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-Employmentâ€, 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 / USAÂ 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 employmentâ€.
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.
