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The National Resources for Advocacy, Independence, Self-determination and Employment (RAISE) Technical Assistance Center works with the seven (7) Rehabilitation Service Administration (RSA)-funded Parent Training & Information Centers to develop and disseminate information and resources that increase their capacity to serve youth and young adults with disabilities and their families.
WHAT’S NEW FROM RAISE?
The STANDARD: 5.3, April 2019
Workplace Safety: In 2014, nearly 5,000 workers were killed on the job, and more than 3.7 million were injured or became ill; and the rate of workplace injury among employees in vocational rehabilitation programs is 60% higher than that of injured workers as a whole. Continue Reading The STANDARD: 5.3, April 2019
read more2018 Spotlight
Making a Difference: Showing the Impact, Spotlight on RAISE & RSA-PTIs, 2018 — An overview of the work that the centers have been performing over the past few years. Continue Reading 2018 Spotlight
read moreWebinar: Enhance Authentic and Meaningful Youth Engagement – Using the Y-VAL
In this webinar, Youth MOVE National cover the value of youth and young adult participation in advising and decision-making at the organizational level, and how the need for a defined set of best practices and an assessment of the extent to which these are in place,...
read moreThe STANDARD: 5.2, Feb 2019
Post-secondary Education: In this issue, we look at the topic of post-secondary education for students with disabilities. We explore options and ideas for 2- and 4-year college programs, as well as trade and vocational programs. Continue Reading The STANDARD: 5.2, Feb 2019
read moreWebinar: The Art of Youth Development and Leadership Programming Development
Youth development and leadership programming has been recognized as a vital element of a successful transition. This webinar—originally presented on Wednesday, January 16, 2018—discusses the value of youth-led and -driven programming, near peer mentoring, the role of...
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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THE RAISE BLOG
Medical Science vs. Identity
— A guest blog by Anomie Fatale — The only thing scarier than having a medical condition is having one that most doctors don’t know anything about. We try to assure ourselves that modern medicine has advanced to where all conditions are known and treatments have been...
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