BlazeSports Youth L.E.A.D. : Recent Episodes
BlazeSports America
BlazeSports Youth L.E.A.D. is a new initiative of BlazeSports aimed at helping prepare young people with physical disabilities for adulthood through the transformative power of sport.The podcasts found here are designed to empower young people with disabilities with the information they need to be successful in life.
Join BlazeSports America's Thomas Shipeck as we bring you "A Voice from Parents: Life Lessons, Navigating Resources and Importance of Sport for Youth with Acquired Physical Disabilities." Thomas Shipeck leads a discussion with four outstanding BlazeSports parents (Mechelle Brown, Michelle Kitchens, Marc Lancaster and Leigh Pentecost) whose children have an acquired disability, to talk about their story, lessons learned after diagnosis, resources that can help, and importance of adaptive sports on their child's journey. Along with the guidance and hope this webinar offers to parents, BlazeSports has additionally compiled a list of resources mentioned on the podcast for reference.
https://blazesports.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Resources-from-Podcast.pdf
Conversation with EF Works program Georgia Epilepsy Foundation EFWorks Program Amber Wiggins and Courtney Dean. Self-Advocacy.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Finding a job can be overwhelming for anyone but even more so for young adults with physical disabilities entering the job market for the first time. You have to determine what careers are available, know what your interests are, and what skills you have or need to develop. This podcast series is designed to help youth with physical disabilities build the skills needed to get that first job including going to college/university.
Conversation with EF Works program Georgia Epilepsy Foundation EFWorks Program Amber Wiggins and Courtney Dean. Finding & Assessing Your Career Path.
- Complete Toolkit Workbook created by TRICO Youth Works
- Workforce Solutions “When I Grow Up Workbook”
- Pace University Interview Tip Sheet
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Finding a job can be overwhelming for anyone but even more so for young adults with physical disabilities entering the job market for the first time. You have to determine what careers are available, know what your interests are, and what skills you have or need to develop. This podcast series is designed to help youth with physical disabilities build the skills needed to get that first job including going to college/university.
A conversation with EF Works program Georgia Epilepsy Foundation EFWorks Program Amber Wiggins and Courtney Dean. Finding & Assessing Your Career Path.
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®)
- https://studentaid.gov/
- Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans
- https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/loans/subsidized-unsubsidized#subsidized-vs-unsubsidized
- Scholarships
- College Board https://www.collegeboard.org/
- Fastweb https://www.fastweb.com/ppc-fastweb?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&mkw=fastweb+scholarships&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0Mb3BRCaARIsAPSNGpVwGaSYw_q3mYDp9D-Mz4y6MEJlz0TEKtHf9waiWwEgKeUr-cZWGf0aAm_bEALw_wcB&pcrid=227526019657&mkwid=sSenhKTzz&pmt=e
- Debt.org https://www.debt.org/students/scholarships-and-grants/
- Grants
- Federal Grants https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/grants
- Adapted Sports Programs https://ablethrive.com/activities/21-colleges-adapted-sports-programs
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Finding a job can be overwhelming for anyone but even more so for young adults with physical disabilities entering the job market for the first time. You have to determine what careers are available, know what your interests are, and what skills you have or need to develop. This podcast series is designed to help youth with physical disabilities build the skills needed to get that first job including going to college/university.
Conversation with EF Works program Georgia Epilepsy Foundation EFWorks Program Amber Wiggins and Courtney Dean. Finding & Assessing Your Career Path.
- Example of a Plan
- http://kaohana.windward.hawaii.edu/pdfs/article-pdfs/MyStrategicLifePlanTemplate.pdf
- Job vs Career
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kfIaFjD650
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG7wQroPuOA
- Career Clusters Activity
- http://www.educationplanner.org/students/career-planning/find-careers/career-clusters.shtml
- Self-Assessments
- http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/index.shtml
- Preparing for School
- http://www.educationplanner.org/students/preparing-for-school/index.shtml
- Career Planning
- http://www.educationplanner.org/students/career-planning/index.shtml
- John Holland’s Typology (RIASEC)
- https://www.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/documents/Holland.pdf
- Career Tests - Free Online Job Aptitude Tests
- https://www.truity.com/view/tests/personality-career
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com