Signature Employment Grant 2 Year Pilot Study
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Signature Employment Grant2 Year Pilot Study
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EmployAble Staff
Steve Brown - Principal Investigator
Megan Conway - Principal Investigator
Tom Conway - Project Director
Madeline Harcourt – Content Expert
Rick Shankles – Content Expert
Marylou Matsuura – Administrative Assistant
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EmployAble Partners
Neil JacobsonAbiliCorp
Alice KruegerVirtual Ability Inc.
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EmployAbleProject Goals
Develop and demonstrate a highly innovative and viable virtual employment
orientation and support center
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EmployAble Virtual Center
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Project OperationsMajor Components/Rooms
Skill BuilderEnhancing employment skills
Match MakerBuilding connections between
employees, employers, and mentors
Access InfoSupporting hiring and retention
through information
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Project Outcomes•Model Virtual Employment CenterEmployAble that is sustainable and replicable
•50 people with disabilities supported to gain employment or retain employment
Half will be Veterans with TBI
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Research on TBI & Virtual Environments
Kessler Foundation Research•Long-term memory skills improved•Immersion increased learning•"Improve assessment of real-world functioning"
Matheis R J, Schultheis M T, Tiersky L A, Deluca J, Millis S R, Rizzo A. Is learning and memory different in a virtual environment? Clinical Neuropsychology 2007; 21:146–61.
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Corporate Training in Virtual Environments
IBM Global Training in Second Life
"Our USC participants were impressed by the interactive nature of the GIO Conference. The tools and approach inspired us to re-examine how we use our own Second Life environment," Jerry Whitfield, associate director, Marshall School of
Business, USC
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