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Iowa’s Disability Employment Initiative

Iowa’s Disability Employment Initiative. Iowa Employer’s Council 1/30/13. DOL’s Intent with DEI. To enhance the capability of the Workforce Center Systems to serve and include people with disabilities in the workforce of the communities in which they live .

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Iowa’s Disability Employment Initiative

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  1. Iowa’s Disability Employment Initiative Iowa Employer’s Council 1/30/13

  2. DOL’s Intent with DEI • To enhance the capability of the Workforce Center Systems to serve and include people with disabilities in the workforce of the communities in which they live. • It is the intent that the One-Stop System is fully accessible to people with disabilities and that the services are responsive to them.

  3. Department of Labor - WIA • Participate in a seamless system of services - address the “disconnects” • Fully include people with disabilities in the work force • Facilitate the capacity of partner expertise to become resources to others in serving “common” customers, and sharing positive outcomes

  4. Building on Our Foundation • Collaborative Planning and Demonstration Grants • Navigator Initiative • SSA Benefits Planning • Integration Model • Ticket to Work

  5. Strategies for Iowa RWIBs • Enhanced Partnerships • Integrated Resource Teams • Innovative Practices • Increased Financial Literacy • Greater Access to Services through Technology and Integrated Offices • Greater Inclusion in Mainstream Services such as NCRC and Skilled Iowa Initiative • Disability Subject Matter Expert

  6. Key Players • State Partner Agencies • Regional Workforce Investment Boards • Local Leadership Teams • Disability Subject Matter Expert • Iowans with Disabilities

  7. Implementation Steps • Select 5 “Study” Regions – out of 11 Regions that expressed interest • Meet with RWIBs and Develop Local Leadership Teams • Focus Groups with Job Seekers with Disabilities • Coordination with Similar Disability Initiatives • Ongoing Oversight and Adjustments

  8. Study Regions • Disability Subject Matter Experts • Technical Assistance with National and State Consultants • Explore New Community Partnerships and use of Innovative Practices • Flexible Funding to Support use of Innovative Practices and address access with technological solutions

  9. Expected Outcomes • More Iowans with Disabilities are Working • Demonstrated by Project Data • Demonstrated by WIA Data • Demonstrated by Integration Data • Documentation of Effective Use of Employment Practices with Iowans who have not used the One-Stop Before • Increased Collaborative Response by the Service System • Sustainable Change through: • Partnerships • Practice, and • Ticket to Work

  10. Leadership and Process • State Leadership Team • Technical Assistance and Training with Local Leadership • Problem Solving • On the watch for new opportunities • Total Quality Improvement • Replication and Sustainability • Local Process • Agreement with RWIBs • Establish Local Leadership Teams • Implement DEI Strategies

  11. Added Focus • Increased Access with Technology • Mobility Management • Increased Access for Deaf Iowans • Increased Business Partnerships

  12. Mobility Management • Establish Agreement with Iowa Association of Regional Councils • Statewide Mobility Manager will facilitate Transportation planning for Pilot Region Workforce Investment Boards • Statewide Mobility Manager will engage the Mobility Managers in Sioux City and Des Moines areas to support planning • Mobility Managers will assist Job Seekers with Disabilities in problem solving around transportation • DEI State Leadership and ITCC requests assistance of Mobility Managers in clarifying and quantifying transportation barriers

  13. Other Concurrent Initiatives • Employment First State Leadership Mentoring Project • Iowa Coalition for Integrated Employment • Money Follows the Person

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