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What Working in the Community Means

What Working in the Community Means. Employment and Outcomes for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from Across the United States. AAIDD Annual Meeting – Charlotte, NC June 19, 2012. National Core Indicators Collaborative Partnership. NASDDDS. Participating

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What Working in the Community Means

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  1. What Working in the Community Means Employment and Outcomes for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from Across the United States AAIDD Annual Meeting – Charlotte, NC June 19, 2012

  2. National Core IndicatorsCollaborative Partnership NASDDDS Participating State DD Agencies

  3. NCI Participating States 2010-2013 NH ME WA MA OR NY WI SD RI MI PA CT NJ OH MD IN IL UT DC VA MO CA KY NC HI OK AR SC AZ NM GA AL MS LA TX FL 2010-11 24 States 2011-1229 States 2012-1335 States

  4. Participation 25 States and 24 counties Goal: 51 - all states participating ADD Contract to expand to 51 states Funding for up to 5 states / year for the next five years. Stimulus grants to encourage participation

  5. National Core Indicators Design

  6. NCI Performance Assessment

  7. Community Employment 2010-11 Selected Findings 8,800 adults across 15 states Descriptive Results Impact of Employment on Life

  8. What Do People Do During the Day?

  9. On the Job Employment configuration

  10. Wages and Hours Averages over a two-week period 27 hours worked $175 earned $7.11/hr. average hourly wage 57% earned above minimum wage

  11. Average Hourly Wage by Residence Type

  12. Average Annual Salary Source: http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/ .

  13. Work matters in people’s lives Total Working: 1,232 Total Not Working: 6,990

  14. People have better relationships

  15. Case management

  16. Working people are more active in community Average Number of Times Person Participates in Past Month

  17. Working people are more likely to choose for themselves

  18. And exercise personal choice

  19. People who work have greater freedom

  20. Getting to work

  21. So,… We know… • People want to work • People who are working: • Higher quality of life • Greater community access and participation • Greater choice at home, in life and in services • Feel safer and more secure But, • The majority of people are not working • And, work is not even included in their ISP So, what policy decisions need to be made to change this?

  22. For More Information Chas Moseley – NASDDDS cmoseley@nasddds.org Sarah Taub – HSRI staub@hsri.org NCI Reports and Information: www.nationalcoreindicators.org Annual NCI Summary Report Consumer Outcomes Report State Reports Data Briefs

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