Cancelled / Postponed Employment Is Empowering: Disability + Employment Forum
Employment is Empowering is a one-day training event to support people with disabilities in finding their place in the workforce. This one-of-a-kind learning experience will connect employers and service providers to resources and information to help the process of recruiting, hiring, and retaining employees with disabilities. The event honors the memory of Bill Sackter--the original proprietor of Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop and perhaps Iowa City’s most beloved historical figure with disability--and takes place within a week of Bill Sackter Day, the annual observation of his birthday (April 13).social
Continuing Education (CEU) certification will be provided by the University of Iowa School of Social Work. Please contact Jen Knights with questions: jen-knights@uiowa.edu
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Jen Knights in advance at (319)335-3750 or jen-knights@uiowa.edu