Who is WI APSE?
- APSE is a national and state membership organization that focuses exclusively on improving and advancing integrated employment opportunities, outcomes, and services for people with disabilities.
- WI APSE’s vision is for people with disabilities to achieve lives that maximize their potential and foster independence through employment and connections that positively impacts our Wisconsin workforce and communities.
- WI APSE provides trainings to ensure best practices are being shared across the state.
- WI APSE builds partnerships with organizations across Wisconsin to advocate and support employment first efforts.
- WI APSE advances employment and inclusion opportunities by educating self-advocates, families, legislators, employers, service providers and funding sources.
- WI APSE partners with stakeholders to support employment and positive life outcomes.
Join us for the 2026 Employment First Conference!
Registration is open for the 2026 Employment First Conference!
All stakeholders are encouraged to attend, including people with disabilities and their family members, service professionals, school staff, and others who support people with disabilities to achieve employment, make connections and contribute to the community.
Hotel Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Kalahari Resort for the evening of June 1. Click here to use the booking website to reserve your room.
2026 Employment First Conference Agenda
Click here to view the conference agenda.
Meet our Keynote Speaker
David Lindell, co-CEO, co-Founder of SETWorks
David is co-CEO and one of the founders and owners of SETWorks, a comprehensive software created for human services providers. David leverages his background in global healthcare IT and human service IT in building and developing SETWorks to solve complex, real-world problems providers face today. It is immensely rewarding and humbling for David to collaborate with organizations to become more data-driven and outcome focused, especially after seeing their struggles first-hand through consulting hands-on all over the U.S.
David’s global perspective and technical expertise give him unique insight into how AI can be applied responsibly to the challenges providers face today. David leads AI innovation at SETWorks, including the development of SETWorks AI, an integrated suite of HIPAA-compliant AI features designed to reduce administrative burdens and strengthen financial sustainability.
David enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, hiking, traveling, and reading. He appreciates a good sauna and is always ready for an invigorating dip in an ice-cold body of water.
