Breaking Ground 94

cover of magazine showing a blind african american man wearing sunglasses and holding a white cane in front of the nashville skyline and cumberland river downtown, standing in the sunlight; he's wearing a nice black suit; the text says "breaking ground: october 2018 - oris G. Bowen breaks employment ground through state's Go DBE program"; also lists other articles in the magazine

Breaking Ground #94 - October 2018

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Introduction to Breaking Ground Special Issue on Employment - by Wanda Willis, Executive Director, Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities

Oris G. Bowen Breaks Employment Ground through State’s Governor's Office of Diversity Business Enterprise ("Go-DBE") Program - by Ned Andrew Solomon, Partners in Policymaking™ Leadership Institute Director, Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities

Gaining Skills for the Real World: Article about new Project SEARCH site in Chattanooga - by the BlueCross BlueShield of TN Project SEARCH Steering Committee

Kathleen Lehigh: A Ninja librarian’s quest for a career - by Patti Lehigh, TN Partners in Policymaking™ Leadership Institute graduate and Kathleen’s mom

Where Enabling Technology Meets Employment - by Jeremy Norden-Paul, State Director of Employment and Day Services, Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Student with Autism Achieves Success through Social Skills Training - by Karen A. Davis and Lori Williamson, Tennessee Department of Human Services/Tennessee Rehabilitation Center – Smyrna

Tyler Bates: An “Employment and Community First” success story - by Jonathan Lawrence, ECF CHOICES Support Coordinator, BlueCare Tennessee

Remembering Dr. Thomas Cheetham

Council and Empower TN Collaborate on Youth Leadership Academy 2018 - by Ned Andrew Solomon, Partners in Policymaking™ Leadership Institute Director, Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities

New Council Staff Member Ashley Edwards, Council Member Alicia Hall

Council Selects 2018-19 Partners in Policymaking Class - by Ned Andrew Solomon, Partners in Policymaking™ Leadership Institute Director, Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities

Teaching the Next Generation of Leaders about Caring - by Ned Andrew Solomon, Partners in Policymaking™ Leadership Institute Director, Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities