Here is today's Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) Disability News message. I hope you have a wonderful day. 

Martha

*Martha K. Gabehart* | "Executive Director
"Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC)
*Kansas Governor Laura Kelly
*900 SW Jackson, Suite 100 | Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-6525 (direct) | (785) 260-4027 (cell)

[email protected] | www.kcdcinfo.ks.gov [ [link removed] ]

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A Newsletter from the National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Economic Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities (LEAD) Center | February 2024

Blending, Braiding, and Sequencing: Strategies for Success

Learn about three ways to leverage resources across partners to create and sustain employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Blending, Braiding, and Sequencing (BBS)

To improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities, state and local partners can proactively combine resources in three ways...

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BBS in Action

In fall 2021, a diverse group gathered in Collinsville, Illinois, to discuss building a program for high school seniors with disabilities to successfully participate in U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeships.

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Resources:

Office of Disability Employment Policy’s Blending, Braiding, and Sequencing Webpage [ [link removed] ]

The Good Jobs Principles and People with Disabilities Fact Sheet (attached below)

The Office of Apprenticeship Website [ [link removed] ]

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Webinars:
The Good Jobs Initiative (GJI): Creating Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities [ [link removed] ]
In-Depth Q&A Event: Blended, Braided, and Sequenced Funding for Employment, Equity, and Inclusion [ [link removed] ]
Celebrating Olmstead: How Blending, Braiding, and Sequencing Leads to Integrated Employment [ [link removed] ]

How Blended, Braided, or Sequenced Funding Can Help Drive Employment, Equity, and Inclusion [ [link removed] ]

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Upcoming Webinars:

Webinar: Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) Disability Elements: Focus on Data Quality: March 4, 2024 1:30-3:00pm ET. [ [link removed] ]

Webinar: The Good Jobs Initiative (GJI), Part 2

Webinar: Celebrating Financial Literacy Awareness Month

Webinar: Launch of the updated Section 188 Disability Reference Guide

LEADCenter.org [ [link removed] ]

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 Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) News Brief. Driving Change - Creating Opportunity February 29, 2024 People with Disabilities in Good Jobs: Employment Success Stories There are eight “Good Jobs” principles—ranging from fair pay and benefits to organizational culture and job security—that create a universal framework for job quality. These principles fit neatly with two important pillars of disability employment that benefit everyone: competitive integrated employment, or CIE, and universal design. When employees with disabilities and other barriers to employment receive the right supports, they, along with their employers, thrive. Read real-life success stories from the ODEP-funded National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities (LEAD Center) that show the Good Jobs principles in action.  • Read the success stories [ [link removed] ] This Black History Month, ODEP’s Own Tonya Brown Remembers “Cousin Rosa” ODEP Senior Communications and Outreach Advisor Tonya Brown grew up in Detroit, celebrating her Black heritage and culture. Her father was a member of the Soul R&B group The Dramatics; her mother surrounded her with books on Black history. One year in school, she wrote an essay about Rosa Parks and her impact on the civil rights movement. Tonya proudly showed the essay to her grandmother, who responded, “Cousin Rosa!” This Black History Month, Tonya writes about meeting the courageous civil rights leader—and family member—and how the experience continues to guide the work she does at ODEP today.   • Read Tonya Brown’s blog post [ [link removed] ] Focus on Improving Data Quality from WIOA Participants: Webinar Register now for the Workforce GPS webinar “Participant Individual Record Layout Disability Elements: Focus on Data Quality” to discuss the disability-related data elements reported by Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) participants and strategies for improving data quality. Hosted by the Office of Policy and Research in collaboration with ODEP’s National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities (LEAD Center), this webinar is for states, WIOA data system administrators, data system vendors and anyone interested in learning more about how WIOA programs collect information about disability status and services. The webinar will take place March 4, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. ET.  • Register for the webinar [ [link removed] ] Making AI Hiring Tools More Inclusive: National Online Dialogue Now through March 11, you can take part in a national online dialogue about ways to make artificial intelligence (AI)–enabled hiring tools more inclusive for people with disabilities, including those who may also be members of other protected classes (e.g., race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information). Hosted by the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT), an initiative funded by ODEP, the online dialogue will gather public input to help PEAT and its collaborators build a profile on inclusive hiring that is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s AI Risk Management Framework. The dialogue is the latest in a series of public-facing events managed by ODEP’s ePolicyWorks initiative.  • Join the online dialogue [ [link removed] ] Accommodating Employees with Low Vision: JAN Resources Millions of Americans have a vision impairment, ranging from low vision to total blindness. For people of working age, job accommodations may be the key to finding and retaining employment. This month, for Low Vision Awareness Month, the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is focusing its newsletter on resources for employers who wish to accommodate employees with low vision. From accessing a computer to working in a kitchen or reading a control board, JAN’s resources offer key guidance on situations in which employees may need support.  • Read the JAN Newsletter [ [link removed] ] U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy DRIVING CHANGE • CREATING OPPORTUNITY   View this newsletter on our website. [ [link removed] ]


* GoodJobsPrinciplesAndCompetitiveIntegratedEmployment.pdf [ [link removed] ]

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