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IPS Supported Employment Toolkit
Autism Summit Community Conversation
Autism Summit Community Conversation Report [link]
October 25, 2017
Benefits 101: A Guided Study of Your Own Situation
Benefits 101: A Guided Study of Your Own Situation [Take course for credit.]
This one hour training is an overview of how earned income may affect eligibility for an entitlement to social security disability benefits and supplemental security income.
Course Objectives
- Clarify the facts about the impact of work upon disability benefits and supplemental security income.
- Provide you with the basic knowledge to make an informed decision about how obtaining employment may affect your financial situation.
EMP 102: Important Predictors for Post-School Success
EMP 102: Important Predictors for Post-School Success:
This module describes the strongest, evidence-based correlates of post-school competitive employment for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The second part of the module discusses three additional variables related to successful transitions for students with significant disabilities, and highlights the resources available to educators and other professionals in Kentucky in putting these predictor variables into practice.
EMP 101: What We All Need to Know About Transition for Students with Significant Disabilities
EMP 101 is an overview of the current status of employment outcomes for youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities in KY, the key steps in the transition process itself, the legal requirements and the roles of each agency, types of employment (competitive, supported, and customized), and the development of measurable post-secondary goals for transition-age youth. The module has a series of guiding questions, which form the basic structure of the module, with interactive questions interspersed throughout. We are now able to offer professional development/continuing education credits for individuals who successfully complete the training.
Lexington Community Conversation Report
Disability Benefits 101 Tool
Disability Benefits 101 [link] gives you tools and information on health coverage, benefits, and employment. You can plan ahead and learn how work and benefits go together in Kentucky.
Leading Practices on Disability Inclusion
Leading Practices on Disability Inclusion [link]
Author(s): Business Leadership Network and US Chamber of Commerce
Business leaders were asked to share their successful disability inclusion strategies. This publication highlights these strategies, which businesses of all sizes can use to create a more inclusive workplace, marketplace, and supply chain. Real-life examples, such as these, are important to help businesses realize the wide range of opportunities available and the potential for replicating success. An assessment is also included as a tool to initiate or enhance your company’s disability-friendly corporate practices.
Disability Etiquette: Engaging People with Disabilities
Disability Etiquette: Engaging People with Disabilities [link]
Author(s): Tennessee Disability Coalition
“This guide provides helpful information on disability etiquette. Topics covered include meeting a person with a disability, interacting with a wheelchair user, meeting someone with a cognitive impairment, engaging someone who is blind or has a disability that affects vision, meeting a person with a disability that affects speech, communicating with someone who is deaf or uses an assisted hearing device, using appropriate language, talking about disability, and general common courtesies for engaging people with disabilities.” (TennesseeWorks)