Document Type
Occasional Paper
Publication Date
2007
Keywords
Implementation of Priority Policy Goals, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, I/DD, Developmental Disabilities, Employment, Access to Integrated Employment, ThinkWork
Disciplines
Disability Studies | Organization Development | Rehabilitation and Therapy | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work | Sociology | Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
Abstract
The Tennessee Division of Mental Retardation Services (DMRS) implemented the Employment First! initiative in 2002. The goal of Employment First was to make employment the first day service option for adults receiving supports funded by DMRS, Medicaid, or the state. Employment First set the standard that employment was the preferred service option for adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities (MR/DD).
Recommended Citation
Winsor, Jean and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston, "State Agency Promising Practices: Employment First! Making Integrated Employment the Preferred Outcome in Tennessee" (2007). ThinkWork! Publications. 67.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/thinkwork/67
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