Webinars

Innovative Strategies to Empower Youth with Intersecting Identities

(November 2022)

In this LEAD Center presentation, presenters shared promising practices for developing inclusive learning environments for youth. Maria Lombardi, with New York HempsteadWorks, shared how pioneering staff development trainings are leading to LGBTQ+ and disability inclusive services, language, policies, and outreach. Mark Menard, with Work Hawaii’s Youth Program, shared how pandemic-inspired virtual jobsite tours help rural Pacific Islander youth with disabilities explore different industries and the program establish formal agreements with businesses for work-based learning experiences.