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Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PDT
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2022-23 Wise Webinar Series

Beyond Discrimination

Finding and Supporting a Positive Work Culture

This presentation is part of the series of trainings titled “Learning from our Best Teachers, Individuals with Disabilities”. You will hear from Ivanova Smith, a self-advocate leader and advocacy activist who works for AtWork. She will take you through her journey of finding the right job and understanding how to find and develop a positive work culture. She will also look at the difference between reasonable and unreasonable accommodations. Finally, she will show the importance of people advocating for themselves on the job and how to encourage this for the individuals we support. The webinar is again be moderated by Chuy Campuzano, a consultant/trainer/activist from Chicago Illinois.

Learning Objectives:
  • Understand the trials of finding the right job from someone who has experienced the service system.
  • Understand how to work with an individual to identify and develop a positive work culture.
  • Understand the difference between reasonable and unreasonable accommodations.
  • Understand the importance of a person advocating for themselves on the job and how to encourage that.

 

Chuy Campuzano

 

Chuy Campuzano was born and raised in Chicago Illinois where he still resides. Growing up in Chicago, he went through the special education system. After graduating he never received services from the Illinois Council of Developmental Disabilities as he was unaware and uninterested in long term services. Chuy was ashamed and felt isolated with his disability. Fortunately, he joined, Access Living, a Disability Rights Organization in 2008. He began to learn about individuals with all types of disabilities and to accept them. This led to Chuy becoming a leader in the advocacy community.   

Chuy is a member of the Going Home Coalition and chairs the leadership committee. As a member of the WOW team, Chuy plans and co-hosts the meetings and created the WOW Facebook Group. Chuy is a regular presenter at the Speak Up Speak Out Summit. His project “Dis Life …An historical perspective of Lives that matter” has allowed him to conduct numerous interviews with individual in the disability community.  Chuy believes that getting to know individuals and their strengths will lead to better outcomes in life. Everyone should be treated with respect and dignity! 

 

Ivanova Smith

Ivanova Smith is a leader of Washington’s self-advocacy movement as a member of people first of Washington and the faculty of the UW LEND program in Seattle . Ivanova is employed as an activist advocate for Atwork! where she advocates for employment equality for people with disabilities. Ivanova lives in Tacoma Washington, is happily married to Ian smith and mother to little girls; Alexandra and Hildegard.