Alaska Integrated Employment Initiative (IEI)

Integrated Employment

October 1, 2012
Audience:
Projects of National Significance
Topics:
Employment, Integrated workforce
Types:
Project Abstracts
Tags:
AK

Abstract

The purpose of the Alaska Integrated Employment Initiative is to prioritize employment as the first and preferred option for youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Alaska. A partnership consisting of the Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education, the Division of Senior and Disabilities Services (SDS), the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), the Department of Education and Early Development, Disability Law Center of Alaska, and the Center for Human Development will address barriers and develop replicable, sustainable strategies using a three-pronged approach: 1) policy development that will focus on implementation of policy at all levels (legislative, regulatory, day-to-day policies and procedures), including obtaining, allocating, or re-allocating resources (people, time, money); 2) capacity building that will focus on building knowledge, training, consultation and technical assistance, and peer-to-peer learning; and 3) resource leveraging that will include pooling of assets and resources, blending and braiding resources, and integrating IEI activities with other priorities and initiatives.

Specific impact indicators are to:

  • Increase the percent of youth and young adults served by DVR from 20 percent to 25 percent
  • Increase hours worked by DVR participants with intellectual and developmental disabilities from 13 to 20 hours per week(comparable to other youth with disabilities)
  • Double the number of youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities served by SDS who are employed or self-employed

Grantee

Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education
PO Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99524-0249

Grant Number

90DN0293

Project Amount

$370,667 per year

Project Period

9/30/2012 – 9/29/2017

Contact

Millie Ryan
Phone: (907) 269-8992
Fax: (907) 269-8995
E-mail: millie.ryan@alaska.gov

AIDD Project Officer

Larissa Crossen
Phone: (202) 690-5999
E-mail: Larissa.Crossen@acl.hhs.gov