92% of the 2,900 youth ages 18-21 currently receiving Long-Term Care supports through the Department of Health Services are not employed in their community even though they want to work! (*Source: WI Department of Public Instruction, 2014). The Department of Public Instruction submitted two key state budget proposals to improve employment outcomes for youth with Read the full article…
WI Employment First and WI APSE are committed to helping people become correctly informed about the new federal rules. Some WI APSE members, such as LCS in Racine, have been leaders in promoting accurate information about these changes by sending letters to program participants and their parents, guardians, and residential services staff. There is a Read the full article…
Hot off the press! Check out these new YouTube video’s done by two of our Employment First Community Action Teams (CATS) highlighting the importance of businesses hiring people with disabilities. The Manitowoc CAT developed two Jobs First! Commercials to be released on many Comcast channels. One featuring Jackson Elementary K-Kids http://youtu.be/6LHaRMyjB9Q; and one the Kiwanis Read the full article…
On Thursday, December 11th Governor Walker attended an event held by one of the Fast Forward Grant recipients, the Milwaukee Center for Independence. This $99,125 Wisconsin Fast Forward grant will be utilized to train approximately 50 people who are currently facing obstacles to work to be qualified Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) View summary
If you want to understand more about the new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services HCBS rule and how the rule will have an impact IRIS, Family Care and the legacy waivers, check out these two new webinars: Ten Minute Short Overview of the Rule and 25 Minute Comprehensive Discussion of the Rule The Department Read the full article…
Governor Scott Walker announced the intent to award more than $600,000 in worker training grants to help more than 200 persons with disabilities develop demand-driven skills to reach their employment goals. The grants are supported through Governor Walker’s $35.4 million Wisconsin Fast Forward — Blueprint for Prosperity initiative, which invests in worker training to move Read the full article…
Save the date for the 2015 Employment First Conference: April 9 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Last year over 350 people attended the first Employment First conference! People who attended the conference said as a result of the conference I will……..”Gather and share more stories, support people who want to see change, actively Read the full article…
Best Buddies International has just initiated a hiring campaign called “I’m In To Hire.” The campaign promotes the business benefits of hiring people with disabilities and motivates employers to create a more inclusive workplace. The “I’m In To Hire” campaign is rooted in an Institute for Corporate Productivity report, “Employing People with Intellectual and Developmental Read the full article…
Please take action immediately! Show your support for the new home and community based rule changes and Wisconsin’s Transition Plan. Currently, DHS is hearing from many work centers advocates who want to keep the status quo. We need this network to let the Department of Health Services (DHS) know there is support for changes to Read the full article…
Take A Stand On the Plan campaign helps people submit comments on Wisconsin HCBS Transition Plan We have created www.takeastandontheplan.org to help self-advocates, families, and providers submit public comments to DHS. Click Take Action and use the online tool to submit comments. We only have 30 days to submit public comments on the DHS Wisconsin Read the full article…