State Employment First Policies: State Definitions, Goals, and Values. Research to Practice. Issue No. 56

Institute for Community Inclusion. University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. Tel: 617-287-4300; Fax: 617-287-4352; e-mail: ici@umb.edu; Web site: http://www.communityinclusion.org

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Equal Opportunities (Jobs); State Policy; Leadership Responsibility; Strategic Planning; Educational Finance; Training; Technical Assistance; Agency Cooperation; Services; Information Management; Intellectual Disability; Developmental Disabilities; Inclusion

Connecticut; Delaware; Kansas; Missouri; Minnesota; Tennessee; Washington

This brief is the first in a series focusing on Employment First implementation as it relates to one of the seven elements within the High-Performing States in Integrated Employment model. It examines the background of circumstances under which Employment First efforts began in seven states, and introduces each state's values, mission, and goals around increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. States may use the lessons in this brief to develop an Employment First policy, or to evolve existing efforts. [This is a publication of Access to Integrated Employment, a project of ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion.]

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