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New Supported Employment Program Guide for Managers/Supporters

New Supported Employment Program Guide for Managers/Supporters

WI APSE and WI Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (WI BPDD) believe everyone has strengths and gifts to contribute to the competitive labor force. To capitalize on these strengths and gifts, we must invest in our employment service staff so that they...

2022 Self-Determination Conference Wrap Up Video

2022 Self-Determination Conference Wrap Up Video

For everyone who was at the Self-Determination conference and for those who weren't able to make it in-person, the wrap-up video for the 2023 conference is here! A big thanks to everyone who attended, our sponsors, exhibitors and volunteers. We will see you in 2024!...

Social Isolation Week is November 12-18th

Social Isolation Week is November 12-18th

Loneliness and social isolation have serious physical and mental health implications in older adults and people with disabilities. The Wisconsin Coalition to End Social Isolation & Loneliness is hosting several webinars to share resources around social isolation...

November is National Family Caregivers Month

November is National Family Caregivers Month

One in five Wisconsinites is a family caregiver, and more than 80% of all care provided in the U.S. is by families. Sixty percent of people with disabilities live with a family member nationwide, and 25% of those family caregivers are over the age of 60. Governor Tony...

SPARKS Grantees Announced

SPARKS Grantees Announced

Our new round of Sparks grants have been chosen are ready to get started this month!  We have a nice mix of ideas, geographic location, rural vs. urban and more. Pine Lake Academy in Waupaca, WI will host a 3-4 day retreat for adults with and without disabilities,...

What’s the Word?

What’s the Word?

What's the word is a column where we feature a different leader in Wisconsin living with a disability. “What’s the Word?” is an opportunity to hear directly from self-advocates about what’s important to them.  This month's article comes from Junior Sotelo, one of the...

Partners in Policymaking Applications Deadline Extended to October 20th

Partners in Policymaking Applications Deadline Extended to October 20th

Wisconsin Partners in Policymaking is a six‐session advocacy and systems change training program that develops future leaders across the state who are able to work with legislators and communities on policies and initiatives that will support the full participation...

October is Residents Rights Month

October is Residents Rights Month

Residents Rights month started off as Residents Rights Week in 1981. Today it's a national event organized by the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-term Care. Honoring the month is a great way to keep the conversation and advocacy going in your local community,...

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)

Governor Tony Evers has proclaimed October to be Disability Employment Awareness Month! You can read the proclamation below.  Every October, NDEAM raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many ways America’s workers with disabilities...

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