California Health Incentives Improvement ProjectFunded through a Medicaid Infrastructure Grant

Interwork InstituteSan Diego State University

CHIIP: Background

Multi-agency collaborative effort working to remove barriers to employment and self-sufficiency of people with disabilities.

Since 2005, funding and activities tied to the California Comprehensive Strategy for Employment of People with Disabilities.

CHIIP Goals

1) Successful social marketing campaign.2) Sustainable disability work incentives and

benefits planning technical assistance. 3) Sustainable disability/employment tools &

training.4) Sustainable disability/youth transitions

activities.5) Improved disability/employment data

systems. 6) Research and education on work

incentives policy topics.

1) Social Marketing Campaign.

Talent Knows No Limits aims to change social norms around employment of people with disabilities.

Primary target audience for campaign includes employers and potential employees with disabilities throughout California.

Secondary target audience includes youth and adults with disabilities, family members, service providers, advocates, government agencies and educators.

www.talentknowsnolimits.info

www.talentknowsnolimits.info

www.talentknowsnolimits.info

www.talentknowsnolimits.info

Meet Jeremy, who works at Starbucks.

Meet Melvin, who works at Dreyer’s.

Multi-State Social Marketing

A national campaign funded by MIGs to make employers aware of the business

case to hire people with disabilities

“Marie”

“All in One Place”

2) Sustainable work incentives and benefits planning technical assistance. Core Strategy: www.db101.org

Initially developed for California by World Institute on Disability with funding from Social Security, VR & MIG Also in Minnesota, Michigan, and New Jersey Arizona and Missouri in 2012

Tool for Service Providers Standardized info for service providers & eligibility

workers Cross-training for service providers & eligibility workers Accurate set of calculators

Tool for Families, Consumer Supports and Consumers

3) Sustainable disability-employment tools &

training. Need for ongoing training targeting:

Human resources staff & hiring supervisors California Model Employer Initiative

(Government as Model Employer) New Perspectives in Business: Self-

Employment Training Second Chance Training Series

4) Sustainable disability youth transition activities.

Transitions Tool Kit: Things are About to Change Topics: About transition, healthcare,

employment, education, social/recreation, financial, independent living

Partners: CCS, CFILC, DOR, CDE Target audience:

Primary: Youth with disabilities ages 12-18+ Secondary: Family members, service providers

Sustainable disability youth transition activities.

GRADS pilot project linked to social marketing.

CHIIP Advisory Group on Disability Youth Transitions To support and guide CHIIP’s efforts in the

area of youth transition Youth to Work Youth to Postsecondary Education Youth to Postsecondary Education to Work

Planning for other populations (e.g. foster youth).