Work and community engagement: Shifting services and supports to help individuals have the lives they want

Authors

Cindy Thomas, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Amie Lulinski, The Arc of the USFollow
Jennifer Sulewski, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Erin Leviton, DC Department of Disability Services
ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

12-5-2016

Abstract

Significant change is underway to insure that services maximize opportunities for full engagement in the community. This session includes two projects, the RRTC on Advancing Employment for Individual with IDD and the Community Life Engagement Project and panelists from MA and DC to discuss the implications of research findings on service transformation and the integration of work and non-work supports to support individuals to have full and productive lives.

Comments

A presentation at the AUCD 2016 Conference, "Navigating Change: Building our Future Together" December 4-7, 2016 (Washington, D.C.)

For more information about this conference, visit http://www.aucd.org/conference/index.cfm/aucd-2016-home2016.

Recommended Citation

Thomas, Cindy; Lulinski, Amie; Sulewski, Jennifer; Leviton, Erin; and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston, "Work and community engagement: Shifting services and supports to help individuals have the lives they want" (2016). All Institute for Community Inclusion Publications. 37.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/ici_pubs/37