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The Request for Proposal
(RFP) Application Package for 2005 is Now Available!
Your agency may be eligible to participate in activities
designed to improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
T-TAP staff and the CRP Leadership Network work with five
agencies yearly to offer training and technical assistance
to help providers develop their programs from segregated work
and non-work options to competitive employment opportunities
in the community. RFP
Application
Important Timelines - Proposals
must be postmarked by March 1, 2005 at 5:00 pm., Notice of
Awards May 3, 2005, Program Start Date June 1, 2005, Duration
of TA 2 years
Applicants may request alternative formats or help in preparing
their proposals by contacting Jennifer Bose at (617) 287-4353
or jennifer.bose@umb.edu |
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Online Seminar: Customized
Employment: Going Beyond Supported Employment Towards the Generic
Workforce System, by Michael Callahan, Marc Gold & Associates
and Employment for All
In this online seminar, Michael Callahan discusses Customized
Employment, a strategy useful for assisting people with significant
disabilities to become employed, as well as anyone who has a
complex life in our society. He explains some similarities and
differences on a couple of issues that are easy to be confused
about relating to Customized Employment. One is the similarity
and difference with the Supported Employment concept that's
been around the disability field for nearly 20 years. And, he
discusses the issues concerning similarities and differences
with different approaches to job development. Customized
Employment Online Seminar |
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The National
Survey of Community Rehabilitation Providers, FY2002-2003
Over the past 20 years extensive research and practice has
demonstrated that individuals with significant disabilities
can be successful members of the labor market. Federal policy
also emphasizes employment through regulation and legislation
including the Rehab Act and RSA policy, the WIA; the Ticket
to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act; the Olmstead
Decision; and President Bush's "New Freedom Initiative".
Despite these initiatives, data on the employment of people
with developmental disabilities suggest that there continues
to be a bias toward sheltered and non-work services in funding
and service delivery, including a substantial continuing investment
in sheltered employment services. Two recent reports from
the FY2002-2003 National Survey of Community Rehabilitation
Providers (CRPs) give a current snapshot of CRPs and the services
they provide. Read
the Briefs and the full Reports |
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Web Course:
Supported Competitive Employment for Individuals
with Mental Illness
It's not
too late to sign up for this course! Dates January 31
through May 6, 2005. This online course provides an extensive
overview of supported competitive employment for individuals
with mental illness. There will be six lessons posted every
two weeks beginning January 31 and ending May 6, 2005. Sessions
will include information on these important topics: evidence-based
practice and research base, career development, customer choice,
cultural competency, marketing and job development, developing
business partnerships, interagency collaboration, self-employment,
workplace supports / coworker supports, social security work
incentives, and funding. Cost: $250 individual, $995 agency
(5 individuals). More
information and registration |
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