Must Reads
Calls for Action re: Employment of People with Disabilities
- Operation Calfiornia First: 2013-14 Policy Recommendations of CCEPD to Advance Employment Outcomes for Californians with Disabilities (August 2014)
- Beyond Segregated and Exploited: Update on the Employment of People with Disabilities (National Disability Right Network; April 2012)
- Blueprint for Governors, "A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities" (National Governors Association; 2012-2013)
- Segregated and Exploited: The Failure of the Disability Service System to Provide Quality Work (National Disability Right Network; January 2011)
Data
- Trends in Employment Outcomes of Young Adults with Intellectual and Development Disaiblities in Eight States, 2004-2011 (Sulewski, et al.; June 2013)
Employment First Policy
- CECY Brief No. 1: Employment First Movement: The Train Has Left the Station (March 2014)
- Employment First Summary (by SCDD and CECY)
- AB 1041: Employment First Policy (FINAL VERSION), approved by Governor Brown 10/9/13; filed with Secretary of State 10/9/13
- Employment First Committee Annual Report (2013)
Employment Services Guidance
MOU Agreement between DOR, DDS, and CDE (Feb 2014)
- Press Release re: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between DOR, DDS, and CDE (February 2015)
- MOU Agreement between DOR, DDS, and CDE (February 2015) -- SEE FILE BELOW
PIE Resources
Policy Brief
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)