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Alaska Integrated Employment Initiative (AIEI)
Alaska Transition Handbook Project
Patrick Reinhart, Project Director Kristin Vandagriff, Project Lead May 8, 2018
Alaska Integrated Employment Initiative (AIEI) Alaska Transition - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Alaska Integrated Employment Initiative (AIEI) Alaska Transition - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Alaska Integrated Employment Initiative (AIEI) Alaska Transition Handbook Project Patrick Reinhart, Project Director Kristin Vandagriff, Project Lead May 8, 2018 AIEI Mission: To improve employment outcomes for youth and young adults (ages
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AIEI Partners:
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Division of Employment and Training Services University of Alaska Anchorage Center for Human Development
(Alaska’s UCEDD)
Disability Law Center of Alaska
(Alaska’s Protection and Advocacy Agency)
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Other Stakeholders:
individuals with disabilities, parents/families, service providers
Peer Power Alaska
(statewide self-advocacy
- rganization)
Department of Education and Early Development Division of Senior and Disabilities Services
AIEI
Administered by the Alaska Governor’s Council on Disabilities and
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Where Alaska’s Transition Enhancement Journey Led…
…a comprehensive handbook – the culmination of Alaska’s 5-year PIE grant…
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Alaska Transition Handbook
Access Electronically: http://dhss.alaska.gov/ gcdse/Documents/Tran sitionsHandbook.pdf *GCDSE Website Hot Button!*
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Shared DD Vision
Alaskans share a vision of a flexible system in
which each person directs their own supports, based on their strengths and abilities, toward a meaningful life in their home, their job and their
- community. Our vision includes supported families,
professional staff and services available throughout the state now and into the future.
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The Alaska Transition Handbook
A where to turn for employment for Alaskans with disabilities
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Teacher Postcards for IEP Meetings
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Influencing Factors
- Advisory Board discussions on transition timeline
- Policy and regulations team matrix work
- Implementation of Employment First and ABLE Acts
- Alaska Disability Benefits 101 rollout
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Stakeholders Drove Creation
- Advisory Board Stakeholders Wanted:
– Central place for all things employment-related – System navigation information – Basic overview of services & resources
- Robust inclusion of Alaska-specific resources
- Easy links to learn more when applicable
– Success stories
–High expectations
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The Power of Success
“There is no greater disability in society, than the inability to see a person as more.”
– Robert M. Hensel
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Content Vetting
- Multi-phase stakeholder review
– AIEI advisory board which included: individuals with disabilities, family members, State DD Agency, DVR, TVR, DD service providers, Job Center Network, AK WIPA, Department of Education, UCEDD, and P&A.
- Separate agency content review
- Council staff subject matter expertise
Goal = No Surprises!
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Roll Out
Self-Advocacy Statewide Summit Statewide DD Provider Association Meeting DD Council Meeting Trust Meeting Job Fairs State Special Education Conference Parent Conference DSP & Care Coordination Conference Social Media Email Listserv Newsletters Website
Helped us achieve funders for a larger printing of handbooks
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Printed Copies Dissemination
- 13,000 (to date) dissemination to:
- Parent navigator organizations
- UCEDD
- DVR
- Job Center Network
- All 52 School Districts in Alaska
- Independent Living Centers
- Transition programs
*Teacher Toolkit (posters, handout flyer, postcards)
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Quick Contents Overview
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Impact
- 13,000 copies printed
– Due to widespread demand across the state
- Family and individual feedback
- Teacher feedback
- State agency and provider feedback
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Mission Moment
- Alaska’s Subminimum Wage Regulation Repeal
– Only 3rd state in nation to do this – Joins Maryland and New Hampshire
- What led to this in Alaska?
– AK PIE Project Advisory Board Discussions – AK Barriers to Integrated Employment Report – Employment First law passage & implementation – Collaboration on national subminimum wage briefs – Bottom Dollars showings across the state
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National News & Resources
National Subminimum Wage Briefs:
- Partnerships in Employment Brief: Guidance on How to Obtain Data on
the Use of Subminimum Wages Within a State to Inform Systems Change Activities
– https://scholarworks.umb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source= web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwi82a3koJzaAhWmv1QKHWNABpgQFggpMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscholarworks.umb.edu%2Fc gi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1054%26context%3Dici_pubs&usg=AOvVaw1sZVsuA2I_4ZqEofKSud4H&httpsredir=1 &article=1054&context=ici_pubs
- Partnerships in Employment Brief: Influencing Changes in State Policy and
Practice with Data on Subminimum Wages
– https://scholarworks.umb.edu/ici_pubs/40/
- Collaborative between Alaska and Tennessee’s Partnerships in Employment (PIE) projects
as well as the Protection and Advocacy organizations in both states include bottom dollars link
Bottom Dollars Documentary:
- http://www.rootedinrights.org/videos/employment/bottom-dollars/
– Includes info on hosting a screening and map of 14c across the nation
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Thanks to the Partnerships in Employment Project!
Alaskan youth with disabilities have vastly more opportunities to become employed and reach their goals!
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