<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">For those of you that may be interested you should check this out and sign up. Sounds like it could be real beneficial<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Joanne Gabias via Nfbaz-news <nfbaz-news@az.nfb.org><br><b>Date:</b> May 7, 2021 at 9:15:28 AM MST<br><b>To:</b> nfbaz-news@az.nfb.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Joanne Gabias <JGabias@saavi.us><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Nfbaz-news] REMINDER: Integrated Employment Conference - 1 WEEK AWAY</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> webmaster@az.nfb.org<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">REMINDER: Integrated Employment Conference – 1 WEEK AWAY
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<h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">REGISTER TODAY!<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">SAAVI Services for the Blind, through a grant from Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, is honor to host the first ever Integrated Employment Conference. Below you will see the
description of the conference, who should attend and the link to the agenda. You can find all of this information on our website at
<a href="http://www.saavi.us/iec/">www.saavi.us/iec/</a>. Please pass this information along to anyone you think would be interested to participate. We have an amazing group of presenters that you can read up on and get excited about here
</span><a href="http://saavi.us/iec_presenter_bios/">http://saavi.us/iec_presenter_bios/</a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1>Integrated Employment- Cultivating a Culture of Strengths<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Integrated Employment – Cultivating a Culture of Strengths</span></strong> conference will provide information critical to fostering a culture of asset-based employment by bringing together employers,
community partners, families, and consumers who are blind and/or those who have other disabilities. The overall purpose of this conference will be for persons with disabilities to gain information to help them transition to competitive, integrated employment
settings where they can work in positions that play to their strengths and allow them to earn a competitive wage. Most importantly, this conference will positively impact many Arizonans with IDD, some of whom currently working in sheltered work environments,
and those who are under- or unemployed. Informing local companies and community members who will participate in our conference to gain information cultivating a culture of strengths.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This conference will highlight advancements gained by the disability community to provide companies with information to take an integrated approach to strength-based employment; inform consumers of their rights and responsibilities; and provide information
for families, caregivers, and professionals central to integrated employment. The conference will culminate with a job fair at the end of the day, where participants will be exposed to companies with various employment options, as well as have a chance to
network.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Date</span></strong>: May 14, 2021<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location</span></strong>:
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This conference will be hosted live via the Zoom conference platform.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Registration</span></strong>:<a href="https://forms.gle/zL19SK3ZU9zh7Y2F6"> Click here to register.</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Price</span></strong>: Donations only<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Agenda:</b> <a href="http://saavi.us/iec_agenda/">http://saavi.us/iec_agenda/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact Reginald Laister at <a href="mailto:rlaister@saavi.us">
rlaister@saavi.us</a> with requests for accommodations and/or questions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Closed Captioning and ASL Interpreters will be available.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Joanne Gabias, M.A., NOMCT, NCUEB, NCRTB
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Deputy Operations Officer
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">SAAVI Services for the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">3767 E. Grant Road</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Tucson, AZ 85716<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Office: 520-795-1331 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cell: 318-497-2782<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Email: <u> <a href="mailto:jgabias@saavi.us">
<span style="color:blue">jgabias@saavi.us</span></a></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#31849B">Expect more,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#31849B">Achieve more,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#31849B">Become more!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.saavi.us/"><span style="color:blue">www.saavi.us</span></a></span></b><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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