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Florida Disability Mentoring Day October 17, 2007

Join us for Disability Mentoring Day in Florida, a nation-wide event that connects students and local employers for hands-on career exploration and mentoring opportunities. Students with disabilities can showcase their abilities and explore possible career paths while employers gain access to emerging talent and develop lasting relationships with the disability community. Get involved as a mentor, mentee, or community liaison and make a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities. Visit www.floridadmd.org to learn more and sign up.

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Florida Disability Mentoring Day October 17, 2007

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  1. Florida Disability Mentoring Day October 17, 2007 Family Café June 8-10, 2007 JR Harding, Ed.D

  2. What is Disability Mentoring Day? • What Is Disability Mentoring Day? • What Happens on Disability Mentoring Day? • How Will Individuals W/ Disabilities Benefit? • How Will Employers Benefit? • What Can You Do To Help?

  3. What Is Disability Mentoring Day? • Annual, nation-wide event that promotes career development for students with disabilities through job shadowing and hands-on career exploration for your independent future. • Students and local employers are brought together for one-on-one mentoring. • Students can demonstrate to themselves and others what they’re capable of.

  4. DMD ContinuedWhat We’re About • Hands on Learning • Creating Opportunities • Showing Abilities • Creating a Future

  5. What Happens • Recruiting • Mentors/Mentees • Matching PWD’s interests with employers • Sensitivity Training • Creating Experiences • Kick-off • Media • Relationships/Future

  6. How Will Individuals With Disabilities Benefit? • On the Job Training • Connects School with Work • Explore Possible Career Paths that meet your interest • Internship Opportunities • Develop Lasting Mentoring Relationships • DMD has led to volunteer opportunities, internships and even employment for mentees!

  7. How Will Employers Benefit? • DMD Provides Public & Private Employers With an Opportunity To: • Recruit Interns • Tap Into Future Employees • Learn More About Experiences w/ Individuals w/ Disabilities • Develop Lasting Relationships w/ Disability Community Leaders • Get Good PR as a Community Centered Company • Build a Sound and Diverse Workforce

  8. What You Can Do • Get Involved • Be a Mentee or Mentor • Become a Community Liaison • Serve on a Local Coordinating Committee • Partnership Recruitment to Grow the State & Local Program • Get Your Local Media to Tell the DMD Story

  9. Be a Mentee • Get Involved Community Liaisons in your area can match you with a business mentor for a One-on-One job shadowing or Group mentoring experience • DMD Can Help You • Evaluate your personal career goals • Target career skills for improvement • Explore possible career paths • Develop lasting mentor relationships • The Benefits of DMD • The Benefits of DMD Participation by students and job seekers in past DMD events led to internships, job interviews, volunteer opportunities and even job offers at the end of the DMD experience! • Visit www.floridadmd.org to find a liaison near you!

  10. Be a Mentor • Get Involved • Provide One-on-One Job shadowing activities to mentees to share more about your typical workday • Offer Group Tours to provide mentees insight into your business and industry • Benefits of DMD • Gain access to a pool of emerging talent • Recruit for short and long- term employees • Demonstrate your company’s leadership within your community • Help mentees build confidence about their own employability • Visit www.floridadmd.org to find a liaison near you!

  11. Become a Community Liaison • If you represent an organization that works with students or job seekers with disabilities, you can become a local point person responsible for matching mentees and mentors on DMD • The Florida Statewide Planning Committee offers technical assistance, resources and materials to help! • Check out the DMD website at www.floridadmd.org for toolkits, resources and helpful tools to get started as a Community Liaison today!

  12. Resources for Community Liaisons • Florida DMD Website – www.floridadmd.org • Community Liaison Toolkit • Promotional brochures/materials • Sample mentee/mentor applications, parental consent forms • Mentor connections through statewide partnerships • Statewide Radio Promotions/Media Relations • Planning support through Conference Calls • Email Newsletters • Recognition certificates • Email Kristen Knapp at kristen@abletrust.org to sign up to become a community liaison.

  13. DMD is Successful for Others… • 2006- 62 Cities and 1000 Participants • Mentees secure jobs and internships

  14. Make the Mentoring Day a Part of Your Plan… Some 2006 Corporate Partnerships:

  15. Contact Information • Florida DMD Website • www.floridadmd.org • Chair of State Steering Committee • Kristen Knapp; Vice President of PR, The Able Trust • E-Mail: Kristen@AbleTrust.org • Phone:(888) 838-2253 • Chair of State Finance Committee • JR Harding; Ed. D • JR.Harding@vr.fldoe.org • (850) 245-3313 • Tallahassee Program Coordinator • Judith Barrett; Director of Abilities First • judithbarrett@ability1st.info • (850) 575-9621 ext. 226

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