Access to Integrated Employment: National Data Collection on Day and Employment Services for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities

On-going Data Collection and Information Dissemination

September 30, 2007
Audience:
Projects of National Significance
Topics:
Employment, Employment First, System Change
Types:
Data, Reports, Website

Abstract

The “Access to Integrated Employment: National Data Collection on Day and Employment Services for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities” project is a longitudinal study describing day and employment services nationwide for individuals with developmental disabilities. The project will:

  • Study the effectiveness of state developmental disabilities agencies and vocational rehabilitation agencies in promoting full inclusion of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through employment and other community activities
  • Describe national trends in the employment and economic status of youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities on a state and national basis
  • Highlight practices and outcomes in the transition from school to employment and promote policy enhancing integrated employment at both the systems and customer levels
  • Develop guidelines for community-based non-work activities
  • Implement www.statedata.info, a website illustrating service system investment in day and employment services, and www.realworkstories.org, a website featuring successes of youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in paid jobs in their communities
  • Provide an online catalog of innovative state-level strategies that influence policy and facilitate access to integrated employment
  • Collaborate with the University of Minnesota and the University of Colorado to show targeted current year and longitudinal data on the project website

URL

http://www.statedata.info

Grantee

Institute for Community Inclusion
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125

Grant Number

90DN0295

Contact

John Butterworth, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Phone: (617) 287-4357
Fax: (617) 287-4352
E-Mail: john.butterworth@umb.org

Project Period

9/30/2012 – 9/29/2017

Project Amount

$349,999 per year

AIDD Project Officer

Katherine Cargill-Willis
E-Mail: katherine.cargill-willis@acf.hhs.gov
Phone: (202) 690-5791