Abilities!

Presentations & Training


A Functional Approach to Workplace Accommodations: This is an interactive, self-paced informational program.  If you’re an employer, or potential employer of someone with a disability, this program is for you. In fact, anyone who wants a broad sampling of techniques and devices that help employees compensate for disability-related limitations should watch.
Access to Jazz for Children with Physical Disabilities: Friends of the Arts, Abilities! and the Henry Viscardi School, invite music educators and teaching artists to view a video teleconference on Disability Awareness and Access to Music Education for Students with Physical Challenges. Funding for the FOTA Jazz Sampler project for Students with Physical Challenges is provided by a grant from the New York State Music Fund, administered by the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
Disability Etiquette Presentation: Covers Etiquettes of interacting with people with disabilities.
Emerging Leaders presentation for Students: Presentation detailing the benefits Emerging Leaders for college students with disabilities.
Guidance for Job Seekers - An Elevator Pitch: Multimedia presentation on how to create an elevator pitch for career fairs and interviews.
Guidance for Job Seekers - An Elevator Pitch: Multimedia presentation on how to create an elevator pitch for career fairs and interviews.
Guidance for Job Seekers - Disability disclosure : Multimedia presentation on issues covering disability disclosure when seeking a job.
Guidance for Job Seekers - Resume Writing tips: Multimedia presentation on resume writing tips for job seekers 
HIPPA Compliance Training : Training for Abilities, Inc. staff on HIPPA regulations and compliance.
Interview with Ken Struve and Rebecca McGinnis-co chairs of the Museum Access Consortium: Discussion of programmatic and physical access issues in museums and cultural institutions for visitors with disabilities, proactive strategies and programs offered by museums, ongoing issues, and relevant legislation. Information also provided on the role of the Museum Access Consortium, a group of approximately 100 representatives of museums/.institutions in the NY metro area dedicated to increased participation by visitors with disabilities. Expert speakers are Ken Struve who directs City Access New York and Rebecca McGinnis, Access Coordinator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Along with watching the video by clicking the link above, a transcript of the video can be accessed by clicking here.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum via a live, interactive, virtual tour at the Smeal Learning Center: In an innovative attempt to increase access to an inaccessible museum in New York, HVS students had the opportunity to visit the Lower East Side Tenement Museum via a live, interactive, virtual tour from the Smeal Learning Center here at Abilities!.
Assistive Technology - Making the Right Choice: An overview of the many types of items that assist someone with a disability to achieve greater independence while also stressing that “technology” is more than the latest gizmo.
Augmentative/Alternative communication - Breaking the Silence: This presentation will provide an overview of the various strategies and devices that are currently available, comparison of these systems, a description of the evaluation process, and considerations for the development of realistic goals.
Coping with a Student's Death: Cross-cultural concerns for school professionals
Emerging Leaders - Presentation by Corporate Partners: Corporate Partners present the benefits of Emerging Leaders for college students with disabilities.
Going Holistic - Part 1: This presentation reflects the attempts of interdisciplinary team to enhance their Circle Time routine in a holistic way.  That is taking into consideration the whole child not just the individual concerns of each discipline serving that child.  It also attempts to address that challenge of addressing the needs of a heterogeneous mix of children within the context of a shared classroom routine.
Going Holistic - Part 2: This presentation addresses numerous interdiscipinary goals simultaneously--including cognitive/academic goals, communication goals, sensory goals and motor goals
Guidance for Job Seekers - Networking: Multimedia presentation covering the basics of networking and using it to create job opportunities.
How to Conduct an Accessibility Survey: This webinar provides organizations easy steps to conduct accessibility surveys of buildings and fac
Maximizing Your HR Dollars : This webinar covers Tax Incentives for
Hiring Workers with Disabilities 

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