Hi, all,
As the new academic year begins, you may be thinking about how students with disabilities can access services and supports for jobs. A forum / webinar on employment of people with disabilities is coming up in a few weeks. If you cannot get to DC in person, the webinar is available online. You can also go to http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/events/csdp-forum-getting-a-job for more information.
Margaret
CSDP Forum: Getting a Job, Keeping a Job: Services and Supports that Promote Employment Among People with Disabilities
The employment of people with disabilities has become a topic of growing national concern. Over the past three decades, these individuals have experienced consistently low employment rates and high poverty rates, along with increased reliance on public programs. The rapid growth of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program—and the projected exhaustion of the SSDI Trust Fund by 2016—have put a spotlight on programs and policies that promote employment for people with disabilities. Such programs and policies are important because employment is the only solution that can both reduce federal expenditures and improve the economic well-being of this vulnerable population.
Please join the CSDP for a forum on Wednesday, September 17, from 11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (ET)at Mathematica’s Washington, DC, office or via webinar. Lunch will be provided.
Our distinguished panel of speakers will discuss:
- Factors associated with achieving return-to-work milestones among SSDI beneficiaries
- The effectiveness of services provided to SSDI beneficiaries by state vocational rehabilitation agencies
- The services, supports, and accommodations that people with disabilities use to find and keep work, how often they pay out of pocket for these supports, and how much they pay
- Lessons learned that can inform the design of programs and policies that foster employment for people with disabilities
The expert panel includes:
- Noelle Denny-Brown, Mathematica
- Arif Mamun, Mathematica
- John O’Neill, Kessler Foundation
- David Wittenburg, Mathematica (discussant)
Please note: In-person check-in and lunch begin at 11:45 a.m., and the program begins at 12:00 p.m. All in-person guests must sign in and present a photo ID.
For more information, please contact disabilityforums@mathematica-mpr.com.
Comments
Hi Margaret,
This sounds like an interesting forum. Thanks for posting this opportunity for our group members.
If any of our members attend this forum, I would invite you to post a message telling us about it.
Thanks,
Rochelle Kenyon, SME