Please join us for this pre-conference session on June 18th as part of the 2021 8th National Sibling Leadership Network Conference!
Don’t miss out—Register by June 4th
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10amPT/11amMT/12pmCT/1pmET
The Promise of Employment First
This session will review best practice employment supports and the civil rights underpinnings of the current Employment First movement sweeping the nation. Current employment practices now allow people with significant employment barriers associated with disability to work. The promise of Employment First means that anyone who wants to work should be provided with the opportunity to be employed with appropriate ongoing supports. Our country’s civil rights and workforce laws (the ADA, the Supreme Court’s Olmstead Ruling & WIOA) require that state and locally-funded services be provided in typical employment settings, not segregated sheltered workshops or congregate work crews. Come to share your dreams for employment and create your dreams for the future!
- Bob Lawhead, Policy Advisor, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council