I have read all the ideas posted to date and there are some really good ones and some not so good ones. But they all have one fatal flaw. We can ask for all the legislature, required training, and required services we want, but until there are swift and financially weighted consequences in place when there is a dispute regarding services, there will always be a systemic failure in the support provided to disabled individuals.... View full idea »

Software giant SAP has successfully incorporated the unique talents common with autism into their work force. SAP matches skill-sets to appropriate tasks/jobs, provides training specifically designed for the autistic employee, AND trains the rest of the team how best to work and communicate with special-skilled employees. Productivity of the entire team increases with this carefully-implemented program. Article here:... View full idea »

Employers would benefit incredibly from the existence of a telephone hotline helping them learn everything about the process of hiring people with disabilities, to answer any questions they might have, help them communicate with all the right people, and plan any meetings with the right people.

Many employers and HR Departments do not know how to help people with disabilities transition into employment.

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Adjust regulations for youth served under Ticket to Work including the following:
-- The Individual Work Plan should be modified to reflect the slower progression of youth in transition. The IWP now requires that the primary goal be employment at or exceeding SGA. That is the long term goal for every beneficiary, but for youth in transition the first goal should be employment regardless of earnings level.
-- The definition... View full idea »

we're a 14 yr old NGO, NYSED Lic.Business school, Microsoft Ofc. Certified Training Center teaching computer literacy & MS Ofc.skills to youth diagnosed w/ Autism, Intellectual Disabilities (45+ IQ), Physical & Psychiatric diagnoses. we recently developed a highly visual,blended, minimalist, employer defined content training model consisting of Youtube videos,comic book format Tutorials & personal Instruction administered... View full idea »

There needs to be an honest and clear defined path for Youth with Disabilities moving from the School/Education entitlement systems to the Adult Services programs.
Disabled youth and their families do not have a good thorough understanding of how Transition works and the impact on their lives once they leave the Educational Entitlement systems and move into the Non-Entitlement Adult service programs.
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There are some good programs that provide job training for students with disabilities, but there needs to be a tie-in with employers who will actually hire these trained youth when they graduate!

Picking a Career choice in this country Sean disconected to real job requirements false romantics picture of job ok for kids but things like if a job requires a holding a 75 lb camera in shoulder and move it not something one should find out a need skill to find full employement after your money went in to school Loans and all that Money and time spent on application processes

Picking a Career choice in this country Sean disconected to real job requirements false romantics picture of job ok for kids but things like if a job requires a holding a 75 lb camera in shoulder and move it not something one should find out a need skill to find full employement after your money went in to school Loans and all that Money and time spent on application processes

Picking a Career choice in this country Sean disconected to real job requirements false romantics picture of job ok for kids but things like if a job requires a holding a 75 lb camera in shoulder and move it not something one should find out a need skill to find full employement after your money went in to school Loans and all that Money and time spent on application processes

Vocational rehab is a nightmare to deal with and dangerous to boot. There needs to be dedicated legal staff in the Client Assistance Program in our state to target system transition issues in the VR system.

What changes to Federal laws and regulations, if any, are needed to help ensure that out of school youth ages 14 to 16 receive the services they need?

What types of interim performance measures do you think should be incorporated into Federal legislation to promote positive transition outcomes for youth with disabilities?

This could be required for any business that gets any sort of tax exemption, tax credit, or federal/state training money.

It would involve disability awareness training, how to integrate people with disabilities into their business, how to contact OVR or someone similar to address a potential issue (like saying a job coach is needed for a while instead of firing them), and how to avoid "silent" discrimination against... View full idea »

As attorneys and advocates for children with disabilities, we often have issues with trying to enforce what to us seems to be pretty clear mandates in the IDEA regulations to provide age appropriate transition assessments and programming for transition age students with disabilities. As with the entire IEP, the legislative requirements are minimized by decisions by the Department of Education, hearing officers and... View full idea »