On-going Data Collection and Information Dissemination
September 30, 2007
Abstract
The “Access to Integrated Employment: National Data Collection on Day and Employment Services for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities” project is a longitudinal study describing day and employment services nationwide for individuals with developmental disabilities. The project will:
- Study the effectiveness of state developmental disabilities agencies and vocational rehabilitation agencies in promoting full inclusion of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through employment and other community activities
- Describe national trends in the employment and economic status of youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities on a state and national basis
- Highlight practices and outcomes in the transition from school to employment and promote policy enhancing integrated employment at both the systems and customer levels
- Develop guidelines for community-based non-work activities
- Implement www.statedata.info, a website illustrating service system investment in day and employment services, and www.realworkstories.org, a website featuring successes of youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in paid jobs in their communities
- Provide an online catalog of innovative state-level strategies that influence policy and facilitate access to integrated employment
- Collaborate with the University of Minnesota and the University of Colorado to show targeted current year and longitudinal data on the project website
URL
Grantee
Institute for Community Inclusion
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
Grant Number
90DN0295
Contact
John Butterworth, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Phone: (617) 287-4357
Fax: (617) 287-4352
E-Mail: john.butterworth@umb.edu
Project Period
9/30/2012–9/29/2017
Project Amount
$349,999 per year
AIDD Project Officer
Katherine Cargill-Willis
E-Mail: katherine.cargill-willis@acf.hhs.gov
Phone: (202) 690-5791