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Call for Presentations Eighth Annual Vermont APSE Supported Employment Conference: IMAGINE WORKFORCE INCLUSION May 11, 2005 Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center Burlington, Vermont Keynote speaker: Richard Pimentel Richard Pimentel is a nationally renowned expert on Disability Management, Job Recruitment, Job Retention, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Attitude Change. He is not only technically proficient, he is also an exceptional communicator whose audiences praise his ability to combine information, humor, metaphor, analogy and storytelling into an informative whole that does not just present the information, but really communicates it in a memorable fashion. For over two decades, Richard Pimentel has arguably been North America's most predominant spokesperson for the employment of people with disabilities as the author of the highly acclaimed WINDMILLS attitudinal training program. The Association for Persons in Supported Employment (APSE) is a non-profit, national membership organization formed to improve and expand integrated employment opportunities, services and outcomes for persons with severe disabilities. *Note: Please copy and distribute to employers, employees, families, and advocates who may be interested. http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/programs/vtapse.html We would like to extend this invitation and opportunity for you to share your successes, ideas, innovations, and expertise with your fellow supported employment partners. Our theme this year is Imagine Workforce Inclusion. We invite supported employees, employers, providers, school employment staff, and other interested persons to take this opportunity to be creative and share your expertise, issues, concerns, and solutions with others. We are offering a variety of Session Types for you to share your success and expertise. Session Types: Workshop: (1 hour) Presentation of topical information that may include audience participation. Panel Discussion: (1 hour) Designed to offer information from several individuals on one topic or related issues. A moderator must be designated to lead the discussion. Poster Session: Involves displaying or disseminating information and/or materials on tabletops. Poster sessions may be on display all day. Please submit Abstract with completed Presentation Information Form by March 11, 2005 to: Bryan Dague/Vermont APSE Conference Committee University of Vermont Mann Hall, 3rd Floor 208 Colchester Ave. Burlington, VT 05405-1757 Phone: 802-656-1345 Fax: 802-656-1357 Email: [log in to unmask] **************************************************************************************************** Presentation Information Form Presenter Information Lead Presenter Name: ___________________________________________________ Title of Presentation: _____________________________________________________ Organization: ___________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________ State: _____ Zipcode: ____________________ Phone: _________________ Fax: ________________ Email: _____________________ Please list any necessary Presenter Accommodations and Audio/Visual needs: Co-Presenter Information Note: Lead presenter is responsible for all communication with co-presenters. 1. Name(s): Organization: 2. Name(s): Organization: 3. Name(s): Organization: 4. Name(s): Organization: Session Type: (please circle) Workshop Panel Discussion Poster Session Theme Track: (please circle) Community Inclusion Transition services for high school students Special Populations Business Partnerships Consumer Choice/Self-Advocacy Career Development Cutting Edge (innovative practices) Other Presentation information is concerned with persons with: (circle all that apply) Autism Deaf or Hard of Hearing Multiple Disabilities Vision Impairment/Blindness Deaf-Blindness Psychiatric Disability Dual Diagnoses Cognitive Disability Physical Disability Traumatic Brain Injury Transition Services Generic Abstract: Please use the space below or a separate paper to briefly describe your presentation. (limit to 100 words) -- *************** Bryan Dague University of Vermont Center on Disability & Community Inclusion Mann Hall, 3rd Floor 208 Colchester Ave. Burlington, VT 05405-1757 Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: (802) 656-1345 Fax: (802) 656-1357 TTY: (802) 656-8499 Website: http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/