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Introductory video from Betty Williams, President of Self-Advocates of Indiana/The Arc of Indiana

2012 State Data National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Report from

The Institute for Community Inclusion

Summit a Success        

The Alliance for Full Participation's 2011 Summit was a huge success. Over 1,250 people participated in the Real Jobs - It's Everyone's Business Summit in Washington, DC, which marked the mid-point in a campaign to double integrated employment for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities by the year 2015. The Summit featured dynamic speakers including U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; a ground breaking Town Hall moderated by Frank Sesno and including the voices of self advocates, employers, direct support professionals, providers, and state and federal leaders; active participation and idea sharing by state teams; dynamic, in-depth breakout sessions; roundtables; technology forums; value-packed exhibit hall; and most importantly, an inspiring group of incredibly committed, dedicated and action-oriented group of attendees.

Don't just take our word for it, however, watch the highlight video  to see a summary of the event. Download handouts and powerpoints from sessions.

Employment Videos as told by three members of the Self-Advocates of Indiana (SAI) at the 2011 SAI Statewide Conference held last August. These videos have been submitted to the Alliance for Full Participation Real Jobs You Tube Channel. Visit http://www.youtube.com/user/RealJobsAFP.




Brandon Boas: Brandon is entrepreneur. He talks about his dream of having his own photography business.



Anita Swart: It took time but Anita finally found a job that felt right. She talks about what she does and what it is like to work at Sans Souci.



Mark Hublar: Mark is a business owner. He is working hard to make sure people with disabilities have real jobs.

JobTIPS website is a free program designed to help individuals with disabilities such as autism explore career interests, seek and obtain employment, and successfully maintain employment. JobTIPS addresses the social and behavioral differences that might make identifying, obtaining, and keeping a job more difficult for you.  

Senate Hearing Focuses on Employment for People with Intellectual Disabilities. View full Committee Hearing at http://help.senate.gov/hearings/ and click on the 3/2/11link entitled Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities

At 10:00 am EST, on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will held a hearing on Improving Employment Opportunities for People with Intellectual Disabilities. AFP's goal of doubling employment and our work to increase integrated employment opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is expected to be highlighted during the hearing.

Speakers at the Hearing included:

  • Lynnae Ruttledge , Commissioner, Rehabilitative Services Administration (RSA), U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.

  • Sharon Lewis , Commissioner, Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.

  • Joan Evans, Director, Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Cheyenne, WY

  • Randy Lewis, Senior Vice President, Walgreens, Co., Deerfield, IL

  • David Egan, Distribution Clerk, Booz Allen Hamilton, Vienna, VA

  • William Kiernan, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Community Inclusions, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

100 Jobs Campaign Celebrating Employment for People with Disabilities Across Indiana


Sit back and enjoy this feature presentation of 100 jobs celebrating employment for people with disabilities in Indiana! Developed by IN-APSE in conjunction with the Organizational Change Forum and Indiana AFP!

Also, take a look at highlighted employment success stories compiled by The Arc of Indiana!

Indiana AFP Scorecard Survey: The National Alliance for Full Participation (AFP) is interested in how Indiana is doing on the path to the ambitious goal of 50% employment of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in five years. They have created a “scorecard” of possible benchmarks for state Alliances. This scorecard was created to help Indiana review the state policies, practices, and strategies that impact on opportunities for integrated employment. The answers on this scorecard will help Indiana identify priorities and set goals for employment initiatives and outline a strategy for doubling our state’s rate of integrated employment by the year 2015.

Please take a moment to complete this survey.

Click to access the SCORECARD SURVEY

For questions, contact Joel Fosha at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail foshaj@indiana.edu

Click for more information on the National Alliance for Full Participation. For additional information on the work of the Indiana Alliance, visit our Facebook page and join in on the conversation!

Overview: Indiana Alliance for Full Participation State Team

The Indiana Alliance for Full Participation State Team is an emerging coalition of key stakeholders in the developmental disabilities community in Indiana committed to increasing employment outcomes for people with disabilities.

Indiana’s Alliance for Full Participation State Team includes the voices of Hoosiers with disabilities, families, employers, policy makers, providers, researchers, and community builders and is organizing in response to the National Alliance for Full Participation in promoting employment outcomes in Indiana.

The National AFP and the Indiana State Team are setting a goal to double the employment rate for those with developmental disabilities from 22% nationally to 44%. Here in Indiana, we are a little ahead of the national average (about 28-30%) according to 2008 data received from David Braddock and Indiana’s Day and Employment Services Outcome System. Indiana’s Team is promoting a goal of achieved 50% employment for people with developmental disabilities by 2015. In October of this year, the Indiana Commission on Developmental Disabilities adopted a resolution supporting the goals established by the Alliance for Full Participation employment campaign at the request of the Indiana’s AFP State Team. The Resolution (SCR0004) passed both chambers of the Indiana legislature in March, 2010! Indiana Alliance for Full Participation Initiatives The Indiana Alliance for Full Participation State Team believes that Indiana is in a good position to accelerate the employment rate in community jobs if we work together. The Alliance provides a vehicle for drawing attention to the possibilities and the need for improving employment in Indiana.

Indiana Alliance for Full Participation Initiatives

The Indiana Alliance for Full Participation State Team believes that Indiana is in a good position to accelerate the employment rate in community jobs if we work together. The Alliance provides a vehicle for drawing attention to the possibilities and the need for improving employment in Indiana.

  • Share organizational planning designed to increase employment of persons with disabilities;
  • Share data on program successes;
  • Share success stories through a virtual community (marketing through Indiana and national
  • Facebook pages as well as the Indiana and national AFP websites);

Facebook Logo Indiana AFP Facebook Page
National AFP Facebook Page

  • Promote Indiana AFP within agency and organizational materials (e.g., newsletters, websites,
  • Facebook pages);
  • Promote Indiana AFP activities through conferences, seminars, and meetings in communities across Indiana; and
  • Develop additional local and state-wide strategies to promote employment outcomes.
  • Indiana AFP Meeting Minutes, March 11, 2010

State of the State in Disability Services in Indiana (Dr. David Braddock)

View video of Dr. David Braddock, Executive Director of the University of Colorado's Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities, report on the state of the state in disability services and how Indiana compares with other states and national trends given at the December 2008 conference of the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities held in Indianapolis, Indiana.



               David Braddock Video (part 1)


               David Braddock Video (Part 2)


               David Braddock Video (Part 3)

2011 Summit

The Alliance for Full Participation recently announced that the 2011 Summit will be held November 17-19, 2011 at National Harbor, located just outside Washington DC in National Harbor Maryland. Just minutes outside of Washington, DC, the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center offers proximity to airports, entertainment, restaurants and Washington-area sightseeing.

Over 1500 attendees are expected to gather together to plan, organize and share best practices that will lead to a substantial increase in the number of people with developmental disabilities in integrated employment. Innovative program design will ensure that the work completed in Washington will have a lasting impact on our society. To stay informed, please read the Alliance for Full Participation Newsletter at:
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs075/1102720152967/archive/1103206200730.html

Employment Bibliography

Indiana Institute Center for Disability Information and Referral Employment Bibliography

National AFP Participant Links

American Association on Intellectual and Development Disabilities (AAIDD)
American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
APSE: The Network on Employment
The Arc of United States
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
Autism Society of America (ASA)
The Council on Quality and Leadership
Council of State Administrators or Vocational Rehabilitation
National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD)
National Alliance for Director Support Professionals (NADSP)
NISH
The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS)
Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
TASH