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FRIENDSHIPS | JOBS | LEADERSHIP
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FRIENDSHIPS | JOBS | LEADERSHIP
BEST BUDDIES JOBS 1995: FIRST PLACEMENT IN MIAMI
BEST BUDDIES JOBSWHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A COMPETITIVE JOB
JOBS PROGRAM STATISTICS
Referral Vocational assessment Goal setting Situational assessment Resume and interview preparation Applications and interviews
JOB DEVELOPMENT
EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANT ROLE
On site during onboarding On site as needed during employment Sensitivity Training with supervisors/ co-
workers Follow-along Individualized Written Program Plan (IWPP)
BEST BUDDIES CITIZENS
BEST BUDDIES CITIZENS PROGRAM
• Buddy and Peer Buddy• One-to-one activities two times a month• Communication once a week• Group activities once a month• Matched for one year• Match people based on age, preferably
same gender, common interest and location to each other
BEST BUDDIES CAPITAL REGION JOBS
Sheryl DizonEmployment Consultant
Phone: (803) [email protected]
Karen GlasserRegional Director
Phone: (703) [email protected]
BESTBUDDIES.ORGCHANGING A LIFE. ONE JOB AT A TIME.
Bringing Employment First to ScaleOpportunities and challenges
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1970s 1980s
1990 + …
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Supported Employment
Customize employmentSelf employment
Current Policy Influences
CMS Employment GuidanceCMS Settings Rule
Department of JusticeWIOA
Employment First Policy
33 states with official policy
17 states passed legislation
Remainder have policies issued by state agencies, Executive Orders, etc.
21 states with cross-disability policy; Remainder IDD specific
How many people are employed?
No disability
Any disability
Cognitive disability
No disability
Any disability
Cognitive disability
Works In Integrated EmploymentNation
5.7%
14.0%
19.1%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Group supported job
Individual Job
Works in IntegratedEmployment
Source: National Core Indicators2015-2016
Number in Employment and Day Services
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
1990 1993 1996 1999 2004 2008 2012 2016
Non-work
Facility-based work
Integrated employment
632,000
312,448
Source: ICI National Survey ofState IDD Agencies
Number in Employment and Day Services
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
1990 1993 1996 1999 2004 2008 2012 2016
Non-work
Facility-based work
Integrated employment
632,000
312,448
Source: ICI National Survey ofState IDD Agencies
+12%
Participation in integrated employment services varies widely
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Source: ICI National Survey ofState IDD Agencies 2015
Higher-Performing States Model
Hall et al., 2007
Challenges & Opportunities
Supporting Choice
No paid job 81%
Paid job 19%
Does not want job
53%
Wants job 47%
No job goal in
ISP59%
Job goal 41%
610,188 232,011 136,886
Source: National Core Indicators2015-2016
Changing Investments
FB & Non-Work FB & Non-Work87.0%
Services Funding
Integrated Employment 18.8%
Integrated Employment 13.0%
Source: ICI National Survey of State IDD Agencies 2016
Self Sufficiency & Meaningful DayAverage hours worked per week: Individual job
0
10
20
30
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ME HI TN VT KY AL UT
MI
MO KS RI VA IL
MA PA NC
WA SD AR MS AZ CO WY
DC IN CT GA WI
LA FL NY
OH DE MN NV
OK
14Source: National Core Indicators Project2015-16
VR: Number of closures: Persons with ID
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
Source: RSA 911
Recession
Total closures
Closed into employment
Interagency partnershipsVR: Percent of closures with an ID
0%
10%
20%
30%
Massachuse…
Utah
New
Mexico
ArkansasSouth…N
ew Jersey
TexasArizonaIdahoN
ew York
Montana
AlaskaConnecticutN
ew…
North Dakota
Nevada
FloridaPennsylvaniaM
ichiganCaliforniaRhode IslandDelaw
areW
yoming
Maine
Nebraska
District of…O
klahoma
LouisianaM
innesotaM
ississippiHaw
aiiW
est VirginiaIllinoisKentuckyVerm
ontW
ashingtonKansasAlabam
aW
isconsinM
arylandSouth D
akotaO
regonG
eorgiaIndianaM
issouriColoradoVirginiaIow
aTennesseeO
hioN
orth…
16Source: National Core Indicators Project2015-16
Holistic Perspective
Individuals and families …
Confusing guidance and low systems expectations
Navigation is hard: lack of alignment & discontinuity
System lacks capacity More success when relying on self and
family
Capacity DevelopmentTime employment consultants spend on finding jobs
19
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Focus & ValuesGoals
Culture of inclusion
InfrastructureResource allocationCommunication planStaff development
Performance measurement
Community partnerships
Employment Consultant PracticesCustomer engagement
Holistic approachActive job placement
Provider Transformation
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Community of PracticeNetwork meetingsOnline community
State-to-state dialogTopical work groups
Strategic PerspectiveState assessment
Systems change work planData systems
State specific TA
Topical supportEducation & information
Network web eventsPolicy analysis
Implementation resources
Emerging Focus AreasWIOA Implementation
Pre-employment Transition ServicesSection 511: Subminimum wageInteragency collaboration
CMS Settings RuleCommunity Life EngagementProvider capacityCase ManagementValue-based fundingPeer leadership
John Butterworth(617) 287-4357
www.ThinkWork.org
www.RealWorkStories.org
Advocacy, Research, and Innovation for Employment for People with I/DD
Alaskan Innovations
Corey Gilmore, Vice Chair
Kristin Vandagriff, Planner
Alaska Discussion Overview
• Alaska’s system context
• Alaska’s DD Vision Journey
• Alaska DD Collaborative
• How the Vision elevated employment
• Alaska’s Partnerships in Employment federal grant innovations
Making Lemonade Out of Lemons
• $3 Billion State Budget Deficit• System Change Fatigue (Multiple State & Federal System Changes)
– Conflict Free Case Management– CMS Integrated Settings Rule– Electronic Visit Verification– New State Data System Rollout for Plan of Care– Transition from State Developmental Disability grant services to a
1915(c) Individualized Supports Waiver
• Imperfect system – stakeholders wanted more
• A journey to re-center and rejuvenate through a common shared vision
The Lemons:
The Lemonade:
Alaska’s DD Vision Journey
• DD System Assessment
– Individuals with I/DD, family members, state agency staff, service providers, and community members all engaged in the development of a DD shared vision.
– Community Forums, Webinars, & Surveys.
Shared DD Vision
Alaskans share a vision of a flexible system in which each person directs their own supports, based on their strengths and abilities, toward a
meaningful life in their home, their job and their community. Our vision includes supported families, professional staff and services available throughout
the state now and into the future.
Sharing the Vision(with Policy Makers)
DD Collaborative Formed
Alaska DD Collaborative
• Implementing the shared DD vision:
– Project Area Teams:
1. Culture Change
2. Direct Service Professional Workforce Development
3. Legislative Engagement
4. Community Outreach
5. Measuring Progress
6. Self Advocacy Advisory – Led by 70 Alaskans
Alaska DD Vision Process and Update Videos:
• Alaska DD Vision (without reader) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKNljvAoVQM&feature=youtu.be
• Alaska DD Vision (with reader) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osw77usDUWE&feature=youtu.be
Senate Bill 174 – The DD Vision BillGoal: to enshrine the Shared DD Vision, through aspirational language, in statute.
– Have an empowered and high expectation lens with which we filter how services are provided throughout the state.
– Ensure that individuals with developmental disabilities will receive services that lead to meaningful lives, with employment as a key facet.• Builds on progress from 2014 Alaska Employment First Law
– The Shared DD Vision is anchored in person-centered thinking, self-determination, and individualization.
Status Update: • It passed both the House and Senate! • Currently awaiting the Governor’s signature to become law
So… what does this mean for employment?
•Employment is part of the broad conversation – the big picture!
•Momentum is built to raise expectations across the system
•Supported transition system enhancement and policy work
Alaska’s Partnerships in Employment Federal Grant Work
• Repealing the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam (with retroactive provision)
• Employment First Law (cross-disability legislation)
• Alaska ABLE Act
• Alaska Disability Benefits 101 Website
• Alaska Project SEARCH Expansion
• Supported Decision Making (HB 336 passed!)
The Alaska Transition Handbook
A where to turn for employment for Alaskans with
disabilities
Teacher Postcards for IEP Meetings
Alaska’s Subminimum Wage Regulation Repeal
– Only 3rd state in nation to do this
– Joins Maryland and New Hampshire
• What led to this in Alaska?– AK PIE Project Advisory Board Discussions
– AK Barriers to Integrated Employment Report
– Employment First law passage & implementation
– Collaboration on national subminimum wage briefs
– Bottom Dollars showings across the state
– DD Vision Momentum (job = part of a meaningful life)
National News & ResourcesNational Subminimum Wage Briefs:• Partnerships in Employment Brief: Guidance on How to Obtain
Data on the Use of Subminimum Wages Within a State to Inform Systems Change Activities– https://scholarworks.umb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&
esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwi82a3koJzaAhWmv1QKHWNABpgQFggpMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscholarworks.umb.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1054%26context%3Dici_pubs&usg=AOvVaw1sZVsuA2I_4ZqEofKSud4H&httpsredir=1&article=1054&context=ici_pubs
• Partnerships in Employment Brief: Influencing Changes in State Policy and Practice with Data on Subminimum Wages – https://scholarworks.umb.edu/ici_pubs/40/
• Collaborative between Alaska and Tennessee’s Partnerships in Employment (PIE) projects as well as the Protection and Advocacy organizations in both states include bottom dollars link
Bottom Dollars Documentary: http://www.rootedinrights.org/videos/employment/bottom-dollars/
Includes info on hosting a screening and map of 14c across the nation
The Power of Success
“There is no greater disability in
society, than the inability to see a person as more.”
– Robert M. Hensel
Questions?
Corey Gilmore, Vice Chair
Kristin Vandagriff, Planner
3601 C Street, Suite 740
Anchorage, AK 99503
1-888-269-8990
http://dhss.alaska.gov/gcdse
“Putting Self-Advocacy Requirements into Action”
Presented by Valerie Breen, Executive Director
Sheila Gritz-Swift, Deputy Director of Programs
Objectives
• Participants will learn… – how self-advocates are preparing for leadership roles
in systems change efforts– about replicable strategies their states and
stakeholders can use– about Florida’s outcomes and connections across
systems change efforts.
Preparation: Skills and Leadership Development
• Florida SAND• Partners in Policymaking• Project SALT• Route to Self-Determination
Florida SAND
Partners in Policymaking
Other Self-Advocacy Initiatives
• Project SALT• Route to Self-Determination
Self-Advocate Leaders
Self-Advocate Outcomes and Replicable Strategies
• Employment First/Employ Me 1st Self-Advocate Advisory Committee
• Employment First/Employ Me 1st Grassroots Group
• Developmental Disabilities Day Advocacy
Easy Read Materials• http://www.employmentfirstfl.org/sites/employmentfirstfl.o
rg/files/files/PL-EFudo.pdf
• http://www.employmentfirstfl.org/sites/employmentfirstfl.org/files/files/web-What%20is%20Florida%20Employment%20First.pdf
• https://www.plainlanguage.gov/guidelines/
Explore Work Curriculum• Why people work• Myths about people with disabilities and work• How people decide what type of job they want• How to advocate for yourself when you are looking for a
job• Working with Employment Specialists• Disclosure and asking for supports one you get a job• Getting there…figuring out transportation
http://www.employmentfirstfl.org/explore-work-curriculum
Grassroots Group• Presentation on Explore Work curriculum• Participate in all webinars to offer information from the self-
advocate perspective
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day
Individuals with Disabilities Act
Task Force on Transportation Disadvantaged
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the
only thing that ever has.”- Margaret Mead
For more information:• Valerie Breen, Executive Director
• Sheila Gritz-Swift, Deputy Director of Programs– [email protected]
850.488.4180https://www.fddc.org/
