Document Type
Occasional Paper
Publication Date
Fall 10-2018
Keywords
Integrated Employment, Employment First, Systems Change, IDD, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Employment, ThinkWork
Disciplines
Disability Law | Psychology | Rehabilitation and Therapy | Sociology
Abstract
This brief summarizes data collected from key informants in Maryland about the state’s efforts to support integrated employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). It highlights features that contribute to the effectiveness of Maryland’s collaborative structures that have resulted in the state’s success in achieving integrated employment outcomes for individuals with IDD across three state systems: IDD, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and education. Presentation of these features is organized by the seven elements of the Higher-Performing States Employment Framework. These elements have been found to be important in achieving higher rates of competitive integrated employment outcomes for people with IDD.
Recommended Citation
Winsor, J., Landa, C., Hall, A., & Narby, C. (2018). Pushing the Integrated Employment Agenda: A Case Study of Maryland’s High-Performing Employment System. Issue 16. Boston, MA: University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion.
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