Employing people with disabilities in community settings;The American Association on Mental Retardation is a national policy and advocacy organization which provides a variety of resources on mental retardation. It goals include achieving full societal inclusion and participation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; advocating for equality, individual dignity and other human rights; expanding opportunities for choice and self-determination; and increasing access to quality health, education, vocational, and other human services and supports.
American Congress of Community Supports and Employment Services (ACCSES)
The American Congress of Community Supports and Employment Services (ACCSES) is a national, nonprofit organization of vocational rehabilitation service and community supports. The organization states that it is committed to maximizing employment opportunities and independent living for individuals with mental and physical disabilities.
ANCOR is a nonprofit trade association representing private providers who provide supports and services to people with disabilities including employment and rehabilitation. ANCOR’s activities are in the area of public policy analysis, legislative and regulatory initiatives, and judicial actions.
APSE: The Network on Employment - National (APSE)
APSE: The Network on Employment is a membership organization formed in 1988 as the Association for Persons in Supported Employment. Its goal is to improve and expand integrated employment opportunities, services, and outcomes for persons experiencing disabilities. They offer trainings and other resources.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
The mission of the
The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation is affiliated with Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Rehabilitation Counseling Program at
The Center for Reintegration, located in New Jersey, is a non-profit organization committed to helping people with mental illnesses pursue a meaningful life through reintegration-- the process by which a person with a mental illness finds meaningful work, restores his or her relationships, and moves toward independent living. To help achieve these goals, the Center for Reintegration provides information and support tools on employment, therapeutic alliances, and support resources.
Disability Research Institute (DRI)
The Disability Research Institute (DRI) conducts research and evaluation, disseminates information on disability topics, and informs policymakers and the public in understanding policies as they relate to people with disabilities and programs under the Social Security Act. It is funded through a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability and Income Security Programs, and the
The Human Services Research Institute is located in
The Inter-National Association of Business, Industry and Rehabilitation (I-NABIR) is an association of businesses, rehabilitation service providers, schools and universities, trade unions, and associations who place people with disabilities into employment. Many members have federal “Projects with Industry” grants. I-NABIR provides members access to other organizations engaged in similar work as well as training, workshops and conferences.
The Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) is based at the
Employing people with disabilities in community settings;
Supporting children and young adults with special health care needs;
Accessing general education, and transition from school to adult life;
Expanding local recreation and school activities to include people with disabilities;
Promoting technology that aids participation in school/community/work activities;
Building organizations' ability to serve culturally diverse people with disabilities; and
Examining the impact of national and state policies on people with disabilities and their families.
The
Training and technical assistance to the US Department of Labor (USDOL) Regional Offices, State and Local Workforce Office Boards, and One-Stop Career Centers on disability policy and practice issues;
Technical assistance to the USDOL Office of Disability and Employment Policy's Customized Employment grantees;
Analysis and recommendations to USDOL on a wide range of disability policy issues;
The availability of information and expertise through the Center's Information-on-Demand service, accessed electronically or through a toll-free number;
Documentation and dissemination of promising practices in One-Stop Career Centers, and on State and Local Workforce Boards that increase employment of people with disabilities;
Development of a wide range of materials for workforce development professionals, the disability community, employers, and policymakers, on enhancing employment outcomes for people with disabilities;
Establishment of a comprehensive web site ( www.onestops.info ) which contains a variety of materials and information, including a searchable database on topics concerning workforce development issues for people with disabilities; and
Creation of greater employer awareness concerning how people with disabilities can form an integral component of the workforce.
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. Their website contains information on effective practices in supported employment for persons with psychiatric disabilities.
National Research and Training Center (NRTC) on Psychiatric Disability
National Research and Training Center (NRTC) on Psychiatric Disability is located in the Department of Psychiatry at the
The New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center is a mental health services research group that conducts research in the areas of implementation of evidence-based practices, supported employment and vocational rehabilitation, and trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC)
The Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) is a national non-profit organization that works to achieve positive outcomes on behalf of people with disabilities, people who are homeless, and people with other special needs by providing state-of-the-art information, capacity building, and technical expertise to organizations and policymakers in the areas of mental health, substance abuse, human services, and affordable housing.
Training and Technical Assistance for Providers (T-TAP) is a technical assistance center run by
Evolve their programs to provide integrated employment outcomes (i.e., non section 14(c) employment) in non-stereotypical jobs based on customized employment strategies and individual choice; and
Increase wages of people with disabilities who are currently working at less than minimum wage through the use of customized employment strategies and individual choice.
US Department of Health and Human Services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center (CMHS) is a one-stop, national clearinghouse for free information about mental health, including publications, references, and referrals to local and national resources and organizations. The Center also has information on Federal grants, conferences, and other events.
The United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association - USPRA (formerly the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services - IAPSRS) is an association of psychiatric rehabilitation agencies, individual practitioners, persons in recovery, researchers, educators, funders, mental health administrators and other interested people dedicated to promoting, supporting, and strengthening community-oriented rehabilitation services and resources for persons with psychiatric disabilities. Access to numerous publications on psychiatric rehabilitation is also available at this site.
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD) facilitate the flow of disability-related information between community and university. They have been in existence since 1963. Currently there are sixty-one Centers located in a university setting in every state and territory. Centers work with people with disabilities, members of their families, state and local government agencies and community providers in projects that provide training, technical assistance, service, research and information sharing. Centers work on issues such as early intervention, health care, community-based services, inclusive and meaningful education, transition from school to work, employment, housing, assistive technology and transportation. Centers in
Westchester Institute for Human Development,
Westchester Institute for Human Development, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Center on Disability and Health - School of Public Health, New York Medical College; and
The University of Illinois/Chicago Department of Psychiatry Center on Mental Health Research and Policy operates the Employment Intervention Demonstration Program (EIDP). The EIDP is a multisite research study of innovative programs that combine vocational rehabilitation with clinical services and supports. The study was designed to determine new ways of enhancing employment opportunities and quality of life for mental health consumers. Funded by The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the program includes eight demonstration sites as well as a
The Law, Health Policy, and
The University of Michigan Supported Education Community Action Group (SECAG) within the School of Social Work (SECAG) began as the Supported Education Community Action GRANT. Its goal is to assist in the development and implementation of successful, replicable, fully-functioning Supported Education programs by providing a comprehensive online resource bank for individuals, agencies, and organizations seeking to plan and implement such programs.
The online resource bank includes step-by-step guides to the program planning and implementation processes, a supported education curriculum, Power Point presentations, a comprehensive supported education bibliography, and links to directories on mental health service providers and supported education programs around the country.
The Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute conducts research and development, delivers services, provides training and education, and disseminates information in order to find answers, provide solutions, and impact futures for persons with disabilities, students, practitioners, business and industry, other customers, and the community.
The purpose of the Virginia Commonwealth University Research and
This site can be used as a gateway to information, resources, and services regarding the employment of people with disabilities.
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