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
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...
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Thoughtful Job Starts explores practical strategies for creating predictable, supportive, and a successful onboarding for our customers, the employer, and the support team. This session focuses on role clarity, preparation, and simple tools that help...
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Join us for this dynamic 1-hour training designed to help you stay ahead with the latest updates on new billable activities in Community Inclusion services. This session will empower you to confidently integrate these changes...
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Effective services start with clear planning and meaningful measurement. In this webinar, participants will explore how to use logic models to clearly distinguish between inputs, outputs, and outcomes when designing programs and evaluating success. The...
As we age, we experience many phases of change over the lifespan; our needs, values, priorities, supports and abilities change. Despite these changes, the desire to preserve our preferred lifestyle remains constant. We will explore...
Past Webinars
The Skills Empowerment and Advocacy Training (SEAT) is a training series developed and led by individuals with development disabilities to prepare others to serve...
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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,...
HR can be much more aligned with disability inclusion than we realize. In this webinar, we’ll highlight the information HR professionals are receiving about disability inclusion & offer real-world strategies for partnering with HR more...
The lived experience narratives of neurodivergent people often relate to a specific kind of burnout that severely impacts their ability to participate in school, employment, and other social settings. What is this burnout? How does...
This session introduces an innovative assistive technology solution designed to support independence and inclusion for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD). In collaboration with the University of Washington Employment Program (UWEP), the Washington Assistive...
The latest technology trends—especially Artificial Intelligence—are powerful tools that can empower people with disabilities by helping them learn new skills and adapt to the rapidly changing workplace.
In this presentation, we will explore the key technology...
This session will focus on empowering individuals with developmental disabilities to make their own choices and take control of decisions in their lives. It will offer practical strategies, tools, and support to promote self-determination, enabling...
Led by a trainer with lived experience of disability, this interactive training helps professionals learn how to support employees who are aging or experiencing changes in their physical abilities at work. Participants will explore strategies...