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Insights Into Changes In Employment And Day Services Data From Idd Agencies During Covid-19, Agnes Zalewska, Jean Winsor
Insights Into Changes In Employment And Day Services Data From Idd Agencies During Covid-19, Agnes Zalewska, Jean Winsor
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The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) had a major impact on people with disabilities and the services they receive. This brief explores the impact of PHE on employment and day services of people with IDD. The focus of this product is the National Survey of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agencies’ Employment and Day Services (IDD survey) and its data collection in FY2020 and FY2021. We explore the feedback from state IDD agencies on the data shifts resulting from PHE and we summarize the themes observed.
Datanote: The American Community Survey, Daria Domin, John Shepard, John Butterworth, Jean Winsor, Agnes Zalewska, Daria Domin, Alberto Migliore
Datanote: The American Community Survey, Daria Domin, John Shepard, John Butterworth, Jean Winsor, Agnes Zalewska, Daria Domin, Alberto Migliore
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The American Community Survey (ACS) offers a broad population view of employment outcomes for working-age people with disabilities. This Data Note summarizes findings from an analysis of 2021 ACS data on employment rates, weeks worked, and poverty rates of people with and without disabilities across the US. These data are compared for people with no disability, people with any disability, and people with a cognitive disability, which indicate that people with disabilities continue to have less success in the labor market, and a greater likelihood of being underemployed, compared to individuals without a disability.
Spotlight On Research. Leveraging Data To Deliver Quality Employment Services:, Alberto Migliore
Spotlight On Research. Leveraging Data To Deliver Quality Employment Services:, Alberto Migliore
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Ensuring that job seekers with disabilities receive high-quality supported and customized employment services is key for increasing their chances of achieving their career goals. This paper describes the findings from piloting ES-Coach with nine employment programs in Minnesota and Massachusetts. ES-Coach is a tool designed to help teams of employment consultants visualize their employment support practices and leverage that information to reflect, set goals, and take action for continuous quality improvement.
Supporting Employment Consultants In Their Work With Job Seekers, Alberto Migliore
Supporting Employment Consultants In Their Work With Job Seekers, Alberto Migliore
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This is a summary of the article "Supporting employment consultants in their work with job seekers: A longitudinal study" published in the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation. The article highlights an urgent need for policy, practice, and research to identify and remove the roadblocks that prevent employment consultants from investing more of their time in core activities that lead to hiring.
Are Hispanics Less Likely To Receive Vocational Rehabilitation Services?, Alberto Migliore, John Shepard
Are Hispanics Less Likely To Receive Vocational Rehabilitation Services?, Alberto Migliore, John Shepard
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In the US, 16% of people with cognitive disabilities self-report to be of Hispanic ethnicity (US Census Bureau, FY 2020). However, among people with intellectual disabilities who received vocational rehabilitation services, only 11% (-5%) are Hispanic (N = 32,823, RSA911, FY2020).
The Percentage Of People Who Receive Vr Services Varies Greatly Across States, Alberto Migliore
The Percentage Of People Who Receive Vr Services Varies Greatly Across States, Alberto Migliore
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Receiving vocational rehabilitation services is a key step toward employment. However, the percentage of job seekers with intellectual disabilities who receive #VocRehab services varies greatly across states, from 93% in Vermont to 34% in Nebraska. Check out this new DataNote to see how your state compares
Racial Disparities In Earnings Among Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities, Daria Domin, John Shepard
Racial Disparities In Earnings Among Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities, Daria Domin, John Shepard
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This Data Notes examines racial disparities in earnings and hours worked among individuals with cognitive disability and no disability.
Pre-Employment Transition Services For Students With Intellectual Disabilities Who Applied For Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Alberto Migliore, John Butterworth
Pre-Employment Transition Services For Students With Intellectual Disabilities Who Applied For Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Alberto Migliore, John Butterworth
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This data note addresses participation in Pre-ETS for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) who applied for VR services. Of the 45,110 people with ID who exited the VR program in 2018, a total of 8,809 (18%) were students who applied for Pre-ETS. Of these, 1,712 (21%) received Pre-ETS and of those who received Pre-ETS, 744 (43%) gained employment.
Getting To Know Job Seekers, Alberto Migliore
Getting To Know Job Seekers, Alberto Migliore
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Getting to know job seekers is one of the five elements of the comprehensive model of employment supports. But why is it so crucial for career success?
Building Trust, Alberto Migliore
Building Trust, Alberto Migliore
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In this brief, you’ll find tips about building trust with job seekers as a first step toward finding the optimal job match.
From Active Duty To Agriculture: Engaging Veterans In Farming And Gardening, Daria Domin
From Active Duty To Agriculture: Engaging Veterans In Farming And Gardening, Daria Domin
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Second in a series of Innovative AT Practices briefs, From Active Duty to Agriculture: Engaging Veterans in Farming and Gardening describes a long standing initiative by the Kansas Assistive Technology Program that aids veterans and active duty soldiers transitioning into civilian life by providing them with opportunities in agriculture.
Using Data-Enabled Performance Feedback And Guidance To Assist Employment Consultants In Their Work With Job Seekers: An Experimental Study, John Butterworth, Alberto Migliore, Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Oliver Lyons, Amy Gunty, Jill Eastman, Paul Foos
Using Data-Enabled Performance Feedback And Guidance To Assist Employment Consultants In Their Work With Job Seekers: An Experimental Study, John Butterworth, Alberto Migliore, Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Oliver Lyons, Amy Gunty, Jill Eastman, Paul Foos
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BACKGROUND:The success of job seekers with disabilities in achieving their employment goals depends in large part on the quality of employment supports that they receive from employment consultants. OBJECTIVE:To test the effectiveness of data-enabled performance feedback to assist employment consultants in implementing standards of effective employment supports. METHODS:A total of 187 employment consultants in 30 states were randomly assigned to intervention or control groups. The intervention group received data-enabled performance feedback and guidance for 12 months, whereas the control group continued with business as usual. Both groups completed baseline and quarterly surveys throughout the intervention. RESULTS:One year after baseline, the …
Data Note: Employment Rates For People With And Without Disabilities, John Shepard
Data Note: Employment Rates For People With And Without Disabilities, John Shepard
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Data show that people with disabilities are consistently less likely to be working than their non-disabled counterparts. In this Data Note, the employment rate for working-age people is compared across disability types, as well as those without disabilities.
Data Note: Exiting Vocational Rehabilitation With Employment, By Race, For Individuals With Intellectual Disability, Cady Landa, Alberto Migliore
Data Note: Exiting Vocational Rehabilitation With Employment, By Race, For Individuals With Intellectual Disability, Cady Landa, Alberto Migliore
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There is a long-standing pattern of black/white racial disparity in employment in the general U.S. population. This Data Note explores whether this racial employment disparity, that characterizes the general population, is also found in the employment outcomes of people with intellectual disability (ID) who receive services from the vocational rehabilitation (VR) system.
Effective Case Management For Job Seekers, Caro Narby, Daria Domin, Lydia Landim
Effective Case Management For Job Seekers, Caro Narby, Daria Domin, Lydia Landim
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Case management is the most central and crucial aspect of a disability resource coordinator's (DRC) role. Understanding how DRCs manage their caseload is an important step toward identifying best practices. In this brief, DRCs share some conclusions about the way case management functions in their roles.