Illinois Institute for Rehabilitation and Employment Research

Stop by the IIRER booth at the 2025 Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability to say aloha, grab some swag and learn more about institute and our innovative projects! Several of our staff will also be presenting throughout the two-day conference as well. Learn more ▶️ pacrim.coe.hawaii.edu/ #IIRER 🔸 #Community 🔹 #PacRim2025 🔸 #Exhibitor 🔹 #IIREROnTheRoad 🔸 #Innovation 🔹 #Discovery 🔸 #Aloha

The Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is recruiting doctoral students in special education for Fall 2026 enrollment. Consider applying if you are: ☑️ An experienced teacher/practitioner ☑️ Passionate about disability issues ☑️ Interested in research ☑️ Committed to improving outcomes for individuals with disabilities Join them Tuesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. CT for an informational webinar to learn more about their Ph.D. program https://lnkd.in/giPZ43gX Learn more about the special education doctoral program https://lnkd.in/gxBM8mCX #IIRER 🔸 #Innovation 🔹#SPED 🔸 #PhD 🔹 #Resources 🔸 #Community 🔹 #Discovery 🔸 #Fall2026 🔹 #NewStudents 🔸 #HTTO 🔹 #DoctoralStudies

SOUND UP 🎧 : Listen to IIRER director David Strauser, Ph.D., and research training specialist Xiaolei Tang, Ph.D., CRC, explain why the upcoming 2025 IIRER Symposium on Mental Health and Work is essential for enhancing rehabilitation counselors' clinical practices in the latest episode of CRCC (Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification)'s Inside Rehabilitation Counseling. #IIRER 🔸 #Innovation 🔹 #MentalHealth 🔸 #Symposium 🔹 #IIREROnTheRoad 🔸 #Community 🔹 #Discovery 🔸 #IIRER25MHW 🔹 #CRCC 🔸 College of Applied Health Sciences at Illinois

The Illinois Pathways to Partnerships Project (IPPP) seeks to foster better transition outcomes for students with disabilities in a variety of ways — including increasing access to competitive integrated employment (CIE) and independent living outcomes — and is targeted specifically to individuals between the ages of 10 and 24. This is conducted through a Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) model, which provides earlier access to services for students, as well as their families. Read more about IPPP ▶️ https://lnkd.in/g8BdwR-a #IIRER 🔸 #Innovation 🔹 #IPPP 🔸 #CIE 🔹 #PreETS 🔸 #Community 🔹 #Youth 🔸 #Discovery 🔹 #CIL 🔸 #Students 🔹 #TransitionTuesday

By leveraging feedback from a wide array of stakeholders, including State-Federal vocational rehabilitation counselors, VA vocational rehabilitation counselors, and community rehabilitation agencies, the VRTAC Veteran Employment Needs Assessment Tool reflects a robust understanding of the multifaceted challenges veterans with disabilities encounter in their pursuit of employment. Learn more about the QE: Technical Assistance for Quality Employment's Veteran Employment Needs Assessment Tool ▶️ https://lnkd.in/gWSee58V #IIRER 🔸 #Innovation 🔹#TACQE 🔸 #Veterans 🔹 #Resources 🔸 #Community 🔹 #Discovery 🔸 #Employment 🔹 #NeedsAssessment

GET THE FACTS 🔎: The Communicating Interagency Relationships and Collaborative Linkages for Exceptional Students (CIRCLES) approach specifically focuses on students with disabilities who require coordination among multiple adult service agencies to achieve positive post-school outcomes. Through this tiered structure, CIRCLES streamlines coordination, maximizes resources, and fosters student-centered planning. Learn more about the CIRCLES approach, including benefits and challenges, in the Illinois Center for Transition and Work's Communicating Interagency Relationships and Collaborative Linkages for Exceptional Students (CIRCLES) research brief ▶️ https://lnkd.in/gBbrmfQs) #IIRER 🔸 #Innovation 🔹#ICTW 🔸 #CIRCLES 🔹 #Resources 🔸 #Community 🔹 #Discovery 🔸 #SchoolToWork 🔹 #FactFriday

"SWTCIE approaches employment from the perspective that everyone has the ability, with the proper supports to work competitively." 👏👏👏 Learn more about our why SWTCIE Illinois matters ▶️ https://lnkd.in/g_NJkUdT #SWTCIEIllinois 🔸 #Innovation 🔹 #CIE 🔸 #WhySWTCIE 🔹 #Community 🔸 #Discovery

Learn from Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell, dean of the College of Applied Health Sciences at Illinois, about her collaborative leadership approach and our work at AHS in the latest episode of Candid Conversations on Leadership, hosted by U. of I. IT gurus, Candice Solomon-Strutz, senior director of IT Partners at AHS, and Chris Tidrick, Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign chief information officer. With a distinguished career spanning decades, Cheryl has become a powerful advocate and leader in the fields of rehabilitation and disability services. A triple alumna of the University of Illinois, Cheryl also spent 26 years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in various leadership roles. Listen in ▶️ https://lnkd.in/dRdX23zJ #IIRER 🔸 #AHS 🔹 #Community 🔸 #ILL 🔹 #INI 🔸 #Discovery 🔹 #Innovation 🔸 #HTTO 🔹 #Innovation 🔸 #Leadership 🔹 #RehabilitationCareers

HIRING: Disability Resources & Educational Services (DRES) at University of Illinois is accepting applications for associate director of Beckwith Residential Support Services (BRSS). This position oversees BRSS onsite operations and serves as the onsite supervisor to the BRSS personnel. Learn more and apply today ▶️ https://buff.ly/licWfxk #IIRER 🔸 #DRES🔹 #Community 🔸 #ILL 🔹 #INI 🔸 #Discovery 🔹 #Innovation 🔸 #HTTO 🔹 #Innovation 🔸 #VRJobs

SAVE THE DATE: Join Dr. Phil Rumrill as he discusses the challenges faced by individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in education and employment in a RRTC on Youth Transition at VCU webinar, Quality Employment Services for People with Traumatic Brain Injuries across Phases of the Vocational Rehabilitation Process, March 20 at 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET. There is no cost to attend by registration is required. Register today ▶️ https://lnkd.in/grS_eFiR #IIRER 🔸 #Innovation 🔹#Webinar 🔸 #TBI 🔹 #Resources 🔸 #Community 🔹 #Discovery