Promoting Career Success for College Graduates with Physical Disabilities Series

The Gregory S. Fehribach Center - Powerful Employment Preparation for an Underserved Population

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About this Training:

This webinar provides an overview of the mission, components, and people who make up the Fehribach Center, an Indianapolis-based organization that provides paid internships related to the intern’s major and professional development workshops to college students in the Midwest who have physical disabilities (i.e., mobility, hearing, visual, and/or orthopedic).

As of Summer 2023, the Center will have provided 395 in-person and remote internships to 196 students attending 43 colleges or universities in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Illinois. These internships have been sponsored by 38 employers such as Eli Lilly, the Indiana Pacers, the City of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Children’s Museum, and Eskenazi Health. Center staff work closely with Disability Services and Career Services campus providers, employers, and VR counselors to coordinate these services, which are free to qualifying students. This work fills an important gap in supporting the employment preparation of highly intelligent postsecondary students with apparent disabilities who can require unique accommodations or assistive technology in the workplace and often encounter implicit bias in the hiring process.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be informed about the high expectations the Center holds for quality career preparation and employment for its interns.
Participants will increase their understanding of the challenges and supports needed by many college students with physical disabilities to prepare for successful work opportunities.
Participants will learn more about the accommodations and assistive technology that young adults with physical disabilities may need for equal access on the job.

Allison R. Fleming, Ph.D., CRC

Associate Professor Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education at Pennsylvania State University

Allison R. Fleming, Ph.D., CRC, is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education at Pennsylvania State University, and is the co-director of an inclusive post-secondary program for students with intellectual disabilities (WorkLink at Penn State). Allison completed her Ph.D. at Michigan State University and her master’s and undergraduate degrees at Springfield College. She has 17 years of experience in rehabilitation as a practitioner and researcher/educator, including service as a rehabilitation counselor within a state VR agency with a primarily transition caseload, and providing training to community rehabilitation providers on supported employment best practices. Allison's work is focused on employment, services to transition age youth, and graduation and career outcomes of college students with disabilities.

Carlos Taylor

Program Manager Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health

Carlos Taylor is the Program Manager of the Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis. At the Fehribach Center, he works to provide meaningful paid internship opportunities for college students with physical disabilities. Prior to joining the Fehribach Center, Carlos was the Adaptive Computer Technology Specialist at Ball State University where he provided assistive technology solutions to students, staff, and faculty. Carlos has also presented to numerous groups on topics pertaining to individuals with disabilities and provided assistive technology (AT) training to corporate and professional sports organizations.

David R. Parker, Ph.D.

Program Manager for Research, Educational Outreach and Communication Gregory S. Fehribach Center

David R. Parker, Ph.D. is the Program Manager for Research, Educational Outreach and Communication at the Gregory S. Fehribach Center in Indianapolis. He coordinates new research by members of the Center’s national research advisory board on factors that influence the successful employment outcomes of college graduates with physical disabilities. He also coordinates programming with postsecondary professionals and high school educators on “best practices” career preparation for students with disabilities. A member of editorial review boards for three research journals, David publishes widely on self-determination, resilience, and mental health in college students and has trained higher educational professionals on disability issues in Italy, Austria, Japan and Kuwait.

Larry Markle

Director Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health

Larry Markle is the Director of the Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis, IN. This program provides college students with physical disabilities paid internships in fields related to their major and professional development training to improve their employment outcomes. Prior to that, Larry was the Director of Disability Services at Ball State University for 13 years. During Larry’s tenure, Ball State was recognized nationally as a leader in physical accessibility for students with disabilities. A 2019 recipient of the Association on Higher Education and Disability’s Meritorious Contribution Award, Larry has co-authored multiple articles on disability and higher education that have been published in peer reviewed journals and presented at dozens of regional and national conferences.

Measuring the Impact: Outcome Data from an Internship Program for College Students with Physical Disabilities

Next Up! Watch Webinar Two in the Series!

In webinar two of this three-part training series, we'll present a panel discussion offering perspectives and data to help answer the following question: How does the Gregory S. Fehribach Center affect the career preparation and outcomes of college students with physical disabilities?

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