State Agency Promising Practice: Maryland - Collaborating to Promote Self-Employment for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Authors

Jennifer Bose, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston

Document Type

Occasional Paper

Publication Date

2010

Keywords

Collaboration, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, I/DD, Developmental Disabilities, Access to Integrated Employment, ThinkWork

Disciplines

Organization Development | Rehabilitation and Therapy | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work | Sociology | Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

Abstract

Self-employment has emerged as a viable option for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD). To meet increased self-employment demands, Maryland’s Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), in collaboration with the Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS), adapted services offered through the Reach Independence through Self Employment (RISE) program. The RISE program, funded by DORS, provides technical assistance and financial support to people starting their own businesses. DDA’s role in this self-employment initiative has helped people with IDD start a wide variety of businesses and achieve meaningful employment.

Recommended Citation

Bose, Jennifer and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston, "State Agency Promising Practice: Maryland - Collaborating to Promote Self-Employment for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities" (2010). ThinkWork! Publications. 86.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/thinkwork/86