Milwaukee meeting minutes June 2009

In 2009 Wisconsin APSE began gathering information and support for an Employment First Initiative in the state.             The WI Employment First Initiative is a state-wide effort to form a group working toward equal employment opportunities for citizens with disabilities. Employment First is a term currently being used on a national scale to refer to vocational outcomes for citizens with disabilities. Employment First means exactly that - that all people are considered to have abilities and skills that can be applied to paid community work and that such work is objective for all people, regardless of disability. The Employment First Initiative in Wisconsin will work to gather and disseminate information on best practices for increasing employment outcomes for citizens with disabilities.

  Wausau meeting minutes July 2009

  Janesville and Oshkosh meeting minutes June 2009

  Ashland meeting minutes July 2009

The Wisconsin Employment First Initiative Mission and Values Statement (draft)

Wisconsin Employment First Coalition Outline May 2009

Wisconsin Employment First Initiative Rationale Document

  La Crosse meeting minutes August 2009

  Madison meeting minutes August 2009

  Green Bay meeting minutes September  2009

Beth Lohmann taking notes for the Employment First meeting in Milwaukee

Mike Kleinschmidt and Rick Hall Employment First meeting in Wausau

Nancy Molfenter Employment First meeting in Ashland

Employment First meeting in Green Bay

Gary Ormsbee Employment First meeting in Oshkosh