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Tennessee Community Conversations Jenn Bumble Elevating Employment Outcomes Through “Community Erik Carter Conversation” Events for Tennesseans with Disabilities www.tennesseeworks.org 87% of parents in Tennessee want paid, community A Caring Community A Pressing Need employment A Community Connector A Committed Community

A Comfortable Atmosphere A Warm Welcome 32% of Tennessee families have at least one relative with a disability 19% of Tennesseans have disabilities A Compelling Call An Asset-Focused Conversation What can we do to as a community to What can we do to as a community to increase meaningful employment increase meaningful employment Round 1 Round 2 opportunities for people with disabilities? opportunities for people with disabilities?

How might we work together in What are the best ideas compelling ways to make this happen Round 3 Whole-Group Harvest you heard this evening? here in Lawrenceburg? 94% increased their views of their community’s 93% capacity felt the event was a good investment of their time 92% 273 identified things ideas they could do to generated enhance A Powerful Process A Statewide Reach employment Other Self-Advocates 8% 8% Disability Agencies 12% Families 21% Faith Communities 3% Community Groups 11% 1556 393 Civic Leaders 7% Educators 19% ideas Employers citizens 12% generated contributed A Creative Crowd

Continuing Conversations Nashville Conversation Germantown Conversation Knoxville Conversation Macon County Conversation Montgomery County Conversation

Host a “Buddy Day” where retirees are Create a series of 3-5 minute YouTube videos Meet with the local Chamber of Commerce Offer employment opportunities with city Design policy mandating the hiring Host more events like this to educate Showcase local success stories on city Encourage parents to believe in their Create a certification program for Increase access to transportation paired with persons with disabilities; Use window stickers or signs to brand local that explain the benefits of hiring people with and host Lunch N Learns to educate recreation department scoring, monitoring, of a percentage of individuals with communities and build connections websites and at community events children and have high expectations job coaches providing opportunities for mentorship and through programs like UBER and Lyft businesses that hire people with disabilities disabilities to employers employers about hiring people with IDD based on workforce size and assisting with games. relationship building disabilities 3 Critical Elements of a Community Conversation Location People Snacks https://vimeo.com/128290120 Resources What makes your Who is critical to community unique? include? http://www.theworldcafe.com/key-concepts- resources/world-cafe-method/ What barriers to What do you hope employment exist for people will be different in your with disabilities in your community? community? Questions to Consider http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/cedd/pdfs/ products/community/ http://www.tennesseeworks.org/minigrant/ LaunchingInclusiveEfforts.pdf

jennifer.bumble@vanderbilt.edu Your Questions and erik.carter@vanderbilt.edu Reactions www.tennesseeworks.org