Session 6: March 20-21, 2026
Oregon Partners in Policymaking Leadership Series
2025-2026
Employment and assistive technology (AT)
Where: Holiday Inn Convention Center, 3301 Market Street NE, Salem, OR 97301
Day 1: Friday, March 20, 2026 from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Day 2: Saturday, March 21, 2026 from 8:00am to 4:00pm
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1:00 pm Welcome & Legislative Session Recap
1:30 pm History of Supported Employment
2:15 pm Break
2:30 pm Grounding Values / Founding Belief
3:30 pm Assistive Technology (AT) in the Workplace
5:00 pm Break & Check-in
5:30 pm Dinner hosted by Creating Opportunities
6:30 pm Charting the LifeCourse
7:15 pm Action Groups
8:00 pm Adjourn
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8:30 am Employment Overview
9:30 pm Panel: Supported Employment
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Building on the Tools you Know & Understanding Roles
11:15 am Discovery
12:00 pm Lunch
12:45 pm Discovery (continued)
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm On the Job Creative Solutions
3:30 pm Evaluations, Homework & Wrap-up
4:00 pm Adjourn
Schedule for this Session
Homework
Action Groups
Finalize OpEd or Letter to the Editor and submit to Coleen Carey.
What are the next steps for your project due in May? Move forward.
Individuals
Incorporate housing, assistive technology, and employment into your LifeCourse domains using the Exploring Life Possibilities worksheet.
Create your (or you person’s) Integrated Supports Star using the Integrated Support Star worksheet.
Begin to assemble your LifeCourse binder that’s due in May, including:
Resources
Videos
Axel (16 minutes)
Judy Heumann's Fight for Disability Rights (Trigger warning: Swearing, alcohol use; 8 minutes)
