Greg’s Employment Story
This resource is a story. It is a part of GMSA’s “Hire Up!” Training. Greg shares what his job is like washing dishes at the Wayside Restaurant. A timeline is…
Read MoreDelsie’s Employment Story: My Job at the National Bank of Middlebury
This resource is a story. It is a part of GMSA’s “Hire Up!” Training. Delsie Farnsworth shares her employment history and current work duties. She brings up challenges of changing…
Read MoreAbby’s Employment Story
This resource is a story. It is a part of GMSA’s “Hire Up!” Training. Abby Laframboise shares her employment history. A timeline is listed after her story. There are questions…
Read MoreEqual Employment for Persons with Disabilities
This resource is a blog post. Max Barrows shares the importance of persons with disabilities having real jobs with real pay. He explains why sheltered workshops are bad. He lists…
Read MoreHire Up Employment Curriculum: Job Club Run by Self-Advocates
GMSA can show you how to start and run employment support groups that are facilitated by self-advocates. Self-advocates support their peers to feel confident about running their own lives and…
Read MoreEmployment First Statement
APSE EMPLOYMENT FIRST STATEMENT Adapted to plain language by Green Mountain Self Advocates and Self Advocates Becoming Empowered The Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) is the only national…
Read MoreStories About Employment
As part of our “Hire Up!” Training, we collected over 25 stories about the work experiences of people with developmental disabilities. We welcome you to read some of these stories!…
Read MoreRobin’s Employment Story
This resource is a story. It is a part of GMSA’s “Hire Up!” Training. Robin Hale talks about moving into her apartment and finding a new job. She works at…
Read MoreVideo – Life History of Raymond Gordon
This resource is a video. Raymond is a youth leader in the self-advocacy movement. He shares his story of being the first in his family to graduate from public high…
Read MoreVideo – The Power of Max Barrows
This resource is a video. Max Barrows shares about his life, including what high school was like and what it is like having Autism. He tells us about what it…
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