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Several programs have attempted to improve labor market outcomes for youth and working-age adults with disabilities. To be successful, these programs must address the various barriers to employment typically encountered by this population.
The WWC is an investment of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department of Education that was established in 2002.WWC reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education. to provide educators with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.
Most people receiving a disability payment can access Work Incentives or employment supports, but some of the rules are more generous if your disability is blindness. For more information see this Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document about Social Security Work Incentives for People who are Blind.
Real work experience is the strongest indicator of post school employment! Learn the why, what, when and how of a quality work-based learning (WBL) program. Watch videos of employers. Get strategies. Download tools to help your young adults have real career-focused work experiences.
RSA has released a guide to serve as a resource and planning guide for VR agencies and state teams to assist in the preparation for and conduct of monitoring and technical assistance activities FY 2019. The specific programs covered by the Guide include:
• The State VR program, established under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act; and
This policy brief describes how State VR agencies are using and can use benefits planning services, as a VR agency-funded service, to help SSDI and SSI beneficiaries address concerns and fears about the potential loss of cash benefits and healthcare benefits (i.e., Medicaid and/or Medicare) as they move into jobs paying substantial wages.
The passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) in 2014, with its focus on expanding opportunities for competitive integrated employment for people with disabilities and its creation of an Advisory Committee to make recommendation on strategies for doing so, has been a catalyst for changes in federal and state policies and practices around employment of people with
WINTAC, along with a wide variety of stakeholders with extensive supported employment experience developed the attached “Supported Employment Quality Features” document to identify and describe high quality features of supported employment as a guide for the universal application of these features across service delivery and training providers.
This toolkit was developed specifically for VR Counselors working to improve employment and quality of employment outcomes for people with disabilities. It contains insights and instruction from the cumulative experience of VR service providers, community partners, rehabilitation researchers, and families and individuals with disabilities.
An Employment Network (EN)is an entity that enters into an agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide or coordinate service delivery to Social Security disability beneficiaries. ENs help improve services and address the needs of people with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits.