Over the course of the past five years, the Youth Employment Services (YES!) Center has provided high-impact technical assistance with Partnerships in Employment (PIE) state grantees funded by the Administration on Disabilities (AoD) to support systems-change efforts focused on improving competitive, integrated employment (CIE) outcomes for transition-aged youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental…
Prior research tells us that young adults (ages 16–25) with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) struggle to persist in their education, training, and employment pursuits. Common reasons for why they struggle are often based on mistaken and harmful stereotypes that young adults in general are lazy, or that young adults with SMHC are not as…
Do You Want to Know? How have employers hired individuals with disabilities during COVID? What is a Disability:IN affiliate and how do they support these efforts? How can you leverage an affiliate to support your placement efforts? The Employer Engagement for the YES Center webinar on July 28th featured employers from Disability:IN DC Metro and…
Ruth Allison, M.B.A – Senior Faculty Specialist at the University of Maryland and a Technical Assistance provider for the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C) Michael Stoehr, M.S. – Knowledge Development and Technical Assistance Specialist at the University of North Caroline Charlotte and the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative…
By Laura Owens, Ph.D., CESP The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to change the ways we support students with disabilities in exploring careers and building skills. Students have been forced to navigate learning virtually, educators have been asked to learn new technology quickly, and employment service providers must provide services without the benefit of onsite…
The unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities continues to remain around 80%. As many organizations, advocates and employment specialists work to change this percentage, another big advocate needed to change this statistic are businesses. There are many employers that have hired individuals with disabilities and we need their support in making sure ALL businesses hire…
Below are three questions I ask myself when developing or working on any employment program for youth with disabilities: Who are we missing at the table? Am I developing this program through a lens of privilege? Would I advise a family member or friend to participate in this program? Opportunity is something that is often…
Transportation touches on every aspect of our lives – from attending school, career training, attending community activities and religious services, shopping and banking, obtaining medical care, and engaging in employment. Transportation is essential across the lifespan yet is a service that many people with disabilities are unable to access, particularly in rural areas. As transportation…
Utah School to Work Project has developed eight (8) project demonstration sites, where multi-agency partners work together as a team to coordinate employment services for transition age youth with significant disabilities, who will benefit from a customized approach to employment in pursuing competitive, community integrated employment. These transition teams are made up of multiple community…
“I know I should be thinking about the future, but frankly the prospect of her being employed scares me. She’s very vulnerable. You’ll have to be patient with me and give me information I can understand so I can become comfortable with the idea.” – Jane*, a mother during a parent interview The effective engagement…
This project is supported by grant number 90DNTA0001 from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201
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