NTAR Leadership Center: Webinars and Teleconferences

The NTAR Leadership Center is currently developing a series of webinars and/or teleconferences that will highlight innovative strategies and promising local and state practices. Check this page regularly for announcements about upcoming webinars and teleconferences as well as an archive of past webinars hosted by the NTAR Leadership Center.

An Introduction to the State Peer Leaders Network - Click here to access the audio and web presentation from the June 6, 2008 webinar about the State Peer Leaders Network. Be sure to turn up your volume to hear the audio.The presentation is also available in both Microsoft PowerPoint and PDF.

Asset Development: State Strategies for Making Work Pay for People with Disabilities - The presentation is available in Microsoft PowerPoint, PDF, and Rich Text Format. Also available is a chart on benefits in Iowa that is available in Microsoft Word and PDF.

Blending and Braiding Resources to Support the Employment of People with Disabilities - Click here to access the presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint. Or, if you prefer, click here for the presentation in rich text format. Finally, click here to download the audio. Please note that while the broadcast runs for about 90 minutes, the webinar actually ends around the 1 hour 10 minute mark.

Customized Employment in an Economic Downturn: Leveraging Opportunities for Employers and Job Seekers - Click here to access the audio and web presentation from this webinar, which was held on March 26, 2009. Click here to download the presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint. The presentation is also available in PDF and Rich Text Format.

Customized Employment in the Workforce System: Learning from New York State's Demonstration Site - Click here to access the audio and web presentation from this webinar, held April 8, 2010. Click here to download the presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint. The presentation is also available in PDF and Rich Text Format.

Employment of People with Disabilities – Why Are We Losing Ground? - Click here to access the recording from this Virtual Leadership Institute webinar held on December 10, 2008. Copies of the presentation are available in three formats: Microsoft PowerPoint, PDF, and Rich Text Format.

Going Green: What the Workforce System Can Do to Leverage Opportunities for Job Seekers in the Emerging Clean Energy Economy - Click here to access the audio and web presentation from this webinar, which was held on June 18, 2009. Click here to download the presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint. The presentation is also available in PDF and Rich Text Format.

The Leadership Challenge: Effective Communication and Collaboration for Achieving Systems Change - Click here to access the recording from this Virtual Leadership Institute webinar held on April 8, 2009. Copies of the presentation are available in three formats: Microsoft PowerPoint, PDF, and Rich Text Format.

Lessons from the Field: A Learning Exchange Between the State Leaders Innovation Institute and the State Peer Leaders Network - Click here to access the audio and web from this webinar, held on July 23, 2009. Also available is the webinar presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint, PDF, and Rich Text Format.

Leveraging Cross-Systems Collaboration to Drive Innovation - Click here to access the recording from this Virtual Leadership Institute webinar held on June 10, 2009. Copies of the class presentation are available in three formats: Microsoft PowerPoint, PDF, and Rich Text Format.

Public-Private Partnerships: Strategies for Meeting the Needs of Employers - Click here to access the recording from this Virtual Leadership Institute webinar held on February 4, 2009. Copies of the presentation are available in three formats: Microsoft PowerPoint, PDF, and Rich Text Format.

Ready and Able: National Research on Partnerships with Employers - Click here to access the recording from this Virtual Leadership Institute webinar held on January 28, 2010. Copies of the presentation are available in three formats: Microsoft PowerPoint, PDF, and Rich Text Format.

Sector Strategies for Workforce Development and Opportunities for People with Disabilities - Click here to access the web and audio presentation from this webinar, which was held on November 18, 2008. Click here to download the webinar presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint. Or, click here to download the presentation in Rich Text Format.

Transitions: A Final Learning Exchange Between the State Leaders Innovation Institute and State Peer Leaders Network - Click here to access the web and audio presentation from this webinar, held on July 22, 2010. Click here to download the webinar presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint. Or, click here to download the presentation in Rich Text Format.

Understanding and Using Labor Market Information to Enhance Employment Services for People with Disabilities - Click here to access the web and audio presentation from this webinar, which was held on January 26, 2009. Click here to download the presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint. Or click here to download the presentation in PDF. Finally, click here to download the presentation in Rich Text Format.

In spring 2009, the NTAR Leadership Center hosted an audio conference series, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA): Opportunities and Implications for the Employment of Adults with Disabilities in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy. The audio conference series was designed to provide an overview of key provisions of the ARRA as it relates to employment opportunities (e.g., employment and training program and competitive grants, vocational rehabilitation funds), economic opportunities (e.g., tax credits), and health care (Medicaid, health IT). Listed below are links to recordings of the audio conferences.

Overview of Key Employment and Training/Vocational Rehabilitation Provisions of the ARRA - The audio from this conference can be listened to online or via an MP3 player. The conference summary is available in Microsoft Word and PDF.

Overview of Key Health and Human Services Provisions of the ARRA - The audio from this conference can be listened to online or via an MP3 player. The conference summary is available in Microsoft Word and PDF.

Overview of Key Tax Credits and Other Benefits that Foster Employment and Economic Stability in the ARRA - The audio from this conference can be listened to online or via an MP3 player. The conference summary is available in Microsoft Word and PDF.