Systems Change 3 Integrated Jobs Strategy Policy Funding Outcome Data Capacity Development Innovation Leadership Values Collaboration Hall et al (2007)

Systems Change

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Integrated Jobs

StrategyPolicy

Funding

Outcome Data

Capacity Development

Innovation

Leadership

Values

Collaboration

Hall et al (2007)

Percent Employed

22-30

16-2122-30

16-21

No Disability

Cognitive Disability

American Community Survey

% Employed: IDD Agencies

National Core Indicators 2011-2012

% with Goal in Service Plan

National Core Indicators 2011-2012

VR Closures by Age at Application

RSA 911 FY2011 – Persons with ID

Percent Employed 2011

American Community Survey

Participation in integrated employment services

ICI National Survey of State IDD Agencies FY 2011

Transition Service Integration ModelCerto et al. – California

The last day of school should be no different than the day after•Service delivery model shifts from public school to integration across multiple systems•Schools integrate staff and resources with community providers, state VR, state DD

Employment & Young Adults

American Community Survey

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Percent with Diploma or GED 2011

American Community Surveywww.StateData.info

Washington Jobs by 21 Partnership ProjectMOU with key partners:

Schools, DVR, DDD, providers, students, parents, parent organizations, employers, Work Source Center, WIA youth service providers, community and technical colleges, self-advocacy groups, …

Transition Councils or inter-agency groups

Adult employment provider participation

Missouri – Show Me Careers

• Business engagement• Guideposts of success (http://www.ncwd-youth.info)• Using demos to scale up best practices• State employment director• 12 regional employment specialists• Participating in AIDD Family Community of Practice• www.showmecareers.org

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Iowa

• ODEP Employment First Leadership Mentor Project• Coalition for Integrated Employment• Outcome measurement system• Increase capacity of providers for SE/CE• Messaging: Targeting case managers• Rate studies, extensive communication with

stakeholders to obtain buy in

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Wisconsin-Let’s Get to Work

9 school pilot sites-75% increase in employment outcomesPolicy development focusParent videos to build parental expectationsVR funds $500 for youth experiences for all eligible youthVR capacity building 20 business consultants http://www.letsgettoworkwi.org/

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Alaska Integrated Employment Initiative

• Increase youth employment with IDD in VR from 20-25% and hours from 13-20/week

• Business engagement• Youth participation• Mental Health Trust Authority funding

large scale employment initiative

• http://alaskaworksinitiative.org/index.html

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New York

• Common assessment tool for VR and DD• NY OPWDD transformation agenda • Facilitates relationships among state agencies• Project Search replication

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Mississippi

• Employment First Executive Order• Customized employment, transition and Gathering

Grounds demos• Youth engagement• Waiver definition changes to competitive

employment• http://www.mspeidd.org/

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Tennessee Works

• ODEP EFMSLP• Family survey• Executive Order in 2013 for Employment First

policy• Cross agency data collection system• Detailed MOU development• Community conversations• http://tennesseeworks.org/

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Partnership Project Employment Outcomes• Participants more likely to earn wages in 3

months before graduation• Participants were more likely to earn wages in

3 months after graduation• Participants were more likely to have long

term employment supports in place, and those who did earned higher wages than Non-Participants

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• System change requires focus on several distinct systems areas (federal & state)

• Collaborations across agency build foundation• Gaining state agency leader involvement takes

tenacity• National momentum for employment is

helping to fuel states’ efforts

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We Are Learning

• Youth and family involvement at all levels of systems change is key--- and makes change sustainable

• Families need to hear employment message early in their child’s life to build an expectation of success

• VR engagement starts early—ages 14-16;• Capacity building is necessary (teachers, rehab counselors,

employment specialists, support coordinators, provider agencies)

23

We Are Learning

• Post secondary education, vocational ed and other college experiences valued by individuals and employers

• Connection between disability world and employers needs work

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Federal Government Pushing Change

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• CMS guidelines• Department of Justice (RI Consent Decree)• Workforce Innovations and Improvement Act

A Tale of 3 States

• Oregon• Massachusetts• Rhode Island

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Partnerships in Employment

Karen Flippo

Institute for Community Inclusion

University of Massachusetts, Boston

www.partnershipsinemployment.com

[email protected]

617-287-4344

Barbara Brent

National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services

[email protected]

703-896-004328