Webinar Series
Employment First: From Idea to Reality
Funding and Support for Competitive Integrated Employment
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 2:00-3:30 pm EST
Webinar Series Description:
This free five session series on Employment First focuses on key aspects of implementing Employment First in states, in localities, and with service providers. It is intended to assist people with disabilities, family
members, providers, and policy makers as systems move to support competitive integrated employment opportunities for all individuals with disabilities. These 75 minute webinars will include a mix of people with disabilities, providers, policy makers, business
representatives, and researchers sharing best practices and strategies about how to build and sustain an employment system for people with disabilities that ensures they can work in competitive integrated employment.
Funding and Support for Competitive Integrated Employment
Webinar Description:
This third of five webinars will focus on funding streams to support Employment First efforts and creating an infrastructure to provide competitive integrated employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The session
will focus on how Medicaid funding, state developmental disability services, and foundation and charitable funding can create and sustain competitive integrated employment opportunities. You will hear directly from state developmental disability department
personnel, providers, and foundation leaders who have and are continuing to work to create the opportunities for competitive integrated employment for people with disabilities.
Presenters:
- Rie Kennedy-Lizotte, Director of the State Employment Leadership Network for the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services (NASDDDS)
- Margaret Van Gelder, Statewide Director of Employment and Family Supports at the Central Office of the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
- Tammie Amsbaugh, Program Consultant, University of Iowa
- Jennifer Joyce, Director, Supports Program and Employment Services at the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities
Please Note:
- There is NO cost for this webinar.
- CEUs are not offered for this webinar.
- For disability accommodations
email Anna Costalas or call 301-588-8252 a minimum of five days in advance.
- This webinar will be archived.
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