Kentucky Office of Vocation Rehabilitation Videos [link]
Watch these videos to get an overview of the Kentucky Office of Vocation Rehabilitation (OVR), Supported Employment, and Pre-Employment Training Services.
Tag: Supporting Success
IPS Supported Employment Toolkit
Coalition For Workforce Diversity
Coalition For Workforce Diversity [link]
Kentucky recruiting and networking resource for people with disabilities.
Contact: Willie Byrd at (502)955-7271 or williebyrd@gmail.com
Customized Employment: Practical Solutions for Employment Success
Customized Employment: Practical Solutions for Employment Success [link]
This booklet by The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) discusses how to customize employment for people with disabilities.
Effective Training for Employment Consultants: Job Development and Support Strategies
Effective Training for Employment Consultants: Job Development and Support Strategies [link]
This Institute Brief by the Institute for Community Inclusion “summarizes the key elements of a training and support approach designed to improve job development practices. Employment Consultants who participated supported more individuals to enter employment, and supported people to achieve higher-quality jobs with more hours and higher levels of pay, than a control group who had not yet received training.”
What Are Natural Supports and How Can They Be Utilized in my Client’s Work Environment?
What Are Natural Supports and How Can They Be Utilized in my Client’s Work Environment? [link]
This online toolkit for job placement and employment professionals talks about helping people with disabilities keep a job.
Kentucky Supported Employment Training Project
Kentucky Supported Employment Training Project [link]
Program that helps people with disabilities find jobs that they like to do and do well.
For general supported employment questions or for ideas to improve this web page:
Katie Wolf Whaley, cell 859-218-5960, mtyree@uky.edu
Person to contact when not getting what’s needed regarding supported employment:
Teresa Brandenburg, OVR Supported Employment Program, office 502-564-4440 or 1-800-372-7172.