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Reid: Creating a job with innovative and low-tech supports
Nicole: Taking steps from part-time classroom assistant toward full-time childcare professional
Miranda: Creating a Job in an Inclusive Childcare Setting
Michael: Supplementing Job Coaching with Natural Supports
Mia: Acquiring Skills to Lead and Motivate Others
Melissa: Owning a Business and Educating Others
Matt: Taking the time to plan for employment
Lisa: Natural supports at the YMCA
Ken: Mastering a job within a growing company
Judy: Using a Job Developer's Professional Networks
Josh: Using an AmeriCorps Experience to Begin a New Career
John: Collaborating for community employment
Joe: Preparing for Work in a Law Firm
Frankie: Funding the employer to provide on-the-job supports
Eric: Starting and maintaining a business through a circle of support
Emmitt: How hard work turned an unpaid internship into a paid job
Emilea: Finding the Resources to Start a Coffee Shop
Eddie: Finding the Right Role at Work
Dusty: Tapping into personal resources to create her business
David: Collaborating with a One-Stop Career Center to find employment
Cody: Creating and adapting a job with the YMCA
Cindy: Creating a Career in Child Care
Chad: Finding the perfect job match
Carrie: Natural Supports at Work
Briana: Using Vocational Rehabilitation and Self-Directed Funds for Job Development
Brian: Using personal networks in the job search
Brian: Creating a job while filling a business need
Brenda: Carving out a job at Fitness Plus
Becca: Building a relationship with an employer for a successful job match
Ashley: Career development with the help of a mentor
Andy: Family Initiative and Involvement
Allison: Tailoring on-the-job supports to the individual and the workplace

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