Watch Jason's success story linked in the article below by Employment First/Mike Maley. Enjoy!
I am
pleased to present our first video success
story
produced by the DHS Employment First team. I want to encourage our stakeholders
and partners around the state to share this video through your networks. I especially
would like families and guardians of those who experience intellectual and
developmental disabilities (I/DD) to see this video.
The
video portrays Marilyn, a mother of seven children from Eugene, and her son
Jason, who experiences cerebral palsy. Jason has worked for nine years
delivering food to mall employees at Valley River Center. Marilyn has another
adult child, Rachel, who also experiences significant disabilities. Rachel and
Jason both work successfully in community jobs with support from Alternative Work Concepts, a nonprofit
employment agency for people with significant multiple disabilities – physical
as well as cognitive.
This
video is focused on Marilyn, a parent who believes strongly that her children
should be fully integrated into community life. Again, the video is at: https://youtu.be/znSUQCzEG0Q
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