Enhancing Employment Outcomes through Postsecondary Education Jessie Green
Enhancing Employment Outcomes through Postsecondary Education
Jessie Green
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Agenda • Brief history of Postsecondary programs for
individuals with ID • Overview of Ohio’s programs including Ohio State • Strategies to help get students hired
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Why College for Students with IDD? Despite years of investment in special education services:
• Youth with IDD have the poorest outcomes • 81% of adults are served in facility-based settings • Transition-age youth with IDD’s employment rates were less than half of peers
without disabilities
Sources: Butterworth et al., 2013; Grigal & Hart, 2015; Newman et al., 2011
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Sheltered Enclave Community Employment
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Ohio's Average Wage and Hours Worked by Setting
Hours Hourly Wage Sheltered n=7,182 Enclave n=2,155 Community n=2,396
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Acuity Rates by Setting
Acuity A Acuity B Acuity C Sheltered n=7,182 Enclave n=2,155 Community n=2,396
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Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)
• Enacted August 14, 2008 • Implemented 2010 • Definition of a student with intellectual disability • Model demonstration program – Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with ID (TPSID) • National Coordinating Center
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Goal of TOPS:
Develop and refine postsecondary programs for students with ID that aligns with federal laws & policies, national standards and results in GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT!
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Four Key Areas Addressed: 1. Academic Access 2. Career Development 3. Campus Membership 4. Self-Determination
Key areas look different at each institution.
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Academic Access: • Audited classes • Classes for credit • In class supports & pre/post teaching • Tutoring & academic centers • Program-only courses
Focused on accommodations and/or modifications coursework.
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Career Development: • Internships every semester • Internships particular semesters • Paid and Unpaid • Job Coaches (paid staff or undergrad students)
• Coursework
Focused on gainful employment post program.
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Campus Membership: • On-campus housing • Off-campus housing • Student ID card, email access, etc. • Participation in on and off campus events • Social coaches
Focused on increasing students’ social abilities and self-advocacy.
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Self-Determination: • Life-Coaches • Person-Centered-Plans (PCP) • Direct instruction
Focused on increasing students’ self-determination throughout all aspects of their life.
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OOD Successful Closures
TOPS Students with VR Support
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TOPS Employment Outcomes
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What are we doing to get students with ID/D career positions? • Coursework • Video prompting • Position creation • Video Resumes • Employment First
All the things you are doing!
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Video Prompting • Providing a video of each broken down step
of a particular task(task analysis)
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Position Creation • General Service Assistant • HR created position for TOPS graduated
students • Hours are flexible • Position description is flexible • Pay is flexible
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Video Resumes • Job seekers have the ability to show skills
and abilities via video beyond the paper • Does not replace paper video • What to include:
• Introduction • Education • Learning Style • Strengths and Qualities • Employment and Internship Experiences • Supervisor Testimonials • Closing Statements • Contact Information
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Video Resume Examples
Colin EVS Video Resume Seamus Sterilization Video Resume
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Video Resume Critique
Think/Pair/Share • What is good about this video? • How can this be improved? • Is this something you feel you are able to
implement? • If not, what would you need to be able to
implement?
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Ohio’s Employment First
• Career Discovery Profile • Career Discovery Tools • Provider Trainings
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Resources:
1. Think College: www.thinkcollege.net
2. TOPS at OSU: www.nisonger.osu.edu/specialed-transition/tops
3. National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center: www.nsttac.org
4. National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth:
www.ncwd-youth.info/
5. National Center for Secondary Education and Transition: www.ncset.org
6. Association of Higher Ed and Disability: www.ahead.org
7. Disability Benefits 101: www.db101.org
8. Employment First: www.ohioemploymentfirst.org
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References: • Butterworth, J., Migliore, A., Sulewski, J., S., Zalewska, A. (2014). Trends in employment
outcomes of young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities 2004–2012. Boston, MA: University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion.
• Butterworth, J., Smith, F. A., Hall, A. C., Migliore, A., Winsor, J., Domin, D., & Sulewski, J. (2014). StateData: The national report on employment services and outcomes. Boston, MA: University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion.
• Grigal, M., Hart, D., Smith, F. A., Domin, D., Sulewski, J., Weir, C. (2015). Think College National Coordinating Center: Annual report on the transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities (2013–2014). Boston, MA: University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion.
• Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110–315 § 122 STAT 3078 (2008). • Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004, PL 108–446, 20
U.S.C. §§1400 et seq. • Migliore, A., & Butterworth, J. (2008). Postsecondary education and employment
outcomes for youth with intellectual disabilities (DataNote series No. 21). Boston, MA: University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion.