Leveraging and Braiding Resources
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Moving TANF Recipients with Disabilities to Work: Examples of State Strategies
June 2011 | Report/Brief
The NTAR Leadership Center, June 2011. This brief examines activities available to move people with disabilities receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to employment.
LEADing to Employment Information Brief: Funding for Assistive Technology - Transitioning from Secondary School to VR and Work
| May 2016 | Report/Brief
Learn about how Assistive Technology (AT) can follow people with disabilities from secondary school to post-secondary education, vocational rehabilitation and employment. LEADing to Employment Information Briefs provide a summary on topics useful t
2013 LEAD Center Policy Roundtable Report – Making Collaboration Real
| January 2014 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
LEAD Center, Jan. 2014. This report summarizes the first annual LEAD Center Policy Roundtable discussions with recommendations to engage other federal agencies in a coordinated effort to improve integrated employment outcomes and economic...
A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities
December 2013 | Report/Brief
The National Governors Association
This December 2013 report, commissioned by Governor Jack Markell (D-Delaware), Chair of the National Governor’s Association, is intended to spur governors from across the country to improve efforts aimed at increasing the employment outcomes for...
Using Braided Funding Strategies to Advance Employer Hiring Initiatives that Include People with Disabilities
September 2011 | Report/Brief
The NTAR Leadership Center
This report explores real-world examples of the effective braiding of resources that advanced employer hiring and resulted in positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Webinars
Innovative Strategies for Using Medicaid State Plan and Waiver Options to Promote Integrated Employment of People with Disabilities
February 20, 2014
ODEP, in collaboration with the CMS Disability & Elderly Public Health Group will host two upcoming educational webinars for state policy-makers and disability policy stakeholders to discuss recent Federal policy guidance issued by CMS.
Medicaid Managed Care and Its Implications on Employment Services
May 28, 2014
As states continue to transition their Medicaid systems into managed care models, numerous opportunities and risks to Medicaid-financed employment services have emerged.
Promoting Leadership: Effective Strategies for Integrating Employment Outcomes and Services into Managed Care Models
September 25, 2013
During this webinar we will provide a brief overview on the emergence of managed care as the preferred model for delivering Medicaid-funded long-term supports to individuals with disabilities.
WIOA Implementation Partnerships: The Important Role of Centers for Independent Living
March 24, 2016
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides new opportunities for American Job Centers (AJCs) to partner with Centers for Independent Living (CILs) leading to improved employment outcomes for job seekers with disabilities.
Policy Updates
Connecticut: Waiting List for Services Never Ends for Individuals with I/DD and Their Families
January 29, 2016
A recent news investigation revealed that, for many Connecticut citizens with significant disabilities, eligibility for services never translates into actually receiving services.
LEAD On! Articles
News
LEAD Center Policy Roundtable Report Available
February 5, 2014
The LEAD Center released recently the report from its first bi-annual 2013 Policy Roundtable held July 17-18, 2013 in Washington, DC.
LEAD Center Hosts First Annual Policy Roundtable on Blending and Braiding Resources
July 19, 2013
The LEAD Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), held its first national policy roundtable at the Bureau of Labor Statistics from July 17-18.
Blogs
In the Know: A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities
October 9, 2014
As countless individuals with disabilities, their family and friends, disability advocates, allies and like-minded businesses and organizations join together to celebrate National Disab
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Moving TANF Recipients with Disabilities to Work: Examples of State Strategies
June 2011 | Report/Brief
The NTAR Leadership Center, June 2011. This brief examines activities available to move people with disabilities receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to employment.
LEADing to Employment Information Brief: Funding for Assistive Technology - Transitioning from Secondary School to VR and Work
| May 2016 | Report/Brief
Learn about how Assistive Technology (AT) can follow people with disabilities from secondary school to post-secondary education, vocational rehabilitation and employment. LEADing to Employment Information Briefs provide a summary on topics useful t
2013 LEAD Center Policy Roundtable Report – Making Collaboration Real
| January 2014 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
LEAD Center, Jan. 2014. This report summarizes the first annual LEAD Center Policy Roundtable discussions with recommendations to engage other federal agencies in a coordinated effort to improve integrated employment outcomes and economic...
A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities
December 2013 | Report/Brief
The National Governors Association
This December 2013 report, commissioned by Governor Jack Markell (D-Delaware), Chair of the National Governor’s Association, is intended to spur governors from across the country to improve efforts aimed at increasing the employment outcomes for...
Using Braided Funding Strategies to Advance Employer Hiring Initiatives that Include People with Disabilities
September 2011 | Report/Brief
The NTAR Leadership Center
This report explores real-world examples of the effective braiding of resources that advanced employer hiring and resulted in positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Webinars
Innovative Strategies for Using Medicaid State Plan and Waiver Options to Promote Integrated Employment of People with Disabilities
February 20, 2014
ODEP, in collaboration with the CMS Disability & Elderly Public Health Group will host two upcoming educational webinars for state policy-makers and disability policy stakeholders to discuss recent Federal policy guidance issued by CMS.
Medicaid Managed Care and Its Implications on Employment Services
May 28, 2014
As states continue to transition their Medicaid systems into managed care models, numerous opportunities and risks to Medicaid-financed employment services have emerged.
Promoting Leadership: Effective Strategies for Integrating Employment Outcomes and Services into Managed Care Models
September 25, 2013
During this webinar we will provide a brief overview on the emergence of managed care as the preferred model for delivering Medicaid-funded long-term supports to individuals with disabilities.
WIOA Implementation Partnerships: The Important Role of Centers for Independent Living
March 24, 2016
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides new opportunities for American Job Centers (AJCs) to partner with Centers for Independent Living (CILs) leading to improved employment outcomes for job seekers with disabilities.
Policy Updates
Connecticut: Waiting List for Services Never Ends for Individuals with I/DD and Their Families
January 29, 2016
A recent news investigation revealed that, for many Connecticut citizens with significant disabilities, eligibility for services never translates into actually receiving services.
LEAD On! Articles
News
LEAD Center Policy Roundtable Report Available
February 5, 2014
The LEAD Center released recently the report from its first bi-annual 2013 Policy Roundtable held July 17-18, 2013 in Washington, DC.
LEAD Center Hosts First Annual Policy Roundtable on Blending and Braiding Resources
July 19, 2013
The LEAD Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), held its first national policy roundtable at the Bureau of Labor Statistics from July 17-18.
Blogs
In the Know: A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities
October 9, 2014
As countless individuals with disabilities, their family and friends, disability advocates, allies and like-minded businesses and organizations join together to celebrate National Disab
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Moving TANF Recipients with Disabilities to Work: Examples of State Strategies
June 2011 | Report/Brief
The NTAR Leadership Center, June 2011. This brief examines activities available to move people with disabilities receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to employment.
LEADing to Employment Information Brief: Funding for Assistive Technology - Transitioning from Secondary School to VR and Work
| May 2016 | Report/Brief
Learn about how Assistive Technology (AT) can follow people with disabilities from secondary school to post-secondary education, vocational rehabilitation and employment. LEADing to Employment Information Briefs provide a summary on topics useful t
2013 LEAD Center Policy Roundtable Report – Making Collaboration Real
| January 2014 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
LEAD Center, Jan. 2014. This report summarizes the first annual LEAD Center Policy Roundtable discussions with recommendations to engage other federal agencies in a coordinated effort to improve integrated employment outcomes and economic...
A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities
December 2013 | Report/Brief
The National Governors Association
This December 2013 report, commissioned by Governor Jack Markell (D-Delaware), Chair of the National Governor’s Association, is intended to spur governors from across the country to improve efforts aimed at increasing the employment outcomes for...
Using Braided Funding Strategies to Advance Employer Hiring Initiatives that Include People with Disabilities
September 2011 | Report/Brief
The NTAR Leadership Center
This report explores real-world examples of the effective braiding of resources that advanced employer hiring and resulted in positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Webinars
Innovative Strategies for Using Medicaid State Plan and Waiver Options to Promote Integrated Employment of People with Disabilities
February 20, 2014
ODEP, in collaboration with the CMS Disability & Elderly Public Health Group will host two upcoming educational webinars for state policy-makers and disability policy stakeholders to discuss recent Federal policy guidance issued by CMS.
Medicaid Managed Care and Its Implications on Employment Services
May 28, 2014
As states continue to transition their Medicaid systems into managed care models, numerous opportunities and risks to Medicaid-financed employment services have emerged.
Promoting Leadership: Effective Strategies for Integrating Employment Outcomes and Services into Managed Care Models
September 25, 2013
During this webinar we will provide a brief overview on the emergence of managed care as the preferred model for delivering Medicaid-funded long-term supports to individuals with disabilities.
WIOA Implementation Partnerships: The Important Role of Centers for Independent Living
March 24, 2016
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides new opportunities for American Job Centers (AJCs) to partner with Centers for Independent Living (CILs) leading to improved employment outcomes for job seekers with disabilities.
Policy Updates
Connecticut: Waiting List for Services Never Ends for Individuals with I/DD and Their Families
January 29, 2016
A recent news investigation revealed that, for many Connecticut citizens with significant disabilities, eligibility for services never translates into actually receiving services.
LEAD On! Articles
News
LEAD Center Policy Roundtable Report Available
February 5, 2014
The LEAD Center released recently the report from its first bi-annual 2013 Policy Roundtable held July 17-18, 2013 in Washington, DC.
LEAD Center Hosts First Annual Policy Roundtable on Blending and Braiding Resources
July 19, 2013
The LEAD Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), held its first national policy roundtable at the Bureau of Labor Statistics from July 17-18.
Blogs
In the Know: A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities
October 9, 2014
As countless individuals with disabilities, their family and friends, disability advocates, allies and like-minded businesses and organizations join together to celebrate National Disab