Friday, August 12 7:45am – 4:30pm – Sheraton Hotel, West Des Moines, IA
The Autism Society of Iowa & The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council presents the 3rd Annual Autism and Employment Conference.
This free conference is for teens and adults on the autism spectrum who are interested in employment, family members, employers, human resource managers, case managers, social workers, transition coordinators, high school, college, and vocational educators, employment specialists, residential care providers, and anyone interested in helping those with autism in the work place.
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Agenda
- 7:45am – Registration Opens
- 8:00am – Greeting and Announcements
- 8:15 – 9:30am – Panel of Community Employment Providers
Facilitated by Becky Harker, Executive Director, Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council
• Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services – Mary Jackson, M.A.
• CentraI Iowa Center for Independent Living – Reyma McCoy McDeid, M.A.
• Iowa Employment Services – Diane Hernandez, M.A.
- 9:30 – 9:45am – Break and resource fair opens
- 9:45 – 11:00am – The Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP®) and Discovering Personal Genius™ (DPG) – an Introduction and Overview Presented by: Patti Bitney Starke and Bob Niemiec – Part 1
- 11:00 – 11:15am – Break and Visit Resource Fair
- 11:15 – 12:30pm – The Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP®) and Discovering Personal Genius™ (DPG) – an Introduction and Overview Presented by: Patti Bitney Starke and Bob Niemiec – Part 2
- 12:30 – 1:30pm – Lunch provided and Visit Resource Fair
- 1:30 – 3:00pm – Panel of Employers Who Employ Those with Autism and Employees with Autism – facilitated by Michelle Krefft, M.S., Business Consultant for Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- 3:00-3:15pm – Break
- 3:15-4:30pm – Breakout Sessions:
- Interviewing Practice for Those with Autism. This will be an opportunity for those with autism to practice interviewing with two interviewers and receive feedback.
- Employment Rights and Disclosure of a Disability in the Application Process – Presented by Cyndy Miller, Legal Director, and Tai Tomasi, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Iowa
