Iowa AIDD Partnerships in Employment Systems Change Grant
Iowa
State Policies & Initiatives:
Systems-Change FundingThe Iowa Coalition for Integrated Employment’s consortium includes representatives from various government and advocacy agencies and organizations. The objections of the coalition are: “Develop a Readiness for Change Plan for systems change related to integrated, competitive employment for youth with DD; develop an outcome measurement system to measure employment success; increase the placement and support services early in high school that result in uninterrupted transition to employment; develop the capacity of service providers to promote integrated competitive employment for youth with DD; increase expectations and demands for fully integrated, competitive employment opportunities for youth with DD; and align policies, practices, and funding with employment expectations.”
Systems:
- Department of Rehabilitation Services
- Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Department of Education
Topics:
- School-to-Work Transition
- Employer Engagement
- Provider Transformation
- Cross-Agency Collaboration / Partnerships
- Data Sharing
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