Career Planning KPC

KPC Chairs:

David R. Parker, Ph.D.
Program Manager for Research, Educational Outreach and Communication
The Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health
drdparker@gmail.com

Jacqueline Kendrick, M.A., CRC
Associate Director, Disability Access Services
Northeastern University
j.kendrick@northeastern.edu

Max Sederer, M.A.T
Faculty Cooperative Education Coordinator
Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering
Northeastern University
m.sederer@northeastern.edu

Judy Reilly, MBA
Director, Center for Neurodiversity and Employment Innovation
University of Connecticut
judy.reilly@uconn.edu

Purpose

This KPC is designed to support Disability and Career Services professionals in their efforts to help students engage in effective employment-preparation activities:

Assist with making meaningful connections between employers who are actively seeking to hire and college students with disabilities who are searching for internships and/full time employment.
Share information about employer programs and partnerships that specifically offer opportunities for students with disabilities.
Encourage AHEAD members to be actively involved with improving employment outcomes for college students with disabilities.

Clarifying Career Goals/Interests

Internships/Work Experience in College

Workplace Accommodations

Recent College Graduates

Employer Resources

Evaluation and Research

Career Preparation Presentations

Event Recordings

Career Coaching for Young Adults with Physical Disabilities: Recommendations for Campus Practices

Presented March 27, 2025 by:

Tehanee Ratwatte, MBA/MAE, Indiana University Faculty (Kelly School of Business) and Career Consultant for the Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health
Sharon Field, Ed.D., Founder of 2BSD and Professor Emeritus at Wayne State University
Katie Brendli Brown, Ph.D., Tang Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, Cornell University

This webinar will describe career coaching services designed to help college students and recent graduates with physical disabilities become more successful in obtaining employment or advancing in graduate level education. These coaching services are offered to current and former interns affiliated with the Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis, IN, as part of the Center’s internship program. This program provides college students with physical disabilities paid internships in fields related to their major and professional development training to improve their employment outcomes. The presenters will also discuss how the coaching services integrate skill building in self-determination and psychological capital. Recommendations will be provided on the development and evaluation of campus coaching services designed to support the career development of young adults, particularly those with physical disabilities.

Recordings an Resources:

Employment Pathways: How Career Services and Disability Access Can Connect

Presented February 12, 2025 by:

Steven-David Torres, Allison Frees-Williams and Paula King

Please join us for this interactive webinar to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and best practices at the intersection of university career services and disability services. We will have 3 experts join the discussion to present unique perspectives for how career services professionals can better prepare students with disabilities for positive employment outcomes and the role that DS providers can play. This is an opportunity for CS and DS professionals to connect with one another and better understand each other's work, challenges, and goals.

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