Detac Publications
Year of Publication
You Can Work After Brain Injury: Employment Planning While Receiving Benefits
A Resource for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Grantees and Individuals with Brain Injury (BI) who are also Beneficiaries of the Social Security Administration (SSA)
Building Inclusive Higher Education Programs in Places Where They Don’t Exist: A Series of Family Perspectives
A Resource for UCEDDs, P&As, and DD Councils August 2024 Authored by: Elise McMillan, J.D., retired Director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center UCEDD Introduction Elise
DETAC Announces New Resources on Employer Engagement and Outreach
As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s historic Olmstead v. L.C. decision, we recognize employment as a critical component of community
Employer Engagement and Outreach: How State Councils on Developmental Disabilities Can Open the Glass Door to Employment
A Resource for DD Councils and All Grantees May 2024 Authored by: Jonathan Taylor, Executive Director, Arkansas Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities Introduction Prior to
Engaging Youth with Disabilities in the Delivery of Pre Employment Transition Services
A Resource for Centers for Independent Living and other Grantees September 2023 DETAC-2023-GEN-4 Authored by: Charles Walters, Ph.D., and Sandy Jordan, GCDF, CRC, Able SC
Advancing Access and Equity for People with Disabilities through Innovations in Technology
Webinar Date: October 10, 2023 | Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST Close to 500 atendees joined DETAC as we celebrate the National
The Evolution of Assistive Technology: Advancing Access and Equity – Then, Now, and Next
Increasing Competitive, Integrated Employment By: Amy Gonzalez, M.S., Senior Consultant and DETAC SME Jennifer White, CEO, Able Opportunities, Inc. October 2023 Introduction Assistive Technology is
Brainstorm Bank: Putting IL in Employment Skills
A Brainstorm from IL Centers on Different Ways to Work with Consumers on Employment Skills September 2023 DETAC-2023-GEN-5 Authored by: Mary Willard, M.S., APRIL
Working Out the Virtual Kinks
A Brief Introduction to Planning Virtual or Hybrid Events By: Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living July 2023 DETAC-2023-GEN-3 Introduction Centers for Independent
The National Landscape of Subminimum Wage, Implications and Recommendations to Elevate Competitive Integrated Employment
By: National Disability Rights Network June 2023 DETAC-2023-GEN-2 Introduction Segregated or “sheltered” workshops existed in the United States as early as 1840. The Perkins Institute
Brain Injury – Enhancing Self-Directed Choice and Control
A Resource for Centers for Independent Living March 2023 DETAC-2023-GEN-1 Throughout the country, Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are providing employment-focused services at varying levels.
Building Capacity for Financial Wellbeing
Technical Assistance Brief August 2022 DETAC-2022-CIL-3 Authored by: Tobey Partch Davies, Ph.D. This brief is a supplement to the Disability and Employment Technical Assistance
The Business Side of Things: Employment and Brain Injury
Please join us for a panel discussion from an employer perspective on challenges and successes in acquiring and maintaining employment. National labor market trends and
DETAC SELF-EMPLOYMENT BRIEF
Sue Babin, Special Projects Director, Rhode Island (RI) Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) and Project Director, RI’s Self-Employment Business Incubator: The Spirit of Individual Enterprise for
The Components of Integrated Employment Service Systems
July 2022 DETAC-2022-DDN-3 Authored by Ruby Moore, Georgia Advocacy Office Steven Schwartz, Center for Public Representation This is the fourth and final paper in
Engaging Employers: Partnering for Success
May 2022 DETAC-2022-CIL-2 Authored by: Dale Verstegen, MBA, Laura Owens, PhD, and Troy Allen, BSBM from SRVS An initial iteration of this brief
Balancing Economics and Advocacy: UCEDDs’ Role in Increasing the Awareness and Importance of Competitive Integrated Employment
May 2022 DETAC-2022-DDN-2 Authored by: Doug Crandell, University of Georgia, Institute on Human Development and Disability University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
How Centers for Independent Living (CIL) can Promote Transportation Options in Rural Areas: Developing a Transportation Program
CILs can play an important role in advocating for and developing transportation options for persons with disabilities living in rural areas of the United States.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource Snapshot Guide
March 2022 DETAC-2022-GEN-1 Authored by Chisa O’Quinn, Wise This work is about you, your impact, and your ability to influence and impact your organization’s culture
The Components of Integrated Employment Service Systems
March 2022 DETAC-2022-DDN-1 Authored by: Steven Schwartz, CPR Ruby Moore, GAO The basic pillars of effective integrated employment systems include: (1) supported employment services; (2)
Considerations for Working with Individuals with Brain Injury: A Guide for Employment Service Providers
Employment is more than what we do; for many, it is our identity. Additionally, the employment of people with disabilities is seen not only as
Infusing Intersectionality into Disability Employment Systems Change Efforts: A Primer for Strengthening your Organization’s Internal Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Description: This Primer is focused on helping grantees identify how to infuse diversity, equity, and inclusion in policy and programming to increase competitive, integrated employment
Using Discovery as a Tool to Increase Employment and Decrease Poverty in Partnership with Centers for Independent Living
A Technical Resource for Federally-funded Centers for Independent Living, Developmental Disabilities Network, and Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Programs Authors: Abby Cooper, Kennedy Douglas Consulting;
Engaging Families and Raising Expectations around Employment
Perspectives from and Strategies for the Administration on Disabilities Grantee Network
The Role of State Councils on Developmental Disabilities (Councils) in Improving Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports
“Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)” means that LTSS (typically including both home and community-based services (HCBS) and institutional-based services) are delivered through capitated Medicaid
How State Councils on Developmental Disabilities (Councils) can Invest Effectively in Employment Systems Change and Provider Transformation Efforts
From a historical perspective, Developmental Disability (DD) Councils and provider organizations have often operated on parallel tracks that rarely intersected. State Councils were established as
Collaborating with Other Partners in the Developmental Disabilities Network and Beyond to Further Employment First Systems Change
A good question to start with is not if your Developmental Disabilities Council (Council) should be working to increase employment opportunities for people with developmental
Helping State Councils on Developmental Disabilities (Councils) Accelerate their Employment First Systems-Change Efforts
The primary goal of Employment First– aligning policy, practice, and resources across multiple systems of government to prioritize competitive integrated employment (CIE) as the preferred
From Mission to Action: Moving from Mission Statement to Positive Change
As organizations and individuals promoting the viewpoint that people with disabilities can and should participate in all aspects of their community, specifically employment, we too
Why Employment Matters: A Resource Guide by and for Self-Advocates Interested in Pursuing Competitive, Integrated Employment
The following guide is designed for Independent Living Centers, the DevelopmentalDisabilities Network, and Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Programs todisseminate as an informational resource to
You Can Work After Brain Injury: Improving your Employment Success
Jobs come in all shapes and sizes. Success with work is based on a good match of your skills and abilities with activities in the
Advancing Competitive Integrated Employment through Legal Advocacy Systems
People with disabilities want to work, live independently, and be economically self-sufficient. Unfortunately, employment for people with disabilities continues to lag significantly compared to people
Developing a Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) Competency Training Program within your UCEDD
Authored by Ces Coulson, Executive Director, Washington Initiative for Supported Employment (WISE) | Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center-UCEDD-2 | September 2021 IntroductionPeople with disabilities, across
Become A Champion for Employment! Guiding People with Brain Injuries Towards Work
A Resource for Supporting Individuals with a Brain Injury | September 2021 | Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center-TBI-2 OverviewWork provides us with more than just
The Assistive Technology & Employment Toolkit
A Resource for Supporting Individuals with Disabilities to Utilize Technology to Pursue & Sustain Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) Assistive Technology (AT) can impact a person’s
Leveraging the Trust: The Role of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) in Facilitating Competitive Integrated Employment Outcomes
The Edelman Trust Barometeri, a global in-depth survey facilitated for twenty years by the communications firm of the same name, found in 2020 that universities
Center for Independent Living (CIL) Employment Program Readiness Assessment Tool
Description: The Employment Program Readiness Assessment Tool is designed for CILs to evaluate their current capacity to address the employment service needs of the individuals
Ways Centers for Independent Living (CILs) can Engage with the Workforce System to Support Jobseekers with Disabilities Attain Employment
Under the Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act (WIOA), CILs are charged with supporting individuals to transition into the community to avoid institutional and nursing home
How Centers for Independent Living (CIL) can Promote Competitive, Integrated Employment: Developing Successful Strategic Partnerships
CILs play an important role in promoting and advocating for competitive, integrated employment for individuals with disabilities. Not only canCILs provide employment specific services to
Guiding Principles for Embedding Employment into Center for Independent Living (CIL) Core Services
A Technical Resource for CILsDisability Employment Technical Assistance Center-2021-CIL-1September 2021 Description: This Technical Brief highlights the guiding principles that CILs are expected to adhere to through
