Live.WORK.Achieve
A Listserv for the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment
For Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Including Intellectual Disabilities Project
November 2012
Welcome to Live.WORK.Achieve, a monthly e-newsletter targeting anyone interested in and supportive of employment for youth and young adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Live.WORK.Achieve is offered through the Institute for Disability Studies in collaboration with the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities and Disability Rights Mississippi and includes resources and information on employment and career development.
Inside this edition:
1) Partnerships in Employment Technical Assistance Center Website
2) Office of Disability Employment Programs Releases Workplace Flexibility Toolkit
3) Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Report on Youth Employment
4) Campaign Pushes for Creation of Presidential Youth Council
5) Workplace Accommodations: Low Cost, High Impact
6) Universal Design for Learning in Workforce Development Programs
1) Partnerships in Employment Technical Assistance Center Website
The Partnerships in Employment (PIE) Technical Assistance Center website is now live. PIE is working to increase employment outcomes for youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The project is currently underway in six states: California, Iowa, Mississippi, New York, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Mississippi Partnerships for Employment for Youth with Developmental Disabilities (MSPE) and this listserv are part of the Partnerships in Employment initiative funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. The new website provides information such as the seven key indicators of high-performing states, resources and publications. The resource section include information gathered from site visits to the funded states, including Mississippi, and resources associated with the indicators from high performing states in systems change. For more information, visit the new website at http://partnershipsinemployment.com/.
2) Office of Disability Employment Programs Releases Workplace Flexibility Toolkit
The Office of Disability Employment Programs (ODEP) at the US Department of Labor has developed this unique Workplace Flexibility Toolkit to provide useful valuable information to employees, employers, policymakers, and researchers related to time and place but also around task. The Toolkit provides case studies, fact and tip sheets, issue briefs, reports, articles, websites, other toolkits, and frequently-asked questions. For more information, visit http://www.dol.gov/odep/workplaceflexibility.
3) Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Report on Youth Employment
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released a summary report on summer youth employment recently. The youth labor force—16- to 24-year-olds working or actively looking for work—grows sharply between April and July each year, as large numbers of young people look for or take summer jobs. The report focuses on the growth in the youth labor force during these months, gains in youth employment and unemployment. The report also provides youth employment statistics for targeted industries, like health services, manufacturing, and transportation. For more information, visit http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/youth.pdf.
4) Campaign Pushes for Creation of Presidential Youth Council
More than a year ago a group of remarkable young people came together to advocate for a new addition to government: youth leadership. Their proposal was to create a Presidential Youth Council that would advise the President and every federal department in the Cabinet. Now, the Campaign for the Presidential Youth Council has officially launched and is gaining traction with the support of more than 100 leading youth-focused organizations. Read on to learn more about this exciting initiative and the latest developments in the Campaign. The Presidential Youth Council, comprised of young Americans ages 16-24, will advise the president on the perspectives of youth, offer suggestions on how to make federally funded youth programs more efficient and effective, and will create shared recommendations on issues that will affect the long-term future of our country. For more information, visit http://www.presidentialyouthcouncil.org/Presidential_Youth_Council/The_Presidential_Youth_Council.html.
5) Workplace Accommodations: Low Cost, High Impact
"Low Cost, High Impact" is a study conducted by the Job Accommodation Network that consistently shows that the benefits employers receive from making workplace accommodations far outweigh the low cost. Employers reported that providing accommodations resulted in such benefits as retaining valuable employees, improving productivity and morale, reducing workers' compensation and training costs, and improving company diversity. These benefits were obtained with little investment. The employers in the study reported that a high percentage (57%) of accommodations cost absolutely nothing to make, while the rest typically cost only $500. For more information, visit http://askjan.org/media/downloads/LowCostHighImpact.pdf.
6) Universal Design for Learning in Workforce Development Programs
Everybody Learns, Everybody Works: Using Universal Design for Learning in Workforce Development Programs is a brief for professionals who work directly with youth in workforce development programs. The document explains the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), an educational model that makes any general curriculum accessible to all learners, regardless of learning style. The brief describes how UDL principles can be used in work experiences and training settings to more effectively and efficiently engage all youth, including youth with disabilities. For more information, visit http://www.ncwd-youth.info/information-brief-37%20.
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Live.WORK.Achieve is sponsored by the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment (MSPE) for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Including Intellectual Disabilities project. MSPE is funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is managed by the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities (MS CDD), Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) and The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies (IDS).
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