closed its last sheltered workshop for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Former Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords noted, "As we close this chapter on work centers in Vermont, I hope that we encourage others to follow Vermont's lead to a place where all of us work side by side."=0D=0A=0D=0AIn this spirit we invite you to join us in Vermont this fall to continue the dialogue to improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities. We'll examine the issues of policy change, training, and culture-shift needed to foster the conversion of sheltered workshops to community-based employment services. State policy makers, Developmental Services, Vocational Rehabilitation, Advocates, and Families are encouraged to attend. State teams are strongly encouraged!=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A PRIORITY:3 URL:http://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=7987&id=965 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR