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Vocational Rehabilitation Workforce Studio » Podcast

Vocational Rehabilitation Workforce Studio » Podcast

30 episodes

The VR Workforce Studio is a podcast rooted in the State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The core mission and purpose of the VR Workforce Studio is to offer important compelling information and stories for Individuals with disabilities (IWD) who are "in" or "preparing to be part of" the workforce in Virginia as well as employers and the staff who help IWD become employed. The show is produced at WWRC, a comprehensive vocational rehabilitation center that serves over 300 IWD on any given day helping them prepare for employment. The Center is one of only seven such facilities in the United States and has been in operation since 1947 offering both comprehensive medical rehabilitation as well as vocational assessments, transition and jobs-driven training. In addition to the extensive array of IWD at WWRC, the Center's parent agency, The Department for Again and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) serves upwards of 20,000 consumers at any given time who also hope to go to work and demonstrate the value that IWD bring to the workplace. This exceptional array of consumers, employers and professionals working together provide an ongoing and unparalleled plethora of stories, interviews, strategies and opportunities listeners will find both informative and educational. VR Workforce Studio listeners can expect to hear WWRC chronicle the journeys and triumphs of IWD while spotlighting employers who hire them

Podcasts

Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness with Kaleb Jeffries and his story of drones, weather forecasting and the workforce

Published: Sept. 30, 2023, 1:21 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Published: Aug. 31, 2023, 9:34 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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VR Innovations and Celebrations PERT-Mart, plus Carol Dobak on the upcoming 50th anniversary of the rehabilitation act

Published: Aug. 1, 2023, 1:56 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Khalil graduates and WWRC welcomes Alison Shaner

Published: July 7, 2023, 12:01 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Reflections from Tom Wood on vocational rehabilitation and Project SEARCH

Published: May 31, 2023, 10:50 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Michaela Pacellis story of autism plus Asurions journey with DARS

Published: April 13, 2023, 12:06 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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This job was made for me, the Kim Roberts story of vocational rehabilitation and business engagement as we celebrate rehabilitation counselor appreciation day

Published: March 10, 2023, 2:36 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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The Resolve to Work in the Face of Chronic Illness: Honoring Rare Disease Awareness Day

Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 2:09 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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How Nick jump started his career track from high school to the workforce through vocational rehabilitation

Published: Jan. 5, 2023, 2:56 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Chris put some drive in his apprenticeship as VR Workforce Studio celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

Published: Nov. 2, 2022, 11:12 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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From coal miners daughter to software engineer at Dell

Published: Sept. 29, 2022, 8:08 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Up Up and Away for the Drone Industry and People with Disabilities.

Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 9:51 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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The electricity of Laurens apprenticeship.

Published: July 22, 2022, 1:18 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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They contacted Flora because of her workforce credentials, and the VR Workforce Studio has a new spark

Published: May 24, 2022, 12:34 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Work makes the world go round with armless guitarist, George Dennehy

Published: April 18, 2022, 10:45 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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National Rehabilitation Counselor Appreciation Day

Published: March 22, 2022, 12:13 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Career Pathways and the Groundhogs Job Shadow

Published: Feb. 20, 2022, 3:53 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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The man with the magic glasses

Published: Jan. 17, 2022, 3:11 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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2021 Showcase Spotlight and meet the new director of the National Clearinghouse for Rehabilitation Training Materials, Heather Servais.

Published: Nov. 30, 2021, 9:12 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Registered Apprenticeship for VR Clients and Motivational Interviewing

Published: Nov. 7, 2021, 10:48 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Celebrating the 100th Episode of the VR Workforce Studio

Published: Sept. 30, 2021, 7 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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The Value of Vocational Rehabilitation with Paige Moore

Published: Sept. 6, 2021, 2:28 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Evelyn Clarks story, the attorney who brought her own chair

Published: Aug. 2, 2021, 9:11 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Ive found my forever job, the Jacob Cotton story with Windmills Training and the ADA/VDA Anniversary

Published: July 5, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Episode 96 You got to have faith in yourself!

Published: June 7, 2021, 1:47 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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You can do it! Shane Williams discusses his VR Journey and Dale (DD) Batten talks about the new energy and excitement with our national partners.

Published: May 2, 2021, 6:43 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Rothrocks final reflections as we celebrate Autism Awareness Month

Published: March 31, 2021, 8:22 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Mad gaming skills and brain injury at the clubhouse as we honor rehabilitation counselors, social workers and assistive technology

Published: March 1, 2021, 1:26 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Voc Rehab proved I could bust out 100 words per minute with no errors and Shocker Im now employed.

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 4:15 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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No Wrong Door Virginia, winner in the Administration for Community Livings Mental Health Innovation Challenge

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 5:59 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 35 seconds

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Tragic accident reshapes Rob’s career of service from the military to vocational rehabilitation

Published: Jan. 4, 2021, 12:26 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Avoiding the benefits cliff with ABLEnow featuring Maya Simmons and Mary Morris

Published: Dec. 1, 2020, 5:41 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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The veteran, the apprentice and that armless guy; plus Kathy West-Evans and Marty Holliday

Published: Nov. 2, 2020, 1:54 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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The Ben Payne story and Steve Wooderson looks forward to the CSAVR virtual conference.

Published: Sept. 30, 2020, 2:25 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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The elevator speech that landed my dream job, the Christopher Spoden story

Published: Aug. 28, 2020, 10:01 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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VR can change your life, the Laura Williams story

Published: July 17, 2020, 4:39 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 25 seconds

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From humble beginnings to a career through VR as the operations manager with Todd’s BBI

Published: June 14, 2020, 8:47 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 27 seconds

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Episode 83 VR’s National Anthem and Judy Heumann on Crip Camp as well as Steve Wooderson’s CSAVR Message on 4-20-20 (For Vision 2020)

Published: April 17, 2020, 3:15 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 41 seconds

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Episode 81 My Trucker Band of Brothers and Sisters

Published: April 9, 2020, 11:54 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Being Heumann with Judy Heumann, an unrepentant memoir of a disability rights advocate

Published: March 9, 2020, 4:17 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Hope after lockup, a journey of recover and vocational rehabilitation

Published: Feb. 8, 2020, 7:23 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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VR Turns 100

Published: Jan. 20, 2020, 2:02 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 24 seconds

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Because people with disabilities have such an important story to tell

Published: Jan. 10, 2020, 6:58 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Growing the Garden at Omni, finding talent through vocational rehabilitation

Published: Dec. 16, 2019, 12:01 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 40 seconds

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A sailor’s journey through vocational rehabilitation following military service.

Published: Dec. 1, 2019, 8:14 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together*.

Published: Nov. 4, 2019, 1:28 a.m.
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Vocational Rehabilitation and the Blue Man Group creating opportunity and accessibility

Published: Oct. 1, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Autism-Friendly Performances by the Blue Man Group

Published: Sept. 29, 2019, 10:25 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 59 seconds

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Soft skills needed for success in today’s workplace with Vocational Rehabilitation Superstar, Catherine Conlon and other top VR professionals

Published: Sept. 2, 2019, 6:39 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Leaving Social Security Benefits behind for a fortune 500 job through vocational rehabilitation: The Marvin Whitfield story.

Published: Aug. 1, 2019, 10:55 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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The Spark that Ignites Vocational Rehabilitation

Published: July 1, 2019, 1:17 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Vicki’s Tattoo and Perspective as she travels to the Miss Wheelchair America Event

Published: June 9, 2019, 2:50 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 38 seconds

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The man who makes classrooms comfortable and Vicki goes to the Miss Wheelchair America Event.

Published: June 9, 2019, 2:42 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Vocational Rehabilitation at the crossroads of disability and poverty, the Shane Padgett story

Published: May 1, 2019, 1:53 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Jared Lem’s story of vocational rehabilitation and his job at the U.S. Geological Survey

Published: April 1, 2019, 12:28 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes

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Episode 64 – A Look Ahead to 2019 Introducing Vicki Varner and updates from CSAVR and NRA

Published: Feb. 15, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 38 seconds

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Finding an Edge: How VR, Business, Career Pathways and Apprenticeships help individuals with disabilities find vocational success

Published: Dec. 18, 2018, 1:44 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour

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