Employment Stories & Videos:
ThinkWork! Stories: https://www.thinkwork.org/project/real-work-stories
Let’s Get to Work: Youth Employment Stories: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL8-AEaXXf0M0PviMXGD3tLGo_NQbQoZQ
LCS Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwcV9EUyr9g&list=PLL8-AEaXXf0OF8DncLnlOIm2qAL3eAc_N&index=6&t=2s
Medford Community Employment Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KMAZsDOuc0&list=PLL8-AEaXXf0OF8DncLnlOIm2qAL3eAc_N&index=7&t=69s
Giving Hope A Place to Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-mDYwtEgU0&list=PLL8-AEaXXf0OF8DncLnlOIm2qAL3eAc_N&index=5
Partners with Business: https://youtu.be/KfdWAU8BmL4
Customized Employment (Sean): https://youtu.be/_FPIeCubuPo
Customized Employment (Simon): https://www.facebook.com/AchievaPittsburgh/videos/customized-employment-simons-story/679928359123666/
MTI Customized Employment in Action: https://youtu.be/tCP3v9Jhf5w
RI Customized Employment Story: https://youtu.be/7K8TZMkSkbM
KY Customized Employment: https://youtu.be/UIkaHkQKukQ
Customized Self-Employment Videos:
Inspirational video of 3 business owners - Phil, Ricardo and Lizz - from Wisconsin https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=ibxPcKn40Ak
Video featuring vignettes of self-employed with disabilities in Iowa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG6uru_QwiU
Video about Poppin’ Joe’s popcorn business (Kansas)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUaapE7FfAM
Tim’s Place - where hugs are on the menu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OT5iU0RcAM
Exploring Self-Employment for People with Developmental Disabilities – describes the process 3 business owners with significant disabilities went through to start a business. Includes perspectives of family members.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsF9fs5DFIc
Family Support for Self-Employment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVY2N6wJJ3s
Adam Can Recycling (Business owner from Stoughton WI)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c298osJEe80
Shredding on the Go (Houston)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yth8w5Dm01o
Helpful Tools for Learning & Planning with People:
Cents & $ensibility
Guided Group Discovery
Skills to Pay the Bills
Friends
Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy
Let’s Talk About Rights
Self-Advocacy Training
Explore Work
Healthy Safe and Connected Toolkit (some is WI specific)
Planning for the Future workbook
Meaningful Community Day Resources:
ICI Community Life Engagement https://www.communityinclusion.org/about/areas-of-emphasis/community/
WI BPDD Building Full Lives https://wi-bpdd.org/index.php/building-full-lives/