Wise Webinar Series
The Wise Webinar Series provides engaging and accessible learning opportunities centered on transition, supported employment and community inclusion services. Each session features diverse presenters from across the United States and beyond, offering valuable information, resources, and ideas. We are also focused on promoting and highlighting presenters with lived experience.
Every webinar includes ASL interpretation and accessible content to ensure an inclusive experience for all attendees. Participants gain new knowledge, share insights, and have the opportunity to earn continuing education credits while strengthening their professional development.
The series runs from October through June, with live webinars held every Wednesday from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT. They are funded by the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Administration and offered at no cost to the public.
Learning Objectives:
- Gain knowledge and practical strategies related to transition, supported employment, and community inclusion services.
- Learn from diverse perspectives, including those with lived experience as well as national and international leaders in the field.
- Explore innovative tools, resources, and approaches that can be applied in your own work.
- Build connections across a broad network of professionals, self-advocates, and community members.
Upcoming Webinars
March 18, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
The Job Detective: Crack the Employer Code with Job Analysis
In this webinar, you’ll learn how thoughtful job analysis helps you detect what employers truly need, ask smarter questions that uncover clues about the work environment, and build trust by showing up as a knowledgeable,...
May 06, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
Innovation in Action: One Stroke at a Time
Picture this: you’re an athlete, a people person, an active community member…ready to soar after graduating from high school and a transition program. But then you quickly learn that the systems meant to support you...
March 23, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
Strengthening Workplace Communication for Non-Traditional Communicators
We will introduce practical strategies for supporting non-traditional communicators in workplace settings. Using the Communication Signal Inventory (Cress, 2017) as a guiding framework, participants will learn how to recognize individual communication signals, collaborate with support...
March 25, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
Design Your Teaching, Design Your Task
This presentation teaches effective task design in supported employment. Come learn how to design tasks in a person centered manner, identifying natural cues, universal design, standards of work, efficiency, safety, and error‑proofing support learning, independence,...
April 01, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
S.M.A.R.T. Goals in Supported Employment
Washington State’s Supported Employment services are grounded in person-centered planning, informed choice, and employment-first values. This webinar explores how employment professionals can translate those values into clear, meaningful employment goals that support real progress for...
April 15, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
Customized Employment: An Employer’s Perspective
Join us in learning how to scale customized positions and build sustainable relationships with employers! In this session, you will hear directly from an employer to understand what approaches helped them and how they felt...
Past Webinars
January 31, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
Building Inclusive Lives: Strategies Learned from Real CIE and CI Journeys
In this session, participants will hear directly about the journeys of individuals with disabilities as they build success in Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) and Community Inclusion (CI). Members of each person’s support network—employers, natural supports,...