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The state snapshot contains the general state data points for the most recent year reported, along with the rate of change from the prior year.
Comprehensive list of all Employment First data that is currently available for this state. The most recent three years of reported data will be always displayed, along with source/citation information for each category.
Summary and/or sample excerpts from each state's full WIOA Plan, presented by topical category. You may click to open and close each category for easier review.
These are summaries and excerpts of state-specific Employment First related policies, initiatives, and resources. They are broken down into the following topical categories (visually separated by "tabs"): Legislation, Executive Orders, Policy, Partnerships, System-Change Funding, Training/Capacity Building, Enforcement, and Medicaid & Employment.
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WIOA Profile
Policies and Initiatives
In Ohio Employment First is for "Every person. Every talent. Every opportunity."
State VR Rates and Services
A list of services offered by this state's Vocational Rehabilitation agency, along with the standard rates paid for the performance of those services.
Ohio's Vocational VR Rates and Services
2017 State Population.
Change from
2017 Number of people with disabilities (all disabilities, ages 18-64).
2017 Number of people with disabilities who are employed (all disabilities, ages 18-64).
2017 Percentage of working age people who are employed (all disabilities).
2017 Percentage of working age people who are employed (NO disabilities).
11,613,423 11,614,373 11,658,609
Number of people with disabilities (all disabilities, ages 18-64).
847,932 851,743 840,199
Number of people with disabilities who are employed (all disabilities, ages 18-64).
Number of people without disabilities who are employed (ages 18-64).
4,814,281 4,843,788 4,867,703
Percentage of working age people who are employed (all disabilities).
Percentage of working age people who are employed (NO disabilities).
State/National unemployment rate.
Poverty Rate (all disabilities).
Poverty Rate (NO disabilities).
Number of males with disabilities (all ages).
Number of females with disabilities (all ages).
Number of Caucasians with disabilities (all ages).
Number of African Americans with disabilities (all ages).
Number of Hispanic/Latinos with disabilities (all ages).
42,867 465,053 50,119
Number of American Indians/Alaska Natives with disabilities (all ages).
Number of Asians with disabilities (all ages).
Number of Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders with disabilities (all ages).
Number of persons of two or more races with disabilities (all ages)
Number of persons of some other race alone with disabilities (all ages)
9,624 12,743 12,110
Notes: Employment percentages account for only those individuals 18 years or older who are classified members of the labor force.
U.S. Census Bureau-Fact Finder | Bureau of Labor Statistics
SSA OUTCOMES
Number of SSI recipients with disabilities who work.
Percentage of SSI recipients with disabilities who work relative to total SSI recipients with disabilities.
Old Age Survivor and Disability Insurance (OASDI) recipients/workers with disabilities.
SSI Annual Statistical Report | OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County
MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES
Number of mental health services consumers who are employed.
10,079 2,076 1,341
Number of mental health services consumers who are part of the labor force (employed or actively looking for employment).
Number of adults served who have a known employment status.
Percentage of all state mental health agency consumers served in the community who are employed.
Percentage of supported employment services evidence based practices (EBP).
Percentage of supported housing services evidence based practices (EBP).
Percentage of assertive community treatment services evidence based practices (EBP).
Percentage of medications management evidence based practices (EBP).
Number of evidence based practices (EBP) supported employment services.
Number of evidence based practices (EBP) supported housing services.
Number of evidence based practices (EBP) assertive community treatment services.
Number of evidence based practices (EBP) medications management.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) "Reports by Geography"
WAGNER PEYSER OUTCOMES
Number of registered job seekers with a disability.
Proportion of registered job seekers with a disability.
Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service, State by State Performance
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES (ADULTS)
Total number of people with a disability that is a substantial barrier to work served by Job Training and Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act programs.
Total number of people with a disability that is a substantial barrier to work who entered unsubsidized employment.
Percentage of people with a disability that is a substantial barrier to work who entered unsubsidized employment relative to total the number of people with a disability that is a substantial barrier to work.
Incidence rate of people with a disability that is a substantial barrier to work who entered unsubsidized employment per 100,000 individuals in the general state population.
StateData: the National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, Workforce Investment Act Data (Adults)
VR OUTCOMES
Total Number of people served under VR.
Number of people with visual impairments served under VR.
908 978 N/A
Number of people with communicative (hearing loss, deafness) impairments served under VR.
760 1,205 N/A
Number of people with physical impairments served under VR.
2,252 2,255 N/A
Number of people cognitive impairments served under VR.
Number of people psychosocial impairments served under VR.
Number of people with mental impairments served under VR.
Percentage of overall closures into employment under VR.
25.60% 30.70% N/A
Number of employment network (EN) and vocational rehabilitation (VR) tickets assigned.
10,377 11,120 8,168
Number of eligible ticket to work beneficiaries.
Total number of ID closures using supported employment services with or without Title VI-B funds expended (VI-C prior to 2002).
Total number of ID competitive labor market closures.
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) – "Basic VR GPRA Measures" | StateData: the National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes | Social Security Administration "TicketTracker" | Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) – "Core Tables for Basic VR"
IDD OUTCOMES
Dollars spent on day/employment services for integrated employment funding.
$91,872,000 $91,950,000 $99,531,000
Dollars spent on day/employment services for facility-based work funding.
$132,663,000 $119,856,000 $114,445,000
Dollars spent on day/employment services for facility-based non-work funding.
Dollars spent on day/employment services for community based non-work funding.
N/A $0 $0
Percentage of people served in integrated employment.
Number of people served in community based non-work.
Number of people served in facility based work.
Number of people served in facility based non-work.
Number supported in integrated employment per 100,000 individuals in the general state population.
StateData: the National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
Percent of children with IEPs aged 6 through 21 served inside the regular class 80% or more of the day (Indicator 5a).
Percent of children with IEPs aged 6 through 21 served inside the regular class less than 40% of the day (Indicator 5b).
Percent of children with IEPs aged 6 through 21 served in separate schools, residential facilities, or homebound/hospital placements (Indicator 5c).
Percent of youth with IEPs aged 16 and above with an IEP that includes appropriate measurable postsecondary goals (Indicator 13).
Percentage of youth who are no longer in secondary school, had IEPs in effect at the time they left school, and were enrolled in higher education within one year of leaving high school (Indicator 14a).
Percentage of youth who are no longer in secondary school, had IEPs in effect at the time they left school, and were enrolled in higher education or competitively employed within one year of leaving high school (Indicator 14b).
Percentage of youth who are no longer in secondary school, had IEPs in effect at the time they left school, and were enrolled in higher education or in some other postsecondary education or training program; or competitively employed or in some other employment within one year of leaving high school (Indicator 14c).
Percentage of youth who are no longer in secondary school, had IEPs in effect at the time they left school, and were competitively employed within one year of leaving high school (Subset of Indicator 14).
Notes: Please refer to individual state profiles for most recent numbers by state
Office of Special Education Programs "OSEP Grads360"
ABILITYONE/JWOD PROGRAM
Number of overall agency blind and SD hours.
Number of overall total blind and SD workers.
Number of AbilityOne blind and SD hours (products).
Number of AbilityOne blind and SD hours (services).
Number of AbilityOne blind and SD hours (combined).
Number of AbilityOne blind and SD workers (products).
Number of AbilityOne blind and SD workers (services).
Number of AbilityOne blind and SD workers (combined).
AbilityOne wages (products).
AbilityOne wages (services).
Notes: Average hourly wage(services)= services total wages earned/services total number of hours worked. | Average hourly wage(products)=products total wages earned/products total number of hours worked.
AbilityOne 2014 Annual Report
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION: 14(c) CERTIFICATE-HOLDING ENTITIES OUTCOMES
Number of 14(c) certificate-holding businesses.
Number of 14(c) certificate-holding school work experience programs (SWEPs).
Number of 14(c) certificate-holding community rehabilitation programs (CRPs).
Number of 14(c) certificate holding patient workers.
Total Number of 14(c) certificate holding entities.
Reported number of people with disabilities working under 14(c) certificate-holding businesses.
Reported number of people with disabilities working under 14 (c) certificate holding school work experience programs (SWEPs).
Reported number of people with disabilities working under 14(c) certificate holding community rehabilitation programs (CRPs).
Reported number of people with disabilities working under 14(c) certificate holding patient workers.
Total reported number of people with disabilities working under 14(c) certificate holding entities.
Notes: *WHD is cumulative data. Numbers for data items 4-10 are no longer available for 2014.
U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Business Certificate Holders List | U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division (WHD) School Work Experience Programs (SWEP) List | U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRPs) List | U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Employers of Patient Workers List
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The material cited below is taken directly from each state's plan for WIOA implementation. These sections of the state plan were selected because of their relevance to youth and adults with disabilities. However, all programs and services under WIOA must be physically and programmatically accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Employment First State Leadership Mentoring Program (EFSLMP)
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, Employment First, Governor's Council for People with Disabilities, Assistive Technology of Ohio, and the Ohio Departments of Aging, Developmental Disabilities, Job and Family Services, Medicaid, and Mental Health and Addiction Services collaborated on the creation of the site. (Page 46)
Transition services are funded by the various state agencies that serve the individual youth in accordance with requirements under WIOA, IDEA and other pertinent laws. In addition to the Interagency Agreement between the Ohio Department of Education and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, Ohio's Employment First Task Force works across multiple systems to align policies and practices and issues guidance to the field as needed to ensure that students receive the services needed to ensure achievement of employment and other post-secondary outcomes. (Page 150)
In FFY 2013, OOD in partnership with the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) established a dual certification program as part of the Employment First Partnership Agreement. This dual certification program is designed to ensure continuity of services and allow for more successful transition from time–limited to long–term supports. In addition, it is designed to better respond to the needs of individuals served by the program as well as our business partners.151-allowing them to provide VR services to individuals being served by OOD in the Employment First Partnership. Performance–based job development is utilized to ensure a more outcome–focused method of service provision. Staff providing services under this waiver must pass an online course and attend mandatory trainings on VR services, fee schedules, billing, and reporting expectations before they can begin providing services. They must also attend in–person trainings on employer engagement and on–the–job supports within one year of passing the online supported employment web course to continue providing services. (Page 151-152)
As mentioned previously, OOD partners with the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) to expand vocational rehabilitation (VR) services to individuals with developmental disabilities as part of the state's overall Employment First Initiative. It also should be noted that DODD is the lead agency for Ohio's Employment First initiative, which was signed by Governor Kasich in March 2012. OOD is an active member of the Employment First Task Force, which is examining existing practices in the state system to identify and address barriers to employment for people with developmental and other disabilities. (Page 157)
In 2015 and continuing into 2016, Ohio has been selected as a core state in the Employment First State Leadership Mentoring Program. Through this grant, which is funded through the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), the Employment First Taskforce has identified action steps that each agency will complete to promote the core principles for transition in Ohio:
Competitive, integrated employment is expectation for all youth with disabilities;
Transition planning for youth requires multi–agency collaboration;
Early dialogue with individuals and families is critical to ensuring employment outcomes;
There are multiple pathways to employment; and
Person–centered planning is key to the development of effective services and supports for transition–age youth. (Page 158)
OOD will provide targeted training to enhance personnel development. This will include targeted training on Employment First, supported employment, eligibility, transition procedures and clarification of roles and responsibilities of OOD and school personnel. (Page 160)
Mental health: OOD's service provision is higher for individuals with psychosocial and cognitive impairments. This is most likely explained by the fact that OOD in the past four years has concentrated efforts through focused contracts with local Mental Health and Drug Addiction boards, local Developmental Disabilities boards, and most recently through the Ohio Department Developmental Disabilities funding for Employment First. Each of these populations also has an organized representative presence through established county public agencies across the state. (Page 169)
OOD has several Interagency Agreements that are designed to implement service delivery models that will increase outcomes for specific populations served by the VR program. The Employment First Partnership Agreement with the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities and the Ohio Transition Support Program with the Ohio Department of Education are both examples of this. (Page 179)
Employment First Partnership Agreement: OOD has continued its Employment First (EF) Partnership Agreement with the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities. OOD has expanded the number of VR counselors providing services under the agreement from 15 to 25 counselors during this time period. In FFY 2015, the EF program exceeded all performance goals. This includes exceeding its rehabilitation goal by 150 percent and its plan development goal by 200 percent. (Page184) and (Page 186)
Employment (second and fourth Quarter after exit): Adult and Dislocated Worker: Historical WIA data exists for these cohorts for us to use in calculations and projections. Applying the employed second quarter after exit to the historical WIA population yields only a modest difference between WIA's entered employment first quarter after exit and WIOA's employment second quarter after exit for these two cohorts. Therefore, we propose using the PY 2015 WIA common measure level as a starting point for establishing a performance history for the second quarter after exit measure. For the fourth quarter after exit, (Page 310)
Customized Employment
Other VR or support services needed to ensure success in community employment;
Follow–up and monitoring of job performance during the stabilization process;
Discrete post–employment services not commonly available from those who provide extended services;
Identification and development/facilitation of natural supports; and
Customized employment. (Page 188)
Blending/ Braiding Resources
Disability resource coordinator staff in OhioMeansJobs centers implemented Ohio's strategic components, which included deploying integrated resource teams, leveraging partner funds and resources, customized employment, and asset development. Through this initiative OhioMeansAccessibility.com was added to OhioMeansJob.com. (Page 284)
DEI/Disability Resource Coordinators
One In 2011, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) received a three–year Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) demonstration grant project to improve the education, training, and employment opportunities and outcomes for adults who are unemployed, underemployed, and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits. Three OhioMeansJobs centers in Cleveland, Portsmouth and Toledo operated the DEI grant project. Disability resource coordinator staff in OhioMeansJobs centers implemented Ohio's strategic components, which included deploying integrated resource teams, leveraging partner funds and resources, customized employment, and asset development. Through this initiative OhioMeansAccessibility.com was added to OhioMeansJobs.com. (Page 248)
Financial Literacy /Economic Advancement
Follow–up services for not less than 12 months;
Comprehensive guidance and counseling;
Financial literacy education;
Entrepreneurial skills training;
Labor market and employment information; and
Activities to prepare for and transition to post–secondary education and training.
These services will be made available and/or will be provided through the procured youth provider. Assurance that all local workforce development areas and the lead agency are making the 14 program elements available and implemented will be done through the state monitoring program. (Page 101)
Through collaboration with local workforce development partners and alignment with the regional or local plan, ABLE programs will assist English language learners with career goals by offering integrated English literacy and civics education concurrently with integrated education and training as part of a career pathway. Integrated education and training will focus on in–demand occupations that lead to economic self–sufficiency. Successful career pathways, leading to educational and career advancement for ABLE students, will require coordinated design, delivery, and evaluation amongst all local workforce development partners In PY2016, ODHE will plan and coordinate with state-level workforce development partners to provide guidance and technical assistance to eligible providers who seek to implement, beginning PY2017, an IELCE program in combination with integrated education and training under section 243. (Page 136)
School to Work Transition
Expands access for students with disabilities to engage in career exploration and skill development at a younger age, launching them on a path to career success and independence;
Increases participation of VR counselors in IEP team meetings ensuring cross–agency planning and earlier career preparation; and
Improves strategies to ensure that students with disabilities secure employment prior to graduation and connect with long–term supports services when needed and available to ensure long term success.
Educates parents and youth on work incentives planning by comparing benefits of work versus SSI. (Page 37)
OOD has traditionally relied fully on fee for service purchasing of VR services from Community Rehabilitation Programs. In FFY 2015, OOD piloted the provision of both job development and work incentives counseling (i.e., benefits planning) services through "in–house" personnel. OOD is currently in the process of evaluating the results of these pilots to determine the extent to which they resulted in increased outcomes and reduced time to placement. It is anticipated that OOD will expand the use of this service delivery model over the course of this Combined State Plan. (Page 179)
Under WIA, the vocational rehabilitation (VR) program was evaluated by standards and indicators unique to the VR program. OOD has met compliance with program standards and indicators, which relate to the number and quality of employment outcomes achieved by the program. As noted previously, OOD is currently in the process of making changes in its case management system to align with the common measures under WIOA. In addition baseline data related to the common measures is being established and evaluated. It should be noted that for newly required data elements, such as skill gains and attainment, a period of data collection will be required to establish this baseline data. (Page 147)
Work Incentives & Benefits
ABLE is Ohio's front–line program to help adults without a high school diploma or equivalency. ABLE is the foundation on which workforce education is built, therefore providing the fundamental skills for individuals to be successful in job training and employment. Remedial services provided through ABLE are contextualized to meet the diverse needs of individuals' career pathways. The single biggest challenge the ABLE program faces in Ohio is a lack of awareness about what ABLE is and the wide–range of free services the program provides. (Pages 27-28)
Ohio's vocational rehabilitation (VR) program is aligning its on–the–job training strategy and policies with Title I employment and training and Trade Adjustment Assistance programs for seamless service delivery for businesses. The VR program also is working to increase utilization and access to the Workforce Inventory of Education and Training – Ohio's eligible training provider system – which includes connection with apprenticeship programs. To further that connection, VR is working with Ohio's Apprenticeship Council to develop career pathways for transitioning youth to enter into the programs. (Page 32)
All state-approved secondary career-technical programs will meet State Quality Program Standards (QPS);
Evaluation of adherence to QPS will be part of a periodic renewal of eligibility as a state-approved career-technical program and for state weighted career-technical funding.
The state will provide technical assistance for and monitoring of QPS.
A secondary program that operates under a state-approved POS and meets secondary state QPS will also, by definition, meet Tech Prep criteria;
Once all secondary programs operate under a state-approved POS and meet QPS, all programs can also be identified as Tech Prep programs;
Tech Prep programs will be characterized by open entry for all secondary students;
Effective academic/career counseling and effective Individual Education Plan (IEP) development will be available in schools to ensure that students are in appropriate programs for their individual needs;
All educators, especially teachers, will be supported with access to products/services that will help them ensure student success;
High expectations will be in place for students to exit secondary Tech Prep programs as successful secondary "completers;"
A successful secondary completer is a student that demonstrates high level academic and technical achievement.
A successful secondary completer is a student that is well prepared to move seamlessly to postsecondary Tech Prep programs. (Page 249)
Employer/ Business
Aligning and implementing the best practices of the current and future Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) Projects. Commerce, ICCB, and Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) have worked with regional and local partners to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities (aged 18 and above) in integrated career pathway and academic programs through community colleges and non-profit organizations in cooperation with American Job Centers, Local Workforce Innovation Boards (LWIB), employment networks and other regional partners. (Page 135)
Under Title IV's OhioMeansJobs Center partner program, OOD's vocational rehabilitation program's case management system – AWARE – is used by approximately 37 state vocational rehabilitation agencies nationwide. OOD also partners with ODJFS to obtain Ohio employment verification and wage data. It should be noted that access to only Ohio wage information limits the VR program from accurately identifying the full population of individuals employed after receiving services (i.e., individuals who may be employed out of state with a federal agency or as an independent contractor are not in the Ohio wage file). OOD will continue to research opportunities to develop additional data collection activities that will support the accurate identification of the full population of individuals employed after receiving vocational rehabilitation services. (Page 62)
Under Title II's OhioMeansJobs partner program, the ABLELink system is ABLE's online student information management system. The system collects student information for local program (Page 62)
The vocational rehabilitation program, in accordance with WIOA requirements, is currently in the process of making changes to its case management system and data collection activities to align with common measures. In addition, OOD is collecting and evaluating baseline performance data to prepare for the negotiation of performance levels with the Rehabilitation Services Administration. (Page 69)
Under WIA, the vocational rehabilitation (VR) program was evaluated by standards and indicators unique to the VR program. OOD has met compliance with program standards and indicators, which relate to the number and quality of employment outcomes achieved by the program. As noted previously, OOD is currently in the process of making changes in its case management system to align with the common measures under WIOA. In addition baseline data related to the common measures is being established and evaluated. It should be noted that for newly required data elements, such as skill gains and attainment, a period of data collection will be required to establish this baseline data. (Page 73)
How the local board will facilitate access to services provided through the OhioMeansJobs delivery system through the use of technology and other means;
How entities within the OhioMeansJobs delivery system, including OhioMeansJobs center operators and partners, will comply section 188 of WIOA, if applicable, and applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 regarding the physical and programmatic accessibility of facilities. (Page 348)
How entities within the OhioMeansJobs delivery system, including OhioMeansJobs center operators and partners, will comply section 188 of WIOA, if applicable, and applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 regarding the physical and programmatic accessibility of facilities, programs and services, technology, and materials for individuals with disabilities, including providing staff training and support for addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities;
How the local board will coordinate with the regional JobsOhio; and
The roles and resource contributions of the OhioMeansJobs center partners. 351 Ohio's standards for OhioMeansJobs center certification also will include requirements to not only comply with the ADA, but also Sec 188 of WIOA. Certification will require OhioMeansJobs staff to receive training to understand and better serve individuals with disabilities. Describe how the one-stop delivery system (including one-stop center operators and the one-stop delivery system partners), will comply with section 188 of WIOA (if applicable) and applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) with regard to the physical and programmatic accessibility of facilities, programs, services, technology, and materials for individuals with disabilities. This also must include a description of compliance through providing staff training and support for addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities. Describe the State's one-stop center certification policy, particularly the accessibility criteria. (Pages 84-85)
Past WIOA Profiles Year
Executive Orders (2)
Systems-Change Funding (7)
Training/Capacity Building (18)
Medicaid & Employment (18)
Ohio's Home and Community Based Waiver Waiting List - 09/01/2018
~~"Beginning September 1, 2018, changes to Ohio's Waiting List for home and community-based services waivers will make it easier to identify a person's needs and arrange needed services. The changes to the Waiting List include a statewide assessment tool used to better understand a person's need for services, including current needs and immediate needs Read more in the Home and Community-Based Services Waivers Waiting List Rule, OAC 5123-9-04, effective September 1, 2018."
Medicaid Agencies
Ohio's Home and Community Based Waiver Waiting List
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/medicaid-employment/ohio%E2%80%99s-home-and-community-based-waiver-waiting-list
Secondary Transition and Workforce Development for Students with Disabilities - 07/30/2018
~~"Federal and State Requirements
In Ohio, students with disabilities ages 14 or younger, if appropriate, formally enter into the secondary transition planning process. A truly successful transition process is the result of comprehensive planning that is driven by the student's preferences, interests, needs, and strengths. This comprehensive planning moves students toward successful future outcomes in competitive, integrated employment, education, and independent living.
The Institute for Educational Leadership's policy brief "Preparing Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities for Work: What School Leaders Need to Know About the New Legal Landscape" is intended to inform school leaders about their responsibilities under recent case law to prepare youth with disabilities for work and careers. Information within this brief supports the efforts made by state, regional, and local agencies across Ohio to promote competitive integrated employment for all students, including those with the most significant disabilities."
Secondary Transition and Workforce Development for Students with Disabilities
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/secondary-transition-and-workforce-development-for-students-with-disabilities
OCALI Supports Schools to Ensure Post-Secondary Success - 07/10/2018
~~"Through the Ohio DD Council, OCALI, or the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence, received a grant titled "Realizing Employment First for Youth: Evidence Based Practices and Predictors of Adult Success."
The pilot program called "What Works for Work", studied how evidence-based practices and predictors that supported school-based teams help achieve post-secondary success – or life after high school - for students with developmental disabilities.
The grant support school-based teams, "find successful methods that would improve transitions into employment, independent living skills and community living," said Madeline Rosenshein, OCALI consultant and grantee.
Through research focused on transition youth, it was found that certain evidence-based practices and predictors, if implemented during the school years, can improve adult outcomes, which includes employment."
OCALI Supports Schools to Ensure Post-Secondary Success
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/partnerships/ocali-supports-schools-to-ensure-post-secondary-success
How to build an inclusive workforce - 07/07/2018
~~Hiring Ohioans with Disabilities: A Toolkit for Employers, managers and Human Resource Professionals
A new interactive "toolkit" makes it easier for Ohio employers to recruit, hire, and retain qualified workers with disabilities. "Hiring Ohioans with Disabilities: a Toolkit for Employers, Managers and Human Resource Professionals" was produced by Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). It was created in response to a recommendation of the Ohi Workforce Integration Task Force (WIT), which Fover John R. Kasich and the Ohio General Assembly created in 2014. The toolkit is now available online at www.jfs.ohio.gov/HiringAbility
During the work of the WIT, it became evident that Ohio employers need a clear, consistent and practical resource that outlines how best to tap into the skilled and motivated workforce individuals with disabilities represent. Hiring Ohioans with Disabilities meets the need by compiling a great deal of information into one convenient, easily accessible location.
Employers can download the toolkit to learn about the following topics and more:•Best practices from Ohio's top employers•Tax incentives for hiring workers with disabilities•Free sources of consultation and assistance•Making reasonable workplace accommodations•Offering more flexible work arrangements•Interacting with people with disabilities•Using job coaches to help workers with disabilities•Managing disability leave•Accommodating service animals in the workplace
How to build an inclusive workforce
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/how-to-build-an-inclusive-workforce
IPS Supported Employment - 07/01/2018
~~"Individualized Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment is an evidence-based practice that helps people with severe and persistent mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders identify, acquire and maintain integrated competitive employment in their communities. IPS is assertive about helping people find the work they want as soon as they express a desire to become employed. IPS increases employment in integrated competitive jobs, the number of hours worked, and the amount of income earned in competitive jobs. There are eight core principles that make the IPS model different from traditional vocational programs:1. Zero Exclusion2. Integrated Employment & Treatment3. Competitive Jobs4. Rapid Job-Search5. Systematic Job Development6. Time-Unlimited Support7. Consumer Preferences8. Benefits Planning "
Department of Mental Health
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/partnerships/ips-supported-employment
SAMHSA Supported Employment Grant - 07/01/2018
~~"OhioMHAS was recently awarded the Transforming Lives through Supported Employment grant for $4.8 million dollars over 5 years. This will be a partnership between OhioMHAS, the state training, technical assistance and evaluation partners, and other state departments including Vocational Rehabilitation and two community behavioral health agencies: Firelands Counseling and Recovery Services and Daybreak, Inc. The mission of this project is to modernize, enhance, and increase availability and quality of IPS services to meet the needs of individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.The expected outcome is for Ohio to have the necessary infrastructure in place to maintain, expand, and sustain IPS throughout the state and to increase the number of individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder that obtain and retain integrated competitive employment of their choosing."
SAMHSA Supported Employment Grant
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/partnerships/samhsa-supported-employment-grant
5160:1-5-07 Medicaid: specialized recovery services (SRS) program - 07/01/2018
~~"This rule sets forth the eligibility criteria for a state plan home and community-based services (HCBS) benefit authorized under section 1915(i) of the Social Security Act (as in effect on October 1, 2017). Section 1915(i) of the act allows states the flexibility to provide HCBS to individuals who require less than an institutional level of care (LOC) and who would, therefore, not be eligible for HCBS under the more restrictive criteria of section 1915(c) waivers. The specialized recovery services (SRS) program provides targeted services to the following individuals described in rule 5160-43-02of the Administrative Code:
(1) Individuals with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI); or
(2) Individuals who are active on the solid organ or soft tissue waiting list; or
(3) Individuals with certain diagnosed chronic conditions.
5160:1-5-07 Medicaid: specialized recovery services (SRS) program
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/medicaid-employment/51601-5-07-medicaid-specialized-recovery-services-srs-program
Professional Development Orientation to Supported Employment Web Course - 07/01/2018
~~"This Web-based training is an introduction to the competencies for effective supported employment. Please follow this link to register:
https://trn-store.com/trn-courses/entry/OHIntroductionRegister.php
You will need to create an account, then return to the form, login, and you will be taken directly to Ohio's course.
Seven lessons will cover the following topics:•Values, Definitions, History•Legislation, Funding, Ohio's Employment First•Roles and Rights•Supported Employment Process and Benefits•Career Planning, Discovery, Vocational Profile•Marketing and Job Development•Job Design and Training, Natural Supports
This course should take between 12-20 hours to complete over a three-week period. It may take less time for experienced staff. There is a one-hour timed post-test to measure core competencies (75% or higher). DODD will offer 12 CEUs for Adult Services Staff, SSAs, Superintendents and Board Members."
Professional Development Orientation to Supported Employment Web Course
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/professional-development-orientation-to-supported-employment-web-course
Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services, Support-Employment, Statewide Committee - 07/01/2018
~~"OhioMHAS and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) work daily in support of employment goals for individuals with disabilities – including people with a severe and persistent mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders. OhioMHAS and OOD have partnered with multiple stakeholders to support employment access through the collaborative work of a Statewide Employment Committee. This committee was created to identify and remove employment barriers for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders who are served through the vocational rehabilitation system.
Subcommittees under the statewide group develop recommendations/products that will increase access to ongoing benefit planning, increase speed of access into the vocational rehabilitation system, and assist OOD in developing a culture that operates under the principles of Individual Placement and Support - Supported Employment (IPS). To learn more about IPS Supported Employment, visit https://www.centerforebp.case.edu/practices/se."
Cross-Agency Collaboration / Partnerships
Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services, Support-Employment, Statewide Committee
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/training-capacity-building/ohio-mental-health-and-addiction-services-support-employment-statewide-committee
Transforming Lives Through Supported Employment: SAMHSA's Supported Employment Grant Program (SEP) - 06/29/2018
The purpose of the Supported Employment Program is "to enhance state and community capacity to provide and expand evidence-based SEPs (such as the Individual Placement and Support [IPS] model) to adults with serious mental illnesses, including persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders."
Ohio Supported Employment Program
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/systems-change-funding/transforming-lives-through-supported-employment-samhsa%E2%80%99s-supported-employment-grant-program-sep
Ohio Revised Code 5123:2-9-16 - Home and community-based services waivers - 04/01/2017
"This rule defines group employment support and sets forth provider qualifications, requirements for service delivery and documentation of services, and payment standards for the service. The expected outcome of group employment support is paid employment and work experience leading to further career development and competitive integrated employment."
14(c)/Income Security
Segregated Day & Employment Services
Ohio Revised Code 5123:2-9-16 - Home and community-based services waivers
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/legislation/ohio-revised-code-51232-9-16-home-and-community-based-services-waivers
Ohio HB 155 - 10/15/2015
A bill to amend section 2329.66 and to enact sections 113.50, 113.51, 113.52, 113.53, 113.54, 113.55, and 113.56 of the Revised Code to require the Treasurer of State to create a program [ABLE] offering federally tax-advantaged savings accounts used to pay for a person's qualified disability expenses and to disregard the value of and income from that account in determining whether that person is eligible for state or local means-tested public assistance.
Asset Development / Financial Capability
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/legislation/ohio-hb-155-0
Ohio SB 316: IEP and Post-secondary Transition Requirements - 09/24/2012
Beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect when the child is fourteen years of age, and update annually thereafter, a statement describing:
Appropriate measurable post-secondary goals based upon age-appropriate transition assessments related to training, education and independent living skills; Appropriate measurable post-secondary goals based on age-appropriate transition assessments related to employment in a competitive environment in which workers are integrated regardless of disability; The transition services including courses of study, needed to assist the child in reaching the goals described in divisions (H)(1) and (2) of this section.
Ohio SB 316: IEP and Post-secondary Transition Requirements
New Requirements for Secondary Transition Services
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/legislation/ohio-sb-316-iep-and-post-secondary-transition-requirements
Ohio Rev. Code §5126.05: County Board - Powers & Duties - 09/24/2012
"Implement an employment first policy that clearly identifies community employment as the desired outcome for every individual of working age who receives services from the board…"
Ohio Rev. Code §5126.05: County Board - Powers & Duties
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/legislation/ohio-rev-code-%C2%A7512605-county-board-powers-duties
5123.022 OH State Policy Regarding Community Employment for Disabled - 09/24/2012
"It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that employment services for individuals with developmental disabilities be directed at community employment. Every individual with a developmental disability is presumed capable of community employment."
5123.022 OH State Policy
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/legislation/5123022-oh-state-policy-regarding-community-employment-for-disabled
OH Rev. Code Ann. §§123.152 - Encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program. - 09/29/2005
As used in this section, "EDGE business enterprise" means a sole proprietorship, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability corporation, or joint venture certified as a participant in the encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program by the director of administrative services under this section of the Revised Code. Social disadvantage based on any of the following: - A rebuttable presumption when the business owner or owners demonstrate membership in a racial minority group or show personal disadvantage due to color, ethnic origin, gender, physical disability, long-term residence in an environment isolated from the mainstream of American society, location in an area of high unemployment;
OH Rev. Code Ann. §§123.152
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/legislation/oh-rev-code-ann-%C2%A7%C2%A7123152-encouraging-diversity-growth-and-equity-program
Executive Order 2019-03D Establishing Ohio as a Disability Inclusion State and Model Employer of Individuals with Disabilities - 01/14/2019
~~1. The Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, shall identify and appoint a State ADA Coordinator, who shall be responsible for advising all state agencies, departments, boards, and commissions within the executive branch on disability policy and compliance with state and federal disability rights laws.
2. Each state agency shall annually review its hiring practices to identify any barriers to employment of individuals with disabilities, and, in consultation with the State ADA Coordinator, take appropriate action to eliminate any non-job-related barriers to the integration of individuals with disabilities into the workforce.
3. All state agencies, departments, boards and commissions shall utilize best efforts with respect to recruitment, hiring, and advancement, and issue clear, written directives to their managers and supervisors prohibiting discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities.
4. All state agencies, departments, boards and commissions shall collect and evaluate self-disclosed data through the state personnel system to be used to measure progress in hiring people with disabilities. This data will be used to develop a strategic plan in consultation with the State ADA Coordinator and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities with a goal for hiring individuals with disabilities who self-disclose.
5. The Ohio Department of Administrative Services and the State ADA Coordinator, in coordination with Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, shall ensure all state employees participate in regular disability etiquette and awareness training to build and sustain a culture of inclusion in the workplace. All State employees shall also participate in periodic training on the ways that technology can be used to make work sites more accessible and available to people with disabilities....
Executive Order 2019-03D Establishing Ohio as a Disability Inclusion State and Model Employer of Individuals with Disabilities
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/executive-orders/executive-order-2019-03d-establishing-ohio-as-a-disability-inclusion-state-and-model-employer-of-individuals-with-disabilities
Ohio Employment First Executive Order - 03/19/2012
~~"Governor John Kasich officially launched Ohio's Employment First Initiative when he signed Executive Order 2012-05K on March 19, 2012. The Executive Order established statewide collaboration and coordination by creating the Employment First Taskforce and Advisory Committee, and made community employment the preferred outcome for individuals with developmental disabilities.The taskforce is charged with expanding community employment opportunities by reducing barriers and aligning state policy."
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Ohio Employment First Executive Order
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/executive-orders/ohio-employment-first-executive-order
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities Annual Report FY2017 - 08/01/2017
"The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) oversees a statewide system of supports and services for people with developmental disabilities and their families with the support of a diverse stakeholder community. The department does this by developing services for children and adults that ensure health and safety, encourage participation in the community, and increase opportunities for meaningful employment."
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities Annual Report FY2017
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/ohio-department-of-developmental-disabilities-annual-report-fy2017
Employment First Task Force Joint Guidance: Limitations on Use of Subminimum Wage - 10/25/2016
"Section 511 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), which took effect July 22, 2016, is intended to place limits on the payment of subminimum wage to individuals with disabilities, using special wage certificates under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Entities who hold these special wage certificates will be referred to as "certificate holders" throughout this guidance. The Employment First Taskforce agencies, including the Ohio Departments of Developmental Disabilities and Education and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, understand their systems play a role in providing supports and services that empower youth and adults with disabilities to choose and succeed in competitive, integrated employment."
WIOA
Employment First Task Force Joint Guidance: Limitations on Use of Subminimum Wage
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/employment-first-task-force-joint-guidance-limitations-on-use-of-subminimum-wage
Ohio 2016-2017 Budget: Historic Investments for Ohioans with Developmental Disabilities - 07/01/2016
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/ohio-2016-2017-budget-historic-investments-for-ohioans-with-developmental-disabilities
Employment First Project Update (February 2016) - 02/01/2016
"As part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Transition plan, services and rates are being updated for Adult Day waiver services. Input was gathered from community forums and stakeholder workgroups throughout 2014 and 2015. These new services will be focused on person centered planning and individual outcomes. New services will start being used on October 1, 2016."
Employment First Project Update (February 2016)
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/employment-first-project-update-february-2016
Ohio VR Provider Manual - 11/23/2015
The VR Provider Manual provides service descriptions and requirements for services including career exploration, job development, retention, job seeking skills training, and customized employment, among others.
Ohio VR Provider Manual
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/ohio-vr-provider-manual
OH Vocational Rehabilitation Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment - 09/30/2015
"Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD), Division of Performance and Innovation (DPI), produced this 2015 Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment (CSNA) building upon the framework methodology developed from the 2012 CSNA, which was designed to assess the vocational rehabilitation (VR) service needs of individuals related to six primary disability categories. These disabilities include visual impairments, hearing impairments, communicative impairments, physical impairments, psychosocial impairments and cognitive impairments. This methodology focuses on penetration rates (of the extent to which OOD was serving prospective jobseekers with disabilities), and proportionality (how well OOD is balanced in serving the cross-section of individuals with disabilities who are seeking employment)." The VR sets forth 9 recommendations to be set as priorities over the next year in order to improve integrated employment opportunities and community inclusion.
OH Vocational Rehabilitation Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/oh-vocational-rehabilitation-comprehensive-statewide-needs-assessment
Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission State Plan (VR Rehabilitation Services Program) - FY 2015 - 09/30/2014
The State Plan for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program and State Plan Supplement for the State Supported Employment Services Program: Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission State Plan for Fiscal Year 2014 states that staff should build competencies on, and promote the employment practices such as customized employment, self-employment, and supported employment, among others.
Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission State Plan (VR Rehabilitation Services Program)
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/ohio-rehabilitation-services-commission-state-plan-vr-rehabilitation-services-program-fy-2015
Guide to Policy and Procedure Development - 07/31/2014
"The Employment First Rule, 5123: 2-2-05, requires county boards to adopt and implement a local Employment First Policy which clearly identifies community employment as the desired outcome for every individual of working age. The following is guidance developed in response to multiple requests from county boards."
Department of Workforce Development
Resource Leveraging
Guide to Policy and Procedure Development
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/guide-to-policy-and-procedure-development
Funding System Re-Design for Ohio's Employment First Initiative: Review of Promising Models from Other States - 06/02/2014
This report aims to provide DODD with a comparison of funding structures from multiple states with high rates of integrated employment, including at least one state with a local tax base funding structure. The first 3 Key Principles for establishing a funding system to support Employment First uphold that, "The system should be based upon a presumption of competency, employability and 'zero reject' for each person with a disability, regardless of complexity; The system should reward providers for best practice implementation of Individual Supported Employment; [and] The system should require provider standards and staff training/certification to assure equal statewide access to and opportunity for Individual Supported Employment." There are 9 principles in total that guide that together guide the structure and implementation of Employment First.
Funding System Re-Design for Ohio's Employment First Initiative: Review of Promising Models from Other States
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/funding-system-re-design-for-ohio%E2%80%99s-employment-first-initiative-review-of-promising-models-from-other-states
Employment First Administrative Rule (5123: 2-2-05) - 04/01/2014
"The purpose of this rule is to implement the employment first policy in accordance with section 5123.022 of the Revised Code… This rule applies to county boards of developmental disabilities and providers responsible for planning, coordinating, or providing employment services, regardless of funding source, to individuals with developmental disabilities."
· Community Employment is competitive employment that takes place in an integrated setting
· Every individual of working age will have a person-centered planning process to identify their desired employment outcome and their place on the path to community employment
· Services and supports will be provided to help the individual move along the path to community employment
· County boards are required to develop and implement an Employment First policy, set benchmarks to increase community employment outcomes, partner with schools to enhance transition planning, share information with individuals, families, schools, employers, providers and others in the community about Medicaid Buy-In, and collect employment data on individuals served
· Providers are required to submit progress reports at least every 12 months to ensure the individual is moving along the path to community employment and collect employment data on individuals served
Employment First Administrative Rule (5123: 2-2-05)
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/policy/employment-first-administrative-rule-5123-2-2-05
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities "About Us" - 01/14/2019
~~"Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) is the State of Ohio agency that partners with Ohioans with disabilities to achieve quality employment, independence and Social Security disability determination outcomes.It is accomplished through its Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR), Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI) and Division of Disability Determination (DDD). A fourth area is the Division of Employer and Innovation Services (EIS), which is responsible for establishing and maintaining partnerships with employers. • Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR)• Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI)• Division of Disability Determination (DDD)• Employer and Innovation Services (EIS)"
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities "About Us"
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/partnerships/opportunities-for-ohioans-with-disabilities-%E2%80%9Cabout-us%E2%80%9D
Ohio Transition Support Partnership (OTSP) - 10/18/2017
"In 2015, the Ohio Department of Education and Opportunities for Ohioans (OOD) launched the Ohio Transition Support Partnership (OTSP). This innovative collaboration changed the nature and impact of transition services for students with disabilities in Ohio. The Partnership increases the availability of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) counselors for students with disabilities beginning at age 14 to improve post-school outcomes. This earlier engagement helps students with disabilities get a head start on becoming job ready and better prepared to enter the workforce with the skills and experiences necessary to be successful.
Because of this increased investment in transition, OOD is serving more students with disabilities than ever before. This increased demand led to an expansion of the Partnership in 2017. Now, 30 OOD counselors and 21 caseload assistants are partnering with local education agencies to serve students with disabilities throughout the state."
Ohio Transition Support Partnership (OTSP)
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/partnerships/ohio-transition-support-partnership-otsp
Ohio NAMI Supported Employment Family Advocacy Project
"This collaboration between NAMI Ohio and the Ohio Department of Mental Health engages families of individuals with mental illness to advocate for, create and expand high-quality Individual Placement and Support (IPS) programs. Family involvement can strengthen the partnerships between providers, family members and consumers around SE services."
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/partnerships/ohio-nami-supported-employment-family-advocacy-project
Ohio Employment First Taskforce Common Principles
"The Ohio Employment First Taskforce agencies agree that community employment should be the first option for all working age adults and transition-age youth with developmental disabilities. Employment First is a philosophy of service that presumes that all Ohioans with significant disabilities can and should have opportunities to work in the community".
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/partnerships/ohio-employment-first-taskforce-common-principles
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council Current Grant Projects - 07/01/2017
This page lists the current grant projects of the OH Developmental Disabilities Council for the 2017-2021 State Plan. Grant topics include Assistive Technology, Children & Health, Community Living, Employment, Leadership Development, Outreach, and Public Policy.
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council Current Grant Projects
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/systems-change-funding/ohio-developmental-disabilities-council-current-grant-projects
Mental Health and Addiction Services (Ohio MHAS) Supported Employment Project - 07/01/2014
"Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services (MHAS) and its partners are implementing the Supported Employment Project. This project reduces the high unemployment rates for young adults and adults with a severe and persistent mental illness who may have co-occurring substance use disorders.
Two local sites are implementing new programs, and a committee will oversee statewide training, policy changes, and evaluation. The evidence-based practice of Individual Placement and Support employment is being shared statewide through training and technical assistance."
Mental Health and Addiction Services (Ohio MHAS) Supported Employment Project
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/systems-change-funding/mental-health-and-addiction-services-ohio-mhas-supported-employment-project
OCALI Customized Employment Project - 03/01/2009
"With funding from the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD), OCALI launched a customized employment project in March 2009 for two school based transition teams, Claymont High School with Tuscarawas County Board of Developmental Disabilities and Huber Heights High School with Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities. The goal of the project was to increase community employment outcomes for transition aged youth using customized employment strategies and processes. Team members received training and consultation in the CE process, Social Security Work Incentives and working with employers. Teams included school, developmental disability, and vocational rehabilitation staff, plus a parent mentor. In November of 2009 the project received additional funding from DODD to add another team from Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities and to provide up to 40 paid internships for youth with disabilities using customized employment strategies and processes in the Lucas County and Montgomery County sites. The Tuscarawas County site obtained funding from DODD, "We Go To Work Grants" to fund resource ownership as an employment strategy."
OCALI Customized Employment Project
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/systems-change-funding/ocali-customized-employment-project
Ohio Disability Employment Initiative
The Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) is a three-year federal grant-funded program that improves education, training, employment opportunities, and employment outcomes for people with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed, and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits. In 2011, was awarded a Round 2 DEI grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Training Administration. This grant ended in 2014.
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/systems-change-funding/ohio-disability-employment-initiative
Ohio Medicaid Infrastructure Grant
"The Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Program is authorized under Section 203 of the Ticket-to-Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act. The…grant program provides funding to states for Medicaid infrastructure development that will build supports for people with disabilities who would like to be employed. States are encouraged to use grant funding to implement and develop the optional working disabled eligibility group (Medicaid buy-in), increase the availability of statewide personal assistance services, form linkages with other state and local agencies that provide employment related supports, and create a seamless infrastructure that will maximize the employment potential of all people with disabilities".
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/systems-change-funding/ohio-medicaid-infrastructure-grant
Ohio Money Follows the Person
~~"The Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration Grant helps states rebalance their Medicaid long-term care systems. Over 75,151 people with chronic conditions and disabilities have transitioned from institutions back into the community through MFP programs as of December 2016. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 strengthened and expanded the MFP program allowing more states to apply. There are currently forty-three states and the District of Columbia participating in the demonstration."
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/systems-change-funding/ohio-money-follows-the-person
Poverty- Breaking the Trend, Living the Dream
"Employment among people with mental illness is very low despite research that strongly supports the critical impact that work plays in promoting recovery. The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) is committed to helping individuals find and keep jobs that help them become independent and productive. Toward this goal, OhioMHAS supports technical assistance, consultation and training to provider organizations and consumer-operated peer centers.
The Main Place, a Consumer Operated Services (COS) organization, developed a non-proprietary curriculum and training materials that can be used by COS organizations statewide to address issues related the impact of poverty on the recovery of adults experiencing serious and persistent mental illness, as well as encourage consumers in obtaining employment. The working title for the Tool Kit is "Livin' the Dream". The Main Place trained staff and consumer volunteers as facilitators to implement the curriculum in Licking and Knox Counties. Consumers throughout the state can now have access to the workbooks for programming and services in their own communities."
Poverty- Breaking the Trend, Living the Dream Toolkit
Secondary Link
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/training-capacity-building/poverty-breaking-the-trend-living-the-dream
Customized Employment Training Series
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Griffin-Hammis Associates are sponsoring classroom training, on-line instruction, special topics webinars, and technical assistance on Customized Employment for designated Job Center staff and partners, to support individuals with significant disabilities and complex barriers to employment.
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/training-capacity-building/customized-employment-training-series
Orientation to Supported Employment Web Course
This Web-based training is an introduction to the competencies for effective supported employment. Please follow this link to register:
Seven lessons will cover the following topics:
Values, Definitions, History Legislation, Funding, Ohio's Employment First Roles and Rights Supported Employment Process and Benefits Career Planning, Discovery, Vocational Profile Marketing and Job Development Job Design and Training, Natural Supports
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/training-capacity-building/orientation-to-supported-employment-web-course
Customized Employment Guide
"This guide provides a look at the strategies used in Customized Employment (CE) and links to more information and resources for those who are just beginning to explore CE. It explains how CE might benefit individuals with disabilities seeking employment and students in transition from school to work. CE is based on several evidence based transition practices such as self-determination, using self-advocacy strategies, and providing community based instruction. Learn about OCALI's experience with three teams in Ohio that served transition age youth. In addition to traditional funding sources these teams had access to funding for internships and resource ownership."
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/training-capacity-building/customized-employment-guide
Customized Employment: Best Practice of Today
This presentation intertwines Customized Employment into Employment First as a key component to the state's efforts in promoting community-based, integrated employment for people with disabilities.
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/training-capacity-building/customized-employment-best-practice-of-today
Project SEARCH: Opening Doors to Employment for Young People with Disabilities (2009)
"In the mid-1990s, Cincinnati Children's Hospital began a broad diversity campaign to build a stable, reliable workforce that represented the surrounding community. Although medical professionals make up about 70 percent of the hospital's workforce, the remaining employees are support personnel who receive on-the-job training and tend to experience high turnover. As part of its diversity effort, the hospital formed a partnership with Great Oaks Career Campuses, a career technical school with a significant proportion of students (28 percent) with developmental disabilities (DD). The resulting job training and placement program was named Project SEARCH and focused on training high school students with DD who are making the transition from school to work. The Project SEARCH model is based on an active collaboration between the hospital, Great Oaks, and the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, the state's vocational rehabilitation agency (SVRA). Over the past 15 years, this model has been implemented in 140 additional sites in the United States and the United Kingdom, mostly in hospitals, although some programs have been implemented in banks, insurance companies, state and local government agencies, zoos, senior care facilities, and universities."
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/training-capacity-building/project-search-opening-doors-to-employment-for-young-people-with-disabilities-2009
Ohio Supported Employment Family Advocacy Summit Toolkit (2010)
In May 2010, NAMI Ohio hosted a two-day Summit on Supported Employment to educate advocates about the importance of supported employment to the recovery process. ..participants [were encouraged] to be more active in their local communities by promoting services to help individuals with mental illness find and retain meaningful employment".
Ohio Supported Employment Family Advocacy Summit Toolkit Section 1
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/training-capacity-building/ohio-supported-employment-family-advocacy-summit-toolkit-2010
Ohio Employment First Provider Support Trainings
Professional development activities are available to providers by the Ohio Employment First Initiative. Trainings include, but are not limited to Mobile Technology as Employment Supports; Task Analysis for Job Coaches; The Role of the Occupational Therapist in Supporting Employment; Transformation: Sustaining Conversation, Raising the Bar and Changing Lives; Worksite Analysis for Job Coaches; Employment supports for those with IDD and Autism; andEmployment supports for those with Physical or Sensory involvement.
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/training-capacity-building/ohio-employment-first-provider-support-trainings
Disability Rights OH, National Federation of the Blind, and Autistic Self Advocacy Network Celebrate Landmark Decision Ordering Fair Pay - 02/03/2016
COLUMBUS, OHIO – In a precedent-setting opinion issued by an administrative law judge from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), three clients have been awarded minimum wage going forward and back pay from Seneca Re-Ad, a sheltered workshop run by the Seneca County Board of Developmental Disabilities. The original petition was filed by Disability Rights Ohio (DRO), the National Federation of the Blind, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, and the Baltimore law firm of Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP.
Landmark Decision Ordering Fair Pay from Sheltered Workshop
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/enforcement/disability-rights-oh-national-federation-of-the-blind-and-autistic-self-advocacy-network-celebrate-landmark-decision-ordering-fair
Fair Pay from Sheltered Workshops (2016) - 02/02/2016
This case arises under Section 214(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("Act"), 29 U.S.C. §214(c). Ralph ("Joe") Magers, Pamela Steward and Mark Felton ("Petitioners") are employees of Seneca Re-Ad Industries ("Respondent"), which is located in Fostoria, Ohio. Each of the Petitioners has been diagnosed with one or more developmental disabilities and each receives services from the Seneca County (Ohio) Board of Developmental Disabilities ("DD"). Employment at Respondent's Fostoria manufacturing facility is one of the services provided by DD.
Fair Pay from Sheltered Workshops (2016)
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/enforcement/fair-pay-from-sheltered-workshops-2016
Ohio Medicaid State Plan
The State Plan is a comprehensive written statement that describes the nature and scope of the Ohio Medicaid program and assures that it is administered in conformity with federal requirements and regulations. The information provided on this page is for informational purposes only, and ODM disclaims any obligation or liability based upon its use. The formally adopted state plan, statutes, and rules governing the Ohio Medicaid program prevail over any conflicting information provided here.
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/medicaid-employment/ohio-medicaid-state-plan
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/medicaid-employment/money-follows-the-person
Ohio Medicaid Spending Comparison Charts
This document provides comparison charts on Medicaid and non-Medicaid spending in the state of Ohio until 2013.
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/medicaid-employment/ohio-medicaid-spending-comparison-charts
How Does Work Impact My Benefits?
"If you are receiving benefits from the government (money, services, staff, medical care), you may be worried that if you work, you will not get those services. This page can help you learn what will change as you start to make your own money. You will also learn about some special benefits for workers!"
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/medicaid-employment/how-does-work-impact-my-benefits
OH Disability Benefits 101: Working with a Disability in Ohio
"Disability Benefits 101 gives you tools and information on health coverage, benefits, and employment. You can plan ahead and learn how work and benefits go together."
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/medicaid-employment/oh-disability-benefits-101-working-with-a-disability-in-ohio
Medicaid Infrastructure Grant
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/medicaid-employment/medicaid-infrastructure-grant
Ohio Self Empowered Life Funding (SELF) (0877.R01.00)
"--Provides participant-directed homemaker/personal care, residential respite, supported employment – enclave, participant-directed goods and services, participant/family stability assistance, support brokerage, career planning, clinical/therapeutic intervention, community inclusion, community respite, functional behavioral assessment, group employment support, habilitation - adult day support, habilitation - vocational habilitation, individual employment support, integrated employment, non-medical transportation, remote monitoring equipment, remote monitoring, transportation, waiver nursing delegation for individuals w/ID and DD ages 0 - no max age"
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/medicaid-employment/ohio-medicaid-waiver-level-one-0877r0000
Ohio Medicaid Waiver: Individual Options (0231.R04.00)
"~~Provides community respite, habilitation - adult day support, homemaker/personal care, supported employment – community, adaptive and assistive equipment, adult family living, adult foster care, career planning, environmental accessibility adaptations, group employment support, habilitation - vocational habilitation, home delivered meals, homemaker/personal care - daily billing unit, individual employment support, interpreter, money management, non-medical transportation, nutrition, participant-directed homemaker/personal care, remote monitoring equipment, remote monitoring, residential respite, shared living, social work, supported employment – enclave, transportation, waiver nursing delegation, waiver nursing for individuals w/ID/DD ages 0 - no max age"
http://drivedisabilityemployment.org/ohio/medicaid-employment/ohio-medicaid-waiver-individual-options-0231r0300
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