This report provides an (1) an overview of the history and federal legislation relevant to delivery of employment services to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and (2) a review of the empirical literature on these services. The review of…
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Funding is a central tool for improving the quality and range of employment service options. While outcome-based funding models are more common in the Vocational Rehabilitation system, there is a need for funding structures in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)…
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This article summarizes the methods and findings of a study examining organizational factors leading to high state performance in achieving integrated employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Strategies such as flexibility, communicating values through data, rewards, funding incentives,…
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Describes the employment data systems of Washington State in which data on employment outcomes is incorporated into billing and reporting data. Essay describes the design of the data system, the data elements that are collected, who data is collected on,…
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Describes the Florida Supported Employment Tracking System developed to monitor progress towards reaching employment goals for people with ID/DD. Essay describes system goals, the design of the data system, the data elements that are collected, the degree to which the…
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New Hampshire is a high performer in the integrated employment of people with ID/DD. This case study was written to provide a practical resource for states trying to increase the integrated employment of people with ID/DD. The report describes the…
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This report identifies factors that led to Colorado’s success in helping people with ID/DD achieve integrated employment, followed by changes that led to a decline, and initiatives subsequently put into place to improve attainment of integrated employment for this population. …
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Washington State is recognized as a high performer in integrated employment of people with ID/DD. This case study was written to provide a practical resource for states trying to increase the integrated employment of people with ID/DD. It details five…
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Describes 2004 collaborative initiative in Colorado to promote the integrated employment of people with disabilities. Participants included representatives from the Colorado Division for Developmental Disabilities administration, the Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, nonprofit organizations responsible for authorizing services, advocacy groups,…
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Research has found that high performing states in integrated employment generally have a clear and visible data collection system that includes individual outcome data. This essay offers a qualitative, in-depth look into how employment data is collected and used throughout…
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