Transition to Integrated Employment
June Series | April Series | February Series
OverviewThe goal for every person with a developmental disability is a self-determined life that includes a quality place to live, individualized integrated employment, and an individual lifestyle. There is a national body of evidence from multiple states that has documented the strategies that are effective in achieving that goal. The mission of the federally designated Developmental Disabilities Network in each state is to disseminate that evidence in a way that stimulates discussion of policy and practice and increases the capacity of individuals, families, providers, and advocates to implement effective practice. |
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Transition to Integrated Employment Brief
Transition to Integrated Employment Brief is a periodic newsletter highlighting the strategies and resources shared at the 2014 Transition to Integrated Employment Public Forum and Workshop Series. |
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A National Perspective: The Changing Landscape of Employment of People with Disabilities
 939 kb (PDF)Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2014 |
June Series
PUBLIC FORUM: Introduction to the Discovery Process and Customized, Community Employment June 19, 2014
Presenters:
Michael Callahan, President, Marc Gold & Associates
College Moynihan, Director, Business Development Center, New England Business Associates (NEBA)
Handouts and Resources:
Employment First! Employment for All! 296 kb (PDF) - The critical importance of Customized Employment in assuring a working life for all persons with significant disabilities. Michael Callahan, Marc Gold & Associates
Self-Employment: A Career Opportunity, Colleen Moynihan, NEBA 47 kb (PDF)
WORKSHOP: Implementing the Discovery Process and Customized Community Employment June 20, 2014
Presenter:
Michael Callahan, President, Marc Gold & Associates
Handouts and Resources:
Employment First! Employment for All! 674 kb (PDF) - The essential role of Customized Employment in assuring the success of these two movements Michael Callahan, Marc Gold & Associates
Using Alternatives to Traditional Vocational Assessment: 107 kb (PDF) - The Why and How of Exploration Strategies such as Discovery, Marc Gold & Associates
Supported Employment/Customized Employment Matrix: 82 kb (PDF) The Distinction between Demand Employment and a Customized Relationship, Marc Gold & Associates
Free forms, samples, guides, and plans related to Discovery
April Series
April 3, 2014
PUBLIC FORUM: The State of Employment for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A National Perspective on Trends and Systems Change
Presenters:
Dawn Mazzoli, Jewelry Designer, Self-employed
Celest Martin, Parent of Andrew Lamson, Associate, Marshalls
Jerry D'Agostino, Assistant Cook, Pawtucket Day Child Development Center
A. Anthony Antosh, Ed.D., Director, Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, and Professor of Special Education at Rhode Island College
Andrew J. Imparato, JD, Executive Director, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, formerly, Senior Counsel and Disability Policy Director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
William Kiernan, PhD, Dean and Research Professor at the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development and Director, Institute for Community Inclusion
John Butterworth, PhD, Director of Employment Systems Change, Institute for Community Inclusion
Sara Murphy, Director of WorkLink, TransCen, Inc.
Handouts and Resources:
Individual Integrated Employment, A. Anthony Antosh 350 kb (PDF)
Employment first Status Check - John Butterworth 1.2 MB (PDF)
State of the States in Employment - William Kiernan 131 kb (PDF)
Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Employees with Disabilities: Making the Business Case 355 kb (PDF)
The American Workforce and Persons with Disabilities 321 kb (PDF)
Make it WORK 2.1 MB (PDF)
Make it WORK: Encouraging, Supporting, and Managing Integrated Employment Services
April 4, 2014
Presenter: Sara Murphy, Director of WorkLink, TransCen, Inc.
Handouts and Resources:
Make it WORK 2.1 MB (PDF)
Developing a Positive Personal Profile 59 kb (PDF)
Sample Positive Personal Profiles 41 kb (PDF)
Blank Positive Personal Profile Form 12 kb (PDF)
Venn Diagrams: Brainstorm ideas for jobs and community engagement 84 kb (PDF)
Sample Job Descriptions 350 kb (PDF)
Agency Conversion Group Exercise 113 kb (PDF)
February Series
February 14, 2014
Workshop: Conversion: From Workshop to Integrated Employment
Friday, February 14, at RI College
Presenters:
Andrew J. Imparato, Executive Director, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, formerly, Senior Counsel and Disability Policy Director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Margaret Van Gelder, Statewide Director of Employment and Family Supports, Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
Rick Hawes, Director of Employment Services, Berkshire County Arc
Lara Enein-Donovan, Training Associate, Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
David Hoff, Project Manager, Institute for Community Inclusion at the Unviersity of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Sharon Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Work, Inc., Boston, MA
Conference Handouts:
Blueprint for Success - The Massachusetts Experience, Margaret Van Gelder 439 kb (PDF)
Conversion to Community Based Employment Services, Rick Hawes 234 kb (PDF)
Effective Pathways to Employment, David Hoff 835 kb (PDF)
Effective Pathways to Employment - Staffing, Lara Enein-Donovan 68 kb (PDF)
Transformation of Center Based Services, Sharon Smith 673 kb (PDF)
Agency Conversion Group Exercise, 68 kb (PDF)
Resources Highlighted at the Conference:
- Blueprint for Success (PDF)
- School Days to Pay Days
- Explore - Prepare - Act Finding the Job You Want
(PDF)
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