Vocational Rehabilitation Workforce Studio » Podcast
Summary: The VR Workforce Studio is a podcast rooted in the State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The core mission and purpose of the VR Workforce Studio is to offer important compelling information and stories for Individuals with disabilities (IWD) who are "in" or "preparing to be part of" the workforce in Virginia as well as employers and the staff who help IWD become employed. The show is produced at WWRC, a comprehensive vocational rehabilitation center that serves over 300 IWD on any given day helping them prepare for employment. The Center is one of only seven such facilities in the United States and has been in operation since 1947 offering both comprehensive medical rehabilitation as well as vocational assessments, transition and jobs-driven training. In addition to the extensive array of IWD at WWRC, the Center's parent agency, The Department for Again and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) serves upwards of 20,000 consumers at any given time who also hope to go to work and demonstrate the value that IWD bring to the workplace. This exceptional array of consumers, employers and professionals working together provide an ongoing and unparalleled plethora of stories, interviews, strategies and opportunities listeners will find both informative and educational. VR Workforce Studio listeners can expect to hear WWRC chronicle the journeys and triumphs of IWD while spotlighting employers who hire them
- Visit Website
- RSS
- Artist: Vocational Rehabilitation Workforce Studio » Podcast
Podcasts:
No Wrong Door Virginia, winner in the Administration for Community Living’s Mental Health Innovation Challenge
[audio mp3="https://vrworkforcestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/0090FFB2TragicAccidentReshapesRobsServiceFromMilitarytoVR010121-1-3.mp3"][/audio]
[audio mp3="https://vrworkforcestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/0089FFBAvoidingTheBenefitsCliffandABL-1.mp3"][/audio]
Listen as we celebrate Veterans Day and National Apprenticeship Week. Also, on today's show, we have two top workforce professionals. [audio mp3="https://vrworkforcestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Episode_0088_TheVetTheApprenticeAndT.mp3"][/audio]
The inspiring story of Ben Payne, his stroke and finding a new career pathway. Also Steve Wooderson on the CSAVR Fall Conference. [audio mp3="https://vrworkforcestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Episode87_IveSaidItAMillionTimes.mp3"][/audio]
Episode 86 VR Workforce Studio- The elevator speech that landed my dream job, the Christopher Spoden story. Also Dr. Deanna Henderson, President of the National Rehabilitation Association Board. [audio mp3="https://vrworkforcestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Episode_86_FinalForBroadcast_TheElevatorSpeechThat-1.mp3"][/audio]
Plus Commissioner Hayfield and Jim Rockrock discuss VR(100), ADA(30) and VDA(35) Anniversaries. [audio mp3="https://vrworkforcestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Episode_85_FinalForBroadcast_VRCanChangeALifeandVR100.mp3"][/audio]
From humble beginnings to a career through VR as the operations manager with Todd’s BBI
[audio mp3="https://vrworkforcestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Episode83FFBwAupVRNationalAnthemandJudyHeum.mp3"][/audio]
Meet Sara Stewart, disabled veteran who went to work as a truck driver through the Career Pathways Advancement Project.
Plus "Don't Sweat It" reflections on Ectodermal Dysplasia and Christina's workforce pathway through vocational rehabilitation to CVS. [audio mp3="https://vrworkforcestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Episode-80-Dont-Sweat-It.mp3"][/audio]
Bently Wood was facing 270 years in prison but turned his life around through drug court and found a career pathway through voc rehab. [audio mp3="https://vrworkforcestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Episode-79-Hope-after-lockup-a-VR-success-story-unlike-any-other.mp3"][/audio]
VR Turns 100
Kaylee Merrick talks about her role in the new CVS Abilities in Abundance Video and Dr. Megan Healy discusses people with disabilities in the workforce. [audio mp3="https://vrworkforcestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Episode77FFBPA.mp3"][/audio]
Growing the Garden at Omni, finding talent through vocational rehabilitation
