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Lyons, Oliver; Timmons, Jaimie; Hall, Allison; Enein-Donovan, Lara; Kamau, Esther – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Recent national and state-level policy changes have created an imperative for service providers to transform from sheltered work to competitive integrated employment. The current study sought to understand the impact of participation in a 1-year, comprehensive technical assistance pilot designed to support service providers to transform away from…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Technical Assistance, Employment Qualifications, Job Skills
Kamau, Esther; Timmons, Jaimie – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2018
Competitive integrated employment is defined within the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA, 2014) as full-time or part-time work at minimum wage or higher, with wages and benefits similar to those without disabilities performing the same work, and fully integrated with coworkers without disabilities. The Act requires that states ensure…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Disability Discrimination