1. TENNESSEE’S PLANS FOR 2015 NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH (NDEAM) Hire My Strengths Emma Shouse, Director of Communications TN Council on Developmental Disabilities

2. Content Creators Each agency is responsible for creating 2-3 posts during NDEAM (covers all 22 weekdays in Oct.)  TennesseeWorks (Partnerships in Employment AIDD grant)  UCEDD (Vanderbilt Kennedy Center)  DD Council  Protection and Advocacy agency  State DD agency  TN Disability Pathfinder (Statewide I&R)  The Arc TN  Best Buddies  TN Disability Coalition (nonprofit)  UCEDD’s autism program

3. For Example… One way the Council promotes employment for people with disabilities is through Project SEARCH, which provides internships for students with disabilities in their last year of high school. The Council worked with the Dept. of Education, VR and providers to launch XX number of Project SEARCH sites, which have provided XX students with jobs! #HireMyStrengths #NDEAM - TN Council on DD One way the Council promotes employment for people with disabilities is through Project SEARCH, which provides internships for students with disabilities in their last year of high school. The Council worked with the Dept. of Education, VR and providers to launch XX number of Project SEARCH sites, which have provided XX students with jobs! #HireMyStrengths #NDEAM - TN Council on DD Through our Job Club, individuals with disabilities who are working or want to work get together monthly to talk about job issues, problem solve together and support one another. #HireMyStrengths #NDEAM - The Arc TN Through our Job Club, individuals with disabilities who are working or want to work get together monthly to talk about job issues, problem solve together and support one another. #HireMyStrengths #NDEAM - The Arc TN

4. Content Sharers Recruiting other partners to commit to sharing our content during NDEAM (FB share, retweet, etc.)  AUCD  Special Olympics International  Other state agency partners  Providers  Local disability nonprofits TNWorks reaching out to employers we’ve worked with, or profiled in articles/videos, & asking them to share content throughout Oct.

5. Asking individuals with disabilities to write a strength or skill on a sign, take a photo and share via personal social media accounts All posts will be tagged with #HireMyStrengths and #NDEAM, so they can be re-shared by participating agencies Helping People Participate

7. For Example… TNWorks and partners were proactive in recruiting individuals to create this content at event in May (TN Disability MegaConference) – so we’re ready on Day 1 to engage participants, show examples

8. Beyond #NDEAM Agencies will be able to repurpose individual content to continue sharing this cause beyond National Disability Employment Awareness Month

9. THANK YOU! ANGELA CASTILLO-EPPS, NACDD ACASTILLO-EPPS@NACDD.ORG JOSH RYF, TX COUNCIL JOSHUA.RYF@TCDD.TEXAS.GOV EMMA SHOUSE, TN COUNCIL EMMA.SHOUSE@TN.GOV ALL WEBINAR MATERIALS ARE POSTED ON THE ITACCHELP.ORG WEBSITE FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. Questions for Us?