Competencies & Skill Sets
Table of Contents
Competencies
In this fifth session of DC Advocacy Partners, participants will begin to understand:
- Why employment is important for people with disabilities and for the community
- What accommodations, modifications/adaptations, assistive technology, and natural supports are in the workplace
- What different types of employment exist for people with disabilities, including: competitive, supported, customized, entrepreneurial, internships, apprenticeships, enclaves, and sheltered
- The vision and mission of Employment First Policy
- Several pieces of ongoing legislation within the federal government related to employment
Skill sets
Partners will begin to learn:
- How to advocate for policy change through congressional representation
- How to present a testimony to policy implementers
- How to evaluate other testimonies based on a rubric
Agenda
Speakers
Jacqueline Chevalier
Senior Education Policy Advisor, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives
Andrew Reese
Deputy Director at DC Department of Disability Services, Rehabilitative Services Administration
Day Al-Mohamed
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
Handouts
Partial List of Employment Resources
Rehabilitative Services Administration (RSA) Resources
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) PowerPoint from the LEAD Center
Customized Employment by the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor
The Work Option for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities by University Legal Services