Concurrent Session E

Moderator: Michael Bloom, MA, MS, FAAIDD, Incompass Human Services

Transitioning Gradually to a Socially Inclusive Retirement: A Resource to Improve Practice
Sarah Hall, PhD, FAAIDD, University of Minnesota

Essential Employability Skills: Employer and Educator Perspectives from Two Countries    
Dan Zhang, PhD, FAAIDD, Texas A&M University
Naeema Alhassan, PhD, King Saud University

Career Advancement Program for Neurodiverse People: A Holistic Lifelong Approach
Dan Middleton, MBA, Catalight

Work Together to Transition Together: Evaluating a State Individualized Approach to Support the Transition from Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment (SWTCIE)     
Sally Gould-Taylor, PhD, Temple University
K. Eva Weiss, PhD, Temple University
Raquel Mangual, Temple University

ASERT: A Promising Model for Advancing Autism Support and Training Nationwide 
Molly Sadowsky, MPH, Drexel University
Nina Wall, MSS, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Mi-Yeet Wong, MSW, Drexel University
Conner Carlton, MS, Drexel University
Andrea Layton, MA, Penn State College of Medicine
Emily Saich, MBA, Penn State College of Medicine
Ryan Cramer, MSW, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Evaluation of Guardian’s Perspectives on Supportive Decision-Making Process for Competitive Employment           
Brian Valentini, PhD, Saint Cloud State University
Marcy Young Illies, PhD, Saint Cloud State University
Alex Bush, Saint Cloud State University