Blog
The NTAR Leadership Center has launched a new blog titled Seeding Change. Each week, national experts and state leaders will offer commentary on innovative practices, research, and trends that improve connections of adults with disabilities to work.
July 16, 2010 - Jeffrey Stoller, Director of Communications and Outreach, discusses the anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act.
June 16, 2010 - Robb C. Sewell-Wolff, Senior Writer/Editor, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, discusses the possibilities of social media.
June 11, 2010 - Sheila Fesko, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Community Inclusion, discusses improvements to the workforce system.
May 18, 2010 - Jeffrey Stoller, Director of Communications and Outreach, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, discusses work and wellness.
May 14, 2010 - Dr. Robert Nicholas, Senior Visiting Fellow for Disability Research, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, discusses disability employment..
April 23, 2010 - Radhyia Abdul-Raheem, Intern, NTAR Leadership Center, discusses her life at Rutgers.
April 16, 2010 - Elaine Katz, Vice President of Grant Programs and Special Initiatives, Kessler Foundation, discusses collaboration.
March 30, 2010 - Dr. Wendy Parent, Assistant Director, Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities discusses employment first efforts.
March 22, 2010 - Savannah Barnett, NTAR Leadership Center Research Coordinator, discusses the value of social media.
March 15, 2010 - Kathy Krepcio, NTAR Leadership Center Director, discusses scary realities and practical solutions.
March 5, 2010 - Patty Cullinane, from the New Jersey Business Leadership Network, discusses the Disability Diversity Supplier Program.
February 17, 2010 - Stacy Bare, from Veterans Green Jobs, discusses the importance of including veterans with disabilities in the green jobs talent pipeline.
February 11, 2010- Kathy Krepcio, NTAR Leadership Center Director, discusses the importance of including people with disabilities in the economic recovery.
February 1, 2010 - John Fisher, Public Affairs Director, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, disuccsses the importance of extending employment opportunity to every willing heart.
January 27, 2010 - Lisa Stern, of Stern Consulting, LLC, discusses "The Year of the Perfect Storm."
January 19, 2010 - Kathy Krepcio, Director of the NTAR Leadership Center, discusses the importance of being relevant.
December 21, 2009 - Michelle Gonzalez, Human Resources Professional, and Board Member, New Mexico Business Leadership Network, discusses inclusive workforces.
December 14, 2009 - Jeff Klare, CEO of Hire Disability Solutions, discusses equal employment for all.
December 10, 2009 - Michele Martin, Project Coordinator for DiscoverAbility NJ, discusses job creation efforts for people with disabilities in New Jersey.
December 1, 2009 - Francine Dew, Human Resources Consultant for the State of Connecticut, discusses challenges and opportunities for collaboration.
November 30, 2009 - Melissa Marshall, Executive Director of the Connecticut Business Leadership Network, reflects on the recent U.S. Business Leadership Network conference.
November 23, 2009 - Nanette Relave,
Director of the Center for Workers with Disabilities at the American Public Human Services Association, reflects on working with states.
November 19, 2009 - Dan Baker, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, offers some insights from the NTAR Leadership Center's national research.
November 6, 2009 - Ronnie Kauder, Senior Practitioner in Residence at the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, discusses the NTAR Leadership Center's national research.
November 2, 2009 - Kathy Krepcio, Director of the NTAR Leadership Center, talks about her recent conversations with disability leaders.
October 23, 2009 - Ed Turner, Virginia Governor Kaine’s Special Advisor on Disability Issues in the Workforce, blogs about disability employment policy in Virginia.
October 19, 2009 - Maria Heidkamp, Director of the State Leaders Innovation Institute, reflects on the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act.
October 9, 2009 - Elaine Katz, Vice President of Grant Programs and Special Initiatives at the Henry H. Kessler Foundation, discusses employer collaboration and coordination.
October 1, 2009 - Kathy Krepcio, Director of the NTAR Leadership Center, launches the blog and invites readers to comment.