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Trends in Employment Outcomes of Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Cady

This report consists of tables displaying recent annual employment and economic outcomes for young adults with intellectual disability for each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C.. The report features data from three sources: the American Community Survey (ACS) based…

Tagged with: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NB, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Posted in Employment outcome data, National level resources, Research and evaluation reports

An Assessment of Transition Policies and Practices in State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Cady

Describes the state and local interagency agreements, identification, referral and application procedures, role of VR personnel, transition services, and resources and funding of transition services in 80 VR agencies. Describes promising practices in the delivery of transition services to youth…

Tagged with: AL, CO, VT
Posted in Interagency collaboration and partnership, Memorandums of Understanding, Services and service innovations, Transition planning in schools

Funding and Service Contracting

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Cady

Website contains descriptive summaries of state or county level innovative and/or effective funding mechanisms, including development of rates, use of blended or braided funding, or use of funding incentives for providers who are successful in helping people with ID/DD find…

Tagged with: MI, OK, VT
Posted in Funding mechanisms

Promising Practices by State Agencies: Collaboration

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Cady

Website contains descriptive summaries of state practices that encourage formal and informal interagency relationships to more holistically support individuals with ID/DD in employment. Summaries include descriptions of collaborative programs, the contexts in which they were developed, how they have been…

Tagged with: CO, DE, MA, MD, TN, VT, WA
Posted in Interagency collaboration and partnership, Service planning and coordination

High-Performing States in Integrated Employment

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Cady

Highlights successful practices of states that have been identified as high performers in integrated employment for people served by ID/DD agencies. This essay describes the common attributes of these states in the areas of having (1) clearly defined goals and…