In this episode of the Abilities, Opportunities and Future of Work Podcast, Nacsha Ealy and I have an engaging conversation around the life, career, and views of Dr. Feranmi Okanlami at the University of Michigan around disability inclusion. Hi

Episode 11: Conversation with Bill Krieger - VFW National Home

Jan 23rd, 2024 38m 13s

Bill Krieger recently retired as the Veterans Program Manager at Consumers Energy and host of the popular Me You Us podcast. He served ten years in the United States Navy achieving the rank of Petty Officer First Class. During his tenure he wa

Episode 12: A Discussion with Robin Jones on the Americans with Disabilities Act

Jan 23rd, 2024 48m 12s

Robin Jones is the Principal Investigator/Project Director/Instructor, Great Lakes ADA Center. Robin Jones is the Director of the Great Lakes ADA Center and an Instructor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Center serves the States o

Episode 10: A Conversation with Alan Hejl - Spark Access

Nov 13th, 2023 39m 1s

In this episode, we talk to Alan Hejl, who shared perspectives of General Motors around disability inclusion. At the time of this interview (May 2023), Alan Hejl was the Accessibility Strategy Manager and Co-President of GM Able. Since the inte

Episode 9: MSU Project SEARCH - Academia State Collaboration Series

Jan 30th, 2023 48m 31s

In this episode, we focus on "Spartan Project Search." This is a joint project between Michigan State University, Ingham Intermediate School District, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Community

Episode 8: Careers Collaborative - Academia State Collaboration Series

Jan 30th, 2023 39m 20s

In this episode, we focus on the Careers Collaborative. This is a joint project between Michigan State University and the Michigan Rehabilitation Services. A short description of the collaborative from the website is below:"Careers Collaborat

Episode 6 - Michigan Career And Technical Institute

Oct 26th, 2022 46m 57s

In this episode, we feature an in-depth discussion with Jennifer Zuniga, Director of the Michigan Career & Technical Institute (MCTI). The MCTI, a one of its kind institute in the country, is a post-secondary vocational and technical training c

Episode 7 - Bureau of Services for Blind Persons, Michigan

Oct 26th, 2022 45m 53s

In this episode, we feature an in-depth discussion with Juan Ortiz, Director of the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP). The BSBP is a one of its kind organization that provides training and services that empower visually impaired indiv

Episode 5: A conversation about the Talent Acquisition Portal (TAP) - Part 2

Mar 1st, 2022 26m 6s

In this second part of the two part episode, we discuss with Kathleen West-Evans, Director of Business Relations, National Employment Team @ Council of State Administrators of Vocation Rehabilitation, and Mike Corso President and co-Founder of

Episode: 4 - A conversation about the Talent Acquisition Portal (TAP) - Part 1

Mar 1st, 2022 32m 9s

In this first part of the two part episode, we discuss with Kathleen West-Evans, Director of Business Relations, National Employment Team @ Council of State Administrators of Vocation Rehabilitation, and Mike Corso President and co-Founder of D

Episode 3 - A conversation with Patrick Romzek, Founder of Michigan Bridge Academy

Aug 11th, 2021 42m 39s

The Abilities, Opportunities and Future of Work Podcast is co-produced by the Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) and the Eli Broad College of Business with the objective of providing an opportunity to showcase best-in-class practices on bur

Episode 1 - A conversation with Amanda Hines, Darlene King and Jennifer Zapp

Mar 8th, 2021 38m 28s

Episode 2 - Conversation with Amanda Hines, Darlene King, and Jennifer Zapp(Contd from Ep1)

Mar 8th, 2021 40m 1s

This track is a follow up to Episode 1 of the Abilities, Opportunities and Future of Work Podcast. Thank you for Listening. If you have comments/feedback, please send your message to [email protected]. This is a voluntary collaborative effort