Youth and Families Training

A Brighter Future: Navigating the World of Disability and Employment Youth and Families Training

Curriculum Development/Trainers:
Tiffany Cron, PhD; Melanie Honsbruch, CPWIC; & Vikki Ortiz, MS, CESP
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A Brighter Future: Navigating the World of Disability and Employment is a training series provided by COEF and generously funded by the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council. The purpose of this training is to educate and empower youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their parents and/or guardians about creating high expectations of employment.
Your employment journey can start in high school. This training can help you develop a vision for the future and advocate for your goals while you are still in school.


A Brighter Future: Navigating the World of Disability and Employment Youth and Families Training


About the Training

Training participants will engage in an interactive learning experience that includes six one-hour virtual training sessions with additional one-on-one mentoring opportunities. Participants will complete a pre and post-course survey to assess knowledge gained from this training opportunity.


Training Audience

Youth with I/DD between the ages of 14 and 21 and their family members primarily representing rural areas.

“I’ve been told I can’t work.”
“What am I going to do after high school?”
“I don’t know how to get help finding a job.”

You CAN WORK if you want to!

There are resources and support!

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The Colorado Office of Employment First sits under JFK Partners, the state’s University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, a program of the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Its creation was envisioned by Colorado Employment First Advisory Partnership (EFAP), a multi-state agency and stakeholder-led collaborative, and was made possible, in part, by funding from the Colorado Legislature and generously matched through the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE).

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