Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC)on Workplace Supports and Job Retention are offering scholarships to people with disabilities for their entrepreneur training webcast series entitled, 2009 Self-Employment Webcast Series sponsored by Self-Employment Technical Assistance, Resources, & Training (START-UP / USA).
The series features 6 webcasts with topics such as “Inclusive
Entreprenuership and “Three Models of Self-Employment”, it looks to be
an interesting and informative webcast series for those of us who are
self-employed or who are interested in self-employment for people with chronic and
disabling conditions.
START-UP / USA is a partnership between Virginia Commonwealth University and Griffin-Hammis and Associates,
LLC providing technical assistance
and disseminating resources nationally to individuals interested in pursuing
self-employment. This includes the live web cast series with
successful entrepreneurs who share their secrets for success.
RRTC’s mission is “to study those supports that are most effective
for assisting individuals with disabilities maintain employment and
advance their careers. The primary stakeholders for this project are
persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on those who are
unemployed, underemployed or at risk of losing employment”.
You can register online for the series or contact Teri Blankenship at
tcblanke@vcu.edu to
learn more about scholarships for people with disabilities who would like to participate in the webcast series.
