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Learn how to integrate critical knowledge about poverty and disability into your vocational rehabilitation practice. Cayte Anderson and Tobey Partch-Davies, both experts in how poverty and disability interact to affect employment, share their extensive knowledge and experience.

Topics include:

• Poverty and Disability: An Overview
• Behavioral Economics and Neuroscience: What Research Tells Us
• Social Determinants of Health: Why It’s Important
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA): How it Aligns with Poverty
• Taking Action: Integrating Knowledge into Your Practice with Q&A Session

Acknowledgement and Disclaimer: 

The contents of this presentation were developed with support from the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Targeted Communities (VR TAC TC: Project E3) at the Department of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration (Grant# H264F15003). The ideas, opinions, and conclusions expressed, however, are those of the presenters and do not represent recommendations, endorsements, or policies of the U.S. Department of Education.