Resources

• A Framework for Community Engagement – A Pathway to Competitive Integrated Employment
• Office of Disability Employment, NEON Grant, Rick Mcallister Community of Practice, Competitive Integrated Employment
• Customized Employment Replication Guide
• ODESP CA and E1 Retrospective Webinar Resource List
• Why Work is Better (English) (Spanish)
• Community of Practice: Secondary Benefits of CIE
• Factors Influencing the Transition of Individuals with Disabilities to Competitive Integrated Employment. This report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) describes (1) factors that help or hinder transition from 14(c) employment to competitive integrated employment, and (2) the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic might affect this transition.
• Addressing the Needs of Youth with Disabilities and Other Intersecting Identities: State Strategies for Program Implementation. This brief released by CAPE-Youth discusses how states can implement workforce programs to meet the unique needs and leverage the unique strengths of youth and young adults with disabilities who have other intersecting identities (e.g., who belong to a racial minority group or involvement with the justice system). This brief includes policy considerations like adapting existing programs and creating new ones, coordinating with community organizations to enhance services, and developing more culturally responsive workforce staff through targeted hiring and training. 
• Webinar:

Celebrating Olmstead: 14(c) Phase-Out: Lessons Learned from Advancing Legislation & Leaving the Shop

• Colorado:

Creation of the Employment First Advisory Partnership (EFAP) composed of PWD, family members, advocates, self-advocates, service providers and 5 state departments.  Our legislatively defined task was to create a strategic plan to reduce state specific barriers to employment and to revise and implement that plan over time.  The EFAP’s legislatively-defined mission was time-limited and was extended indefinitely last year (SB21-095). (View Here)

Certain EFAP members followed up with additional legislation in 2018 (SB18-145 Implement Employment First Recommendations and again in 2019 with a major appropriation which created the Colorado Office of Employment First (COEF) among other EF-related projects. (View Here)

Colorado Office of Employment First Website

Employment First Advisory Partnership Website

• Oregon

Oregon primary data dashboard: 

Provider Self-Assessment (to determine if they are integrated)

Oregon Needs Assessment General information

Oregon Needs Assessment Assessor information (including manual with questions)

Worker’s Guide: Employment Professional Qualifications and Training

Employment Rule OAR 411-345

Discovery Guidelines for Service Coordinators, Personal Agents and Discovery Providers

Employment Policy Website

• Department of Developmental Services (DDS) Employment Workgroup Handouts

Employment Workgroup Handouts – February 24, 2022 (ca.gov)

Work Matters Checklist: Policy Options for Enhancing the Employment of People with Disabilities (dol.gov)

Policy Checklist – Council of State Governments

New Report Calls for the Phase Out of the AbilityOne Program

The impact of competitive integrated employment on economic, psychological and physical health outcomes for individuals with intellectual and development disabilities (worksupport.com)

• Neon Report

Neon National Plan to Increase CIE

Additional Resources and Technical Assistance Information

• DETAC Grant Outcome Reports
• 2019 Disability Employment Policy 101 Guide
• CECY Core Documents
• State System Change and Provider Transformation Technical Brief